Digital Tape Recording System (DTRS) is a signal recording and playback medium developed by TASCAM, a division of the TEAC Corporation, that was stored on Hi8 video cassettes. It allowed up to 108 minutes of continuous digital multitrack recording on a single tape. The Definitive Guide to The Tascam DA-88 and DTRS-Format Recorders. Retrieved on 2012-05-10.
Overview The first device to use the format was the DA-88. This modular, digital multitrack device uses tape as the recording medium and could record up to eight tracks simultaneously. It also allowed multiple DA-88 devices to be combined to record 16 or more tracks. The first models in the series (the TASCAM DA-88, DA-38, DA-98 and Sony PCM-800) recorded at 16-bit resolution. TASCAM later introduced the DA-98HR and DA-78HR, which recorded at 24-bit resolution and sample rates up to 48 kHz (for DA-78HR) and 192 kHz (for DA-98HR, suitable for recording high-resolution audio). The Definitive Guide to The Tascam DA-88 and DTRS-Format Recorders, Chapter 1: Equipment Overview. Retrieved on 2012-12-01.
In 1995, the TASCAM DA-88 won the Emmy award for technical excellence. The affordability and digital format of the DA-88 led to sales of more than 60,000 units by 1999. At that time, it was the biggest product in the history of TASCAM.Because of its reliability and durability, the DA-88 and its subsequent fellow units continue to be used by aficionados.
See also TASCAM Digital Interface ADAT Digital Audio Stationary Head Multitrack recording
References
External links Tascam Official Site Tascam legacy (discontinued) products The Definitive Guide to The Tascam DA-88 and DTRS-Format Recorders Repairing DA-88, DA-98HR and PCM800 and similar DTRS machines which can damage tapes due to a lack of back tension