TASCAM Mixcast 4 Mixer Recording Digital 4 Channel

• Production of podcasts with up to four people: 4 mic inputs with auto-mix, 4 headphones outputs
• Invite guests and friends: Mix-Minus to include call-ins with echo-free audio via Bluetooth, USB input or 4-pole TRRS audio cable
• Sound pads for instant sound triggering and effects
• Easy and intuitive control using a 5-inch touchscreen
• Fully compatible with the dedicated Tascam Podcast Editor software to cover the entire production workflow
• Records up to 14 tracks directly to an SD card (12 channels + stereo mix)
• Built-in USB audio interface with 14 inputs and two outputs
• Nine language options including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Korean

Hardware

• Four mic inputs over balanced XLR/TRS combo jacks
• Four headphones outputs with independent volume controls
• Headset input/output via 3.5-mm TRRS mini-jack (mirrors the output of headphones output 1)
• Stereo line input, selectable between dual balanced TRS jacks and a 3.5-mm TRRS jack
• Balanced monitor outputs via dual TRS jacks
• Stereo line output via 3.5-mm stereo mini-jack
• Eight Sound Pad buttons
  • Use these to instantly play effect sounds, jingles, background music or other audio material
  • Eight sound banks available for up to 64 sounds in total
  • Quickly switch between the eight sound banks via the touchscreen
  • One bank of sounds included (can be set with Podcast Editor)
• Eight large channel faders to mix the levels of
  • four mic signals
  • one stereo signal via USB
  • one stereo signal from a mobile device
  • one stereo signal via Bluetooth
  • the Sound Pad sounds
• Mute and Solo buttons on each channel (sound pad channel: Solo only)
• Talkback button for announcements to the podcast participants
• Mark button to set marks for specific events or phases of the podcast during recording
• Powered by low-noise DC 12 V (AC adapter with screw lock included as standard)

Software settings and processing

• Mic channels:
  • Selection between Condenser (with 48 V phantom power) and Dynamic
  • Easy sound settings (Deep, Mid, Bright) or manual setting (two-band semi-parametric EQ), switchable on/off
  • Easy compressor settings (Soft, Hard) or manual setting with five parameters, switchable on/off
  • De-esser (three parameters) and noise supressor (five parameters)
  • Reverb (one mic channel only) with easy settings (Small, Medium, Large) or manual setting (five room types, three parameters), switchable on/off

• USB, smartphone, Bluetooth stereo channels:
  • De-esser (three parameters) and noise supressor (five parameters)
  • Easy audio enhancement settings (Talk, Music, Off)
• Feature to play back, check, rename or delete recorded audio files
• Sound pads:
  • Select from six different methods of how sound pad sounds are played
  • Record sound pad sounds
• Audio settings:
  • USB Mix-Minus on/off
  • Feedback prevention on/off
  • Line level output on/off
  • Solo mode pre/after fader
• Display brightness, Auto power-off
• Adjustable time delay for the USB output signal to compensate for any time delay between the unit’s audio and video signals played from a computer (0–2000 ms)
• SD cards can be erased (quick or full erase) and used as a mass-storage device via USB
• Bundled with dedicated TASCAM Podcast Editor application to cover the entire system workflow
  • Load audio files into Mixcast 4 to use them for the Sound Pads
  • Load recorded Podcasts from Mixcast 4 for editing and archiving
  • Record multiple audio tracks with your computer or mobile device

New features since firmware v1.20

• A new Common Mode enables a mic input effect to be shared by multiple mic channels
• Effects can now be turned on/off for individual mics on the home screen
• The ducking effect can now also be used with pad playback sounds
• The input level for the USB, smartphone and Bluetooth inputs can now be adjusted
• Modified operation of the feedback prevention function
• Switchable decibel scale for the level meters
• Tapping on a channel on the main page calls up the corresponding settings page

New features since firmware version 1.30

• Improvements for sound pads
  • Sound pad banks can now be changed and used during recording
  • The playback volume can now be adjusted for each sound pad separately
  • Sounds assigned to sound pads can now be normalised
  • The volume of the Bleep sound can now be adjusted
• The talkback sound can now also be sent to USB, smartphone and Bluetooth connections