424-S Studio Cassette
High Bias Type II Cobalt Cassette Tape
This Product Available in the U.S. Only
- TASCAM exclusive design and packaging with a nod to one of our most loved Portastudios
- Highest-quality mastering cassette on the market
- Coercivity 540 Oe
- Retentivity 1700 Gauss
- Base Material : Polyester Tensilized
- Standard Width : 3.81mm
- Width Tolerance : +0/-0.05mm
- Total Thickness : 16.3μm
- Base Thickness : 12.2μm
- Yield Strength : Kg/3.81mm >=0.70
- Breaking Strength : Kg/3.81mm >=1.5
- 424-S Studio Cassette
TASCAM 424-S Studio C-60 High Bias Type II Cobalt Cassette
The TASCAM 424-S Studio Cassette is a genuine high bias type II cobalt oxide cassette.
specifically engineered for outstanding output (4db louder than standard Type II cassettes), low distortion, and unmatched musical clarity when used with TASCAM Portastudio cassette recorders. Industry leading specs like high coercivity for superior storage capacity and almost double the retentivity of standard cassette tapes for enhanced imaging of your recordings ensure your recordings will be higher-fidelity and stronger than ever. The tape formulation was engineered and tested specifically in recalibrated and restored vintage TASCAM Portastudio workstations and stereo recording decks.
The 424-S Cassette has the same specifications of the Master 424 Studio Cassette, but without the gold collector reels.
The TASCAM Portastudio opened the door to home recording over 40 years ago and was THE sound for thousands of albums over the decades, from Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska to DeWolff’s TASCAM Tapes. The TASCAM Portastudio's legions of fans and users range from Lady Gaga, Wu-Tang Clan and Beck to Bootsy Collins, Beastie Boys, and the Mars Volta. With vintage TASCAM Portastudios selling at a premium price on the used market, TASCAM is proud to provide the gold standard for the cassette medium.
Features at a Glance
- TASCAM exclusive design and packaging with a nod to one of our most loved Portastudios
- Highest-quality mastering cassette on the market
- Coercivity 540 Oe
- Retentivity 1700 Gauss
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Physical Properties | |
Base Material | Polyester Tensilized |
Standard Width | 3.81mm |
Width Tolerance | +0/-0.05mm |
Total Thickness | 16.3μm |
Base Thickness | 12.2μm |
Yield Strength | Kg/3.81mm >=0.70 |
Breaking Strength | Kg/3.81mm >=1.5 |
Magnetic Properties | |
Coercivity | 540 Oe |
Retentivity | 1,700Gauss |
Erasure Field | 1,800 Oe |
Squareness | 0.72 |
Electromagnetic Properties | |
Recommended Sensitivity Reducation for Test Bias@S8.0KHZ |
2.5dB |
Bias Ratio | 0.0dB |
Maximum Output Level for 3% THD | +2.6dB |
Third Harmonic Distortion at Reference Level | 2.0% |
Maximum (Saturated) Output Level at 12.5 KHZ | -0.5dB |
Relative Tape Sensitivity at 315 Hz | -1.0dB |
Relative Tape Sensitivity at 3150 Hz | -1.1dB |
Relative Tape Sensitivity at 10 Hz | -1.5dB |
Relative Tape Sensitivity at 12.5 Hz | -1.0dB |
Relative Tape Sensitivity at 15.5 Hz | -0.6dB |
Reference Level to Bias Noise Ratio | -60.0dB |
Reference Level | 250nW/m |
Recommended Bias | 2.0dB* |
*Specification is for +2 db over biasing at 6.3kHz.20db below reference level.
Record Equalization - For optimum performance, record equalization should be set after biasing , as the oxide in this tape responds somewhat differently due to its high performance characteristics.