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Established in 1971, Tascam pioneered many breakthroughs within the audio industry, and are credited as inventing the first multi-track cassette-based home studio recorders. The Portastudio was the first full-fledged unit, debuting in 1979. Throughout the 80s and beyond, this groundbreaking innovation transformed the music industry, with countless artists using the Portastudio to record demos and even albums, including Bruce Springsteen and Primus.

Essentially cornering the market when it came to producing affordable home recording gear, Tascam also manufactured tape machines and mixers that were suited for hobbyists from the early 70s onwards.

However, their early tape decks were even used in the film industry, with Tascam’s early 80-8 tape deck used to record the voices of R2-D2 and C-3PO during the making of Star Wars: A New Hope! Boston and Kansas were bands that also took advantage of the 80-8, but in a music studio context.