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2488 Portastudio
24-track, 24-bit, 36-channel Digital
Portastudio with capacious hard
drive, powerful signal processing and
built-in CD-RW drive
˘ 24-track / 24-bit recorder (44.1kHz)
˘ 36-channel mixer
˘ 3-band EQ on 24 channels, 8-inputs, tone genera-
tor and stereo bus with high and low sweepable
shelving bands and full parametric mid band
ay way back in 1979, when we introduced
Wthe first 4-track cassette tape Portastudio, we
were also helping set the professional audio industry
standard for recording tracks:
˘ Three aux sends on all channels except the
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effects return
twenty-four.
Like the Portastudio, 24
˘ Loop effect provides reverb, delay, chorus and
more on an aux send and return
recording tracks caught on,
becoming the primary creative
tool for artists and producers worldwide. Was then.
˘ Assignable Guitar multi-effects processor for
distortion, chorus, delay, flange and more
Still is. Only now everyone can have access to that
magic number of tracks.
˘ Up to eight assignable dynamics processors for
compression during recording or mixdown
Twenty-five years after the first Portastudio comes
the incredible 2488. It’s by far the most affordable
24-track recording and mixing workstation ever made
for home studios — and the only model within three
times its price range that can truly run 24 tracks at
24-bits/ 44.1kHz.
˘ Dedicated Stereo Compressor on the
stereo output
˘ Eight inputs: 4 XLR with phantom power double
as W" mic/line inputs, plus four dedicated W"
mic/line inputs
˘ Twenty 45mm faders including master fader
Eight inputs can be simultaneously recorded into
the XLR and W" inputs. Twenty physical faders con-
trol the mixdown channels; each channel has 3-band
EQ and access to three built-in effects processors.
A40gB internal hard disk gives the user ample
˘ LCD display for viewing meters and
edit parameters
˘ CD-RW drive to record Red Book CDs, import/
export WAV files and backup hard drive
˘ 64-voice General MIDI sound module
˘ Standard MIDI File player
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space for twenty to thirty 24-track songs and virtual
tracks for comping. Plus the 2488 has a USB 2.0 port
˘ High-speed USB 2.0 jack connects to PC or Mac®
for data backup and SMF/WAV file transfer
for back-up via home computer.
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Okay technically this 24-track recorder is circa 1987 but you get the point.
Reasonable estimate.Your mileage may vary depending on the length of
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your songs and the number of virtual tracks.
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