Ideal for installed sound, cassette recording and archiving, and other professional applications
Los Angeles, CA – June 2022… TASCAM is pleased to announce the CD-A580 Cassette Recorder/CD Player/USB Flash Drive Recorder, the return of the company’s immensely popular CD-A580. Bycombining a cassette recorder, CD player and USB flash drive recorder/player into a rack-mountableunit, the CD-A580 makes a terrific tool as a playback device for installed sound applications in additionto being an excellent choice for a single unit capable of supporting three distinctly different media types.
The CD-A580’s integrated cassette recorder utilizes a single-direction logic-based transport control withexceptional stability and longevity. An IC Logic-based transport control is used for the cassette mechanism. This transport was chosen to support years of professional use. The cassette mechanismfacilitates copying content from CD to cassette in addition to being able to record content from the USBflash drive or the Line Inputs. The transport also includes +/-10% Pitch Control. For playback, Normal(TYPE I), Chrome (TYPE II), and Metal (TYPE IV) cassettes are supported. For recording, Normal(TYPE I) and Chrome (TYPE II) cassettes are used.
As a CD player, the CD-A580 supports playback of CDs, CD-R/CD-RW discs, and data CDscontaining MP3 files. In addition to conventional CD playback, the system also supports repeat, shuffle,and programmed playback.
The CD-A580’s integrated USB flash drive recorder/player is extremely versatile. Users can easilytransfer cassette tape content to MP3 format on a USB flash drive—enabling analog masters to besaved and archived in a digital format. Further, audio from both the CD drive and the Line Inputs can berecorded in MP3 format to USB flash drives. When material is transferred from CD to flash drive, eachtrack is automatically captured as a separate MP3 file. Recordings from either the cassette desk or theLine Inputs can be manually divided into separate MP3 files. When playing back MP3 files, Repeat,Shuffle, and programmed playback are all supported.
In addition to wireless remote-control operation, Power-on Playback mode is available. This function is ideal for restaurants, shopping areas, etc. and facilitates unattended playback (or recording) the moment the power comes on. To facilitate easy operation of the CD-A580’s cassette deck, CD drive, and USB flash drive capabilities, the unit also includes an attractive, easy-to-read LCD display with level meters, CD-A580 includes the RC-1329 remote control, plus rack ears and mounting screw kit.
The TASCAM CD-A580 is expected to become available Q3, 2022 and will be designated as the CD-A580 v2 on specific technical documentation since it was out of production for a period of time.
For more information, visit www.tascam.com.
