TEAC W-1200 Dual Cassette Player and Recorder with Pitch Control, Mic Input, and USB Out for Recording to PC

A New Standard Double Cassette Deck for the Next-GenerationDrawing on TEACs proud heritage in creating world-class tape decks the W-1200 is a best-in-class dual cassette deck for the modern age. The W-1200 features two one-way cassette decks mic mixing a USB digital output and other versatile recording features. In recent times cassette tapes have fascinated those whom have never used them thanks to their warm distinctly analogue sound not to mention the ease of recording and the ability to create 'mix-tapes'. TEAC set out to create a cassette deck that combined an excellent level of performance with an interface that suits the digital audio era.

Dual Deck For Rec/PlayTwo simple and reliable one-way cassette mechanisms are employed. During playback (or recording) of TAPE1 users are able to change the cassette tape in TAPE2 preparing it to play (or record) next. Since both of the decks have independent drive sections for control when one deck is playing (or recording) users are able to operate the other deck (changing tapes fast forwarding or rewinding) without affecting the operation of the first deck ensuring continuity of playback or recording. Both decks support the playback of Normal (Type I) Chrome (Type II) and Metal (Type IV) tapes while supporting recording on Normal and Chrome-type tapes.

Noise Reduction SystemThe built-in noise reduction system suppresses the hiss noise that inherent in cassette tape playback. This allows cassette tapes that were recorded using Dolby NR in the past to be played back with sound quality that is close to the original.

Pitch Control + RTZ FunctionsTAPE1 is equipped with a pitch control that changes playback speed (in order to restore the playback sound on old tapes to the original key) by allowing the adjustment of tape speed by 12%. Moreover by combining the Pitch control and A-B Repeat play users are able to make voices easier to understand at reduced tape speeds when transcribing recorded meetings and speeches. Furthermore both TAPE1 and TAPE2 are equipped with Return-to-Zero (RTZ) functions that make returning to them to their "0000" counter positions easy with the press of a single button.

Parallel RecordingParallel Recording makes a pair of identical tapes at the same time on TAPE1 and TAPE2. It is a convenient way to provide someone a copy of a tape right after making a recording.

Dual Mode Rec MuteThe dual mode REC MUTE function allows users to erase unnecessary sections and to add spaces (silences) between tracks while recording. During recording or rec-standby the W-1200 creates a 4-second 'blank' (which is a standard gap) between tracks simply by pressing the REC MUTE button once - press and hold it for more than 4 seconds and you can create a blank as long as you need.

Mic Input + Mic MixingThe mic input and mixing function allow users to mix mic sound and tape/aux sound and to record mixed sound to a cassette tape. By adjusting the mic level users are able to enjoy Karaoke performance (useful for announcement-type applications) without an external mixer. Of course recording the mic sound alone to a cassette tape is also supported. Combine that with the Parallel Recording facility and users can create a pair of identical tapes simultaneously useful for making conference minutes for example one being the 'master' and another for distribution.

*Please Note: The W-1200 does not support stereo microphones. Please use a monaural microphone.

One-Touch Tape DubbingWith just the press of a button users are able to duplicate cassette tapes m