The TASCAM 202MKVII is a rackmount USB dual cassette deck designed to deliver flexible cassette recording and transfer functions for musicians, singers, and archivists in home, project, and commercial studios. It features two twin-head cassette decks, a wireless remote control with AA batteries, and support for multiple tape types. A USB 2.0 Type-B output is provided for easy A/D conversion and digital audio transfers to a computer.

Use one-touch dubbing for straightforward cassette duplication, or initiate parallel recording to simultaneously record the same source to both tapes. Welcome luxuries include a pitch control for Tape 1, selectable noise reduction, and repeat playback. In addition to the standard stereo RCA input and output, the 202MKVII boasts a 1/4" mic input and a 1/4" stereo headphone output. Level controls are present for the mic input, headphone output, and recording gain.

• Dual cassette deck for playing, dubbing, or recording one or two cassettes
• USB output for archiving a cassette to an external recorder such as a laptop or desktop computer
• For karaoke and announcements, a 1/4" mic input can be mixed with Tape 1 and recorded to Tape 2
• 1/4" TRS headphone output for audio verification or private monitoring
• Special playback mode allows you to cue the next song on a tape by monitoring its sound with headphones while another tape is playing through the line outputs
• Normal playback mode simultaneously routes the cassette output to the line outputs and headphone jack
• RTZ (Return to Zero) function returns the tape to the zero-count point
• Repeat playback function
• ±12% pitch control function for Tape 1
• Parallel recording function records audio to both decks simultaneously, creating two tapes with the same source
• Supports recording and playback of normal tapes (Type I) and chrome tapes (Type II)
• Supports playback of metal tapes (Type IV)
• Selectable noise reduction function (equivalent to Dolby B NR) reduces hiss during playback
• 3 RU rack-mountable enclosure
• Includes a wireless remote control and two AA batteries