Back in the day, the multitrack tool of choice for bedroom Springsteens was an analog four-track recorder from companies like Tascam. But with the advent of cheap laptops and powerful digital tools ...

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3. Multi-track field recorders (as the name suggests, facilitating multi-channel recording of 8 or even more tracks simultaneously) 4. Automated field recording systems Pocket-size recorders such as ...