The TASCAM SS-R250N is a professional two-channel solid-state recorder and player designed for broadcast studios, houses of worship, educational facilities, conference centres and permanent commercial audio installations.

It records WAV/BWF and MP3 audio to SD, SDHC, SDXC cards or USB flash drives. Dual SD-card slots support redundant and relay recording, while the built-in Ethernet connection enables FTP file transfer, scheduled operation, network control and automatic clock synchronisation.

Key Features

• Professional two-channel recorder and player
• Records WAV/BWF at up to 96 kHz/24-bit
• MP3 recording and playback
• Two SD/SDHC/SDXC card slots
• USB flash-drive recording and playback
• Simultaneous redundant recording to two SD cards
• Relay recording between SD cards
• Dual-format WAV and MP3 recording
• Balanced XLR microphone/line inputs
• Selectable 48V phantom power
• Balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA outputs
• AES/EBU digital input and output
• Coaxial S/PDIF digital input and output
• Ethernet network connection
• FTP client and server functions
• Scheduled recording and playback
• RS-232C and parallel remote control
• Optional Dante connectivity using the IF-DA2 card
• Smartphone and tablet control through TASCAM SS250 Control
• Standard 19-inch, 1U rackmount design

Recording Configuration

Recording channels:

• Two channels
• Stereo or mono recording

WAV/BWF recording:

• Sampling frequencies: 44.1, 48 or 96 kHz
• Resolution: 16-bit or 24-bit

MP3 recording:

• Sampling frequencies: 44.1 or 48 kHz
• Bit rates: 64–320 kbit/s

The dual-format recording function can create WAV and MP3 versions of the same programme simultaneously.

Recording Media

• SD cards
• SDHC cards
• SDXC cards
• USB flash drives

Dual SD slots support:

• Redundant recording to both cards simultaneously
• Relay recording that continues onto the second card when the first becomes full
• File copying between cards
• Security cover to help prevent unauthorised card removal

TASCAM maintains a current tested-media list for supported storage devices.

Analogue Inputs

Balanced microphone/line inputs:

• 2 × three-pin XLR
• Selectable microphone or line operation
• Selectable 48V phantom power
• Maximum line-input level: +20 dBu

Unbalanced line input:

• 1 × stereo RCA pair
• Maximum input level: +6 dBV

The microphone inputs can be used for recording speech, presentations, interviews and live programme audio without requiring an external microphone preamplifier.

Analogue Outputs

Balanced line outputs:

• 2 × three-pin XLR
• Left and right
• Maximum output level: +20 dBu
• Output impedance: 100Ω

Unbalanced line outputs:

• 1 × stereo RCA pair
• Maximum output level: +6 dBV
• Output impedance: 200Ω

Headphone output:

• 6.3 mm stereo jack
• Maximum output power: 45 mW + 45 mW into 32Ω

Digital Audio Connections

AES/EBU:

• XLR digital input
• XLR digital output

S/PDIF:

• Coaxial RCA digital input
• Coaxial RCA digital output

A sample-rate converter on the digital inputs allows compatible digital sources using a different sampling frequency to be connected more easily.

Network Functions

The rear-panel Ethernet connection supports:

• FTP client operation
• FTP server operation
• Automatic uploading of recorded files
• Downloading playback files from a server
• Scheduled recording and playback
• Remote transport control
• Recorder-status monitoring
• SNTP automatic clock synchronisation
• Network-based file management