The Maillard Reaction
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 31918
- Joined: 2004/07/09 20:02:20
- Status: offline
Mikey, the mics, and his onboard preamps.
I've been putting it off... telling myself I can't justify buying the Nagra or the SD 788T because I'm in such a small market... so I rent them when I need to... which perpetuates the inability to profit from owning and operating one. This low cost unit came out recently and the price performance factor made me finally buy one dispite my interest in a full pro grade preamp. I'm gonna use it as a portable run and gun recorder for the more and more popular HDSLR shoots we've been doing and so I'm going to use the built in pres as much as I dare. I hope I can keep it in the sweet spot. :-) Tascam DR-680  It just arrived last night and I'm working through the manual... so far everything seems remarkably well thought out. anyways.... best, mike
post edited by mike_mccue - 2011/08/04 11:45:06
|
Beagle
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 50621
- Joined: 2006/03/29 11:03:12
- Location: Fort Worth, TX
- Status: offline
Re:Mikey, the mics, and his onboard preamps.
2011/08/04 12:18:45
(permalink)
from the specs: - Record a stereo track at up to 24-bit/192kHz, as well as up to 4 channels of MP3 audio for web-ready recording
- USB 2.0 connector makes it easy to connect the recorder directly to your computer for file transfer
does this mean it's USB connection is only for file transfer or is it a soundcard? if it has soundcard drivers then I would be very wary of purchasing it for that purpose. I do not trust tascam's software at all. they have proven over and over again they can't "get it right." if you're using it only for pres and portable recording, then it's probably a great system. tascam DOES do hardware well. they just can't seem to integrate the two.
|
Jonbouy
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 22562
- Joined: 2008/04/14 13:47:39
- Location: England's Sunshine South Coast
- Status: offline
Re:Mikey, the mics, and his onboard preamps.
2011/08/04 12:36:11
(permalink)
He's going to record some fields to .bwf's with it.
Nominal EBU loudness with plenty of balanced headroom.
Just what you need.
"We can't do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves" - Banksy
|
The Maillard Reaction
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 31918
- Joined: 2004/07/09 20:02:20
- Status: offline
Re:Mikey, the mics, and his onboard preamps.
2011/08/04 12:55:53
(permalink)
Hi Beagle,
It's just a USB connection for offloading files and firmware updates... so yes, it's a solid state hardware recorder. It's sort of like 2 Zoom H4s stuffed into one box.. and the buttons and the menu seem tailored to the various things you have be able to do quickly when field recording.
I have to get a handle on the metering... like so many new devices the -something dBFS lines aren't labeled... it's a mystery meater... I'm gonna run some tone thru it and see what it records as at each line.
It sounds OK.
Hi Jonbouy.... I like you too. ;-) wiseguy.
|
Jonbouy
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 22562
- Joined: 2008/04/14 13:47:39
- Location: England's Sunshine South Coast
- Status: offline
Re:Mikey, the mics, and his onboard preamps.
2011/08/04 13:03:46
(permalink)
I wish I had one.
I'm often out and think I wish I could capture that somehow.
The ocean, the birds, the lakes at daybreak etc... etc...
"We can't do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves" - Banksy
|
craigb
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 41704
- Joined: 2009/01/28 23:13:04
- Location: The Pacific Northwestshire
- Status: offline
Re:Mikey, the mics, and his onboard preamps.
2011/08/04 15:32:35
(permalink)
Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
|
bapu
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 86000
- Joined: 2006/11/25 21:23:28
- Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
- Status: offline
Re:Mikey, the mics, and his onboard preamps.
2011/08/04 15:35:58
(permalink)
craigb
Needs more buttons.
But not headroom. (or does it?)
|
bapu
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 86000
- Joined: 2006/11/25 21:23:28
- Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
- Status: offline
Re:Mikey, the mics, and his onboard preamps.
2011/08/04 15:36:58
(permalink)
McQ,
You taunting me into buying summin?
|
Jonbouy
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 22562
- Joined: 2008/04/14 13:47:39
- Location: England's Sunshine South Coast
- Status: offline
Re:Mikey, the mics, and his onboard preamps.
2011/08/04 16:37:14
(permalink)
bapu
McQ,
You taunting me into buying summin?
Like you need taunting...  It's only so you can pretend somebody else is responsible for your own GAS... 
"We can't do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves" - Banksy
|
bapu
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 86000
- Joined: 2006/11/25 21:23:28
- Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
- Status: offline
Re:Mikey, the mics, and his onboard preamps.
2011/08/04 16:38:27
(permalink)
I usually blame the Mexican food for that.....
|
Jonbouy
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 22562
- Joined: 2008/04/14 13:47:39
- Location: England's Sunshine South Coast
- Status: offline
Re:Mikey, the mics, and his onboard preamps.
2011/08/04 16:46:59
(permalink)
bapu
I usually blame the Mexican food for that.....
That must be the biggest serving of refried beans I ever heard.
"We can't do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves" - Banksy
|
The Maillard Reaction
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 31918
- Joined: 2004/07/09 20:02:20
- Status: offline
Re:Mikey, the mics, and his onboard preamps.
2011/08/04 20:40:04
(permalink)
craigb
Needs more buttons.
You are spot on. When you are doing run and gun field work the more buttons and less menu driven stuff the better. You need to go from one mic doing this, to 3 mics doing that on the whim of your producer... and fumbling thru a menu is stressful when the change happens and some one shouts "waiting on sound!!!" This unit has lots of menu stuff but the reason I am excited is because it seems designed to minimize the little stresses that can add up and keep you on edge. best, mike
|