#AskNostr — question for the audio experts/engineers/autists out there: what are your thoughts on something like the TASCAM DR-40X 4-Track Portable Handheld Field Recorder
Discussion
Though I do not conduct interviews: I’ve used a Zoom H6 for years, recording musical sketches/song ideas, recording found sounds and field recordings for samples. It’s simple, durable and sounds great.
Minor gripe: no USB-C.
https://zoomcorp.com/en/ca/handheld-recorders/handheld-recorders/h6-audio-recorder/
The updated version has it and has 32-bit float: https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/handheld-recorders/handheld-recorders/h6essential/
Had Zoom in the past and I’d want to try TASCAM wrt quality, but the Zoom H6 and TASCAM Portacapture X6 etc look amazing.
Onboard mic = you’ll want a remote if you use any onboard features during recording, new Bluetooth App sounds much better than wired, but battery life would
suffer I guess
4 tracks is probably overkill, otherwise the Tascam or Zoom field recorders will perform very well for when Carla busts out some Creed.