Advice on new recorder

[Ty Ford]

Hello Paul and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

What will you be trying to record?

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[Paul Campbell]

Hello, Ty. I’m doing field recording for video, on-location, interviews, etc. Since my post, I’ve done some reading and ended up purchasing a Tascam DR-60D (despite being “Tascam-nervous). It seems like a good unit from all that I’ve seen, so hopefully I’ve made a good choice. Thanks!

[Al Bergstein]

I own the DR 60 myself and think it’s a good choice for that price range. It goes through batteries a bit more than the zoom does, but it has a bit better sound quality in my ear then zoom. I would probably have recommended it to you, along with the zoom H5.

Al

[Ty Ford]

Hi Paul,

You know, you can use your video camera to record audio……..

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[Paul Campbell]

Oh yes Ty, for sure. In the past I’ve sent audio directly into the camera, but I’ve read that the audio processors on DSLR’s aren’t exactly topnotch, or at least not as good as can be achieved with a nice recorder. I also like the idea of an external device that I can control independently and more granularly, rather than simply setting the level on the camera. All of that said, I’ll most likely send the output of my brand spankin’ new Tascam to the camera anyway as a backup just in case!

[Peter Holt]

I use the DR-05
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004OU2IQG

It works great. However I use only the 3.5mm input, not the mikes. Also, it doesn’t have a proper Line input (despite claims) – it is just a single level input and you have to play with the attenuator to make it work right.