Topic: Tascam DR-05

[UnknownVT]

From Sunday (Oct/5/2014)


I thought these turned out pretty well -

So is the Day.mp3 - Download (10.79MB)

Let's Go All In.mp3 - Download (8.26MB)

Tascam DR-05 built-in mics - 24bit 48kHz L-PCM/WAV originals > 44.1kHz vbr3+RG

I have also put these audio recordings into Slidehows with photos I took at the gig and posted them as videos on YouTube -


So is the Day - Bria Skonberg recorded live Steve's Live Music, Sun Oct/5/2014 - Photo Slideshow

Let's Go All In - Bria Skonberg recorded Live - Steve's Live Music Oct/5/2014 Photo Slideshow

[UnknownVT]

The Tascam DR-05 is now my go to recorder -
the Teac VR-10 and Tascam DR-03 are now for when I really need a very small recorder to be discrete.

I thought this recording, of a Christmas concert in a church, turned out pretty well -



gives a good sense of space and the sound is big too.

02 Gabriel's Message.mp3 - Download (11.24MB)

Tascam DR-05 24bit48kHz WAV original > 44.1k vbr3 +RG

If anyone's interested I shot a video of their longest number on a Panasonic GF5 -
Video on YouTube fullHD 1080p
(use gear icon bottom right of display to set 1080p - then go full screen)

Will Scruggs - Ideo Gloria - Song of Simeon @ Sandy Springs Christian Church - Thu Dec/11/2014 HD

[UnknownVT]

WAY too good not to share -
I realized I am biased because of the great performances - but these sound really good to me -



02-3 'Round Midnight_Walkin'.mp3 - Download (34.36MB)

Blues.mp3 - Download (21.38MB)

Tascam DR-05 24bit 48kHz WAV original > 44.1k vbr3+RG

I have videos on YouTube of these too -

Russell Gunn - 'Round Midnight @ Churchill Grounds, Atlanta - Sat Dec/27/2014 HD
missing the opening and came in mid way through the alto solo - some of the best parts are captured in the audio recording -
runs directly into this next tune -
Russell Gunn - Walkin' @ Churchill Grounds, Atlanta - Sat Dec/27/2014 HD 
I left the audio unseparated.

Russell Gunn - Blues @ Churchill Grounds, Atlanta - Sat Dec/27/2014 HD

Enjoy!

[oldfan]

Just got one of these for xmas and had a few questions.
I take it a need a battery box or would the mics handle a rock concert?
How much does a 2gig sd mini hold? A 2 hour concert?

thanks

[UnknownVT]

I take it a need a battery box or would the mics handle a rock concert?
How much does a 2gig sd mini hold? A 2 hour concert?

The internal mics are rated to 125db SPL -
and the recorder will handle pretty loud concerts from front of stage (my DR-05 is usually set up there)

It depends on the quality set for the recording
2GB can store just about 2 hours for 24bit 48kHz L-PCM

[oldfan]

So I take I'll need a battery box if I wanna use a external mics.
like these - http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-SPSB-4
thanks 

[2manyrocks]

Some mics like the Audio Technica AT853 will run off the internal plug in power from the DR05 if a 4.7 resistor is added to the mic line as discussed in other threads here.  It would be better to use a battery box if your recording something loud.  But for a reasonable volume concert, the battery box is not necessary. 

There were some AT933s (similar to AT853) in the Yard Sale for several weeks, but they appear to have sold.  You might want to keep an eye out for another sale. 

[UnknownVT]

Happy 2015!
Did 3 gigs to bring in the New Year -

The first was a fun gig at a corn-dog eatery -


105 7-40 Zibin Ferstik.mp3 - Download (6.23MB)

204 Greater Lagos Wed. Night Talmud Meeting.mp3 - Download (19MB)

Tascam DR-05 internal mics 24bit 48kHz WAV > 44.1kHz vbr3 +RG

I have videos on YouTube of these:

4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orch - 7:40 Zibin Ferstik @ Pallookaville - New Year's Eve Dec/31/2014 HD

(part of) 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orch - Greater Lagos Talmud @ Pallookaville - New Year's Eve Dec/31/2014 HD

Enjoy!

[UnknownVT]

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid?src=3TP3DRR&&noPopup=true&src=3TP3DRR

FYI, Musicians Friend Stupid deal of the day @ $60. DR-05

Good call, thanks!

I missed it but the DR-05 has recently had a software update to version 2 of firmware:

http://tascam.com/news/display/2220/

pdf Release notes - Tascam DR-05 version 2 Update

[UnknownVT]

Some really good guitar playing in the jazz/fusion idiom -



Untitled (How Does it Feel).mp3 - Download (6.82MB)

a bonus - great ensemble playing (can really hear the room ambiance on this one) -
Tenor Madness.mp3 - Download (8.28MB)

Tascam DR-05 internal mics 24bit 48kHz WAV originals > 44.1kHz vbr3 +RG
(recorder placed on the bar more or less behind where I took the still photo and the videos below)

I did HD videos on YouTube of these as well -

Adam Goodhue Trio - Untitled (How Does It Feel) @ Churchill Grounds, Atlanta - Wed Jan/7/2015 HD

Adam Goodhue Trio - (part of) Tenor Madness @ Churchill Grounds, Atlanta - Wed Jan/7/2015 HD

[UnknownVT]

This just sounds really good to me - I wasn't even processing for this track - but another entirely -
but as soon as I heard the intro - I was taken by the SQ - what I mean is the overall balance and impact.





201 Jeannine.mp3 - Download (21.46MB)

Tascam DR-05 internal mics 24bit 48kHz WAV original > 44.1kHz vbr3 +RG

This was the track I was processing for:


202 You Don't Know What Love Is.mp3 - Download (8.22MB)

great vocals -
notice this was the track immediately after the one above -
although the SQ seems good it just does not quite have the overall sound of the previous -
must be the sound of multiple horns suited the room -
although the walking double bass was fantastic on the first track too.

[opsopcopolis]

That sounds great. Nice and warm. I love my DR-05 although i never use the internals

[UnknownVT]

That sounds great. Nice and warm. I love my DR-05 although i never use the internals

Thank you very much - appreciate the comments.

As I have explained earlier I am at gigs primarily to do photography and now videos - so the audio recording is a bonus for me - I regard it as a souvenir of sorts.
By that nature I have to record informally and unattended, so occassionally the recorder is in what can only be best described as "ridiculous" positions.

Anyway this is one case - in a tiny venue that was jam packed, and I do mean wall to wall people, packed in like sardines.
I was so close that I could only take "close ups" even with my wide-angle lens:


Anyway this is my current favorite new song of theirs - so I might be biased -
and I know it would have not been possible to set up any external mics anywhere
(OK maybe outside of the venue!)

06 Empire State.mp3 - Download (7.16MB)

I think the vocals are a little recessed - but that seemed like how it was throughout the night -
the instrumentation sounds good to me,
the SQ is much better than I had any right to expect.

[opsopcopolis]

Damn, yeah, that sounds pretty good considering the situation.  Obviously a bit muffled but everything can be heard relatively well

[UnknownVT]

Damn, yeah, that sounds pretty good considering the situation.  Obviously a bit muffled but everything can be heard relatively well

Thank you so much for your kind comments.

It is obviously not the best ever SQ -
I really was expecting the recording to be of horrible SQ
as it turned out to be more than acceptable -
caveat: under the circumstances....

The Tascam DR-05 was placed at about knee height and about 3ft from the vocalist
in the wedge shaped space between the vocalist's monitor speaker and the sub-woofer it was on!
I did have the DR-05 on my homemade pouch from a sock but on the sub-woofer and under the vocal monitor....
So not only was it in a ridiculous place - it was also very loud being so close,
and facing the drums only buffered by the vocalist's legs.... er-hum.

Like they say gimme a break - who in their right minds would place microphones there.....

I did, because there was no where else I could safely place my recorder, even if I could get there through the sardines!

So despite the sub-par SQ I am absolutely blown away that I managed to get a recording that was even acceptable!


FWIW - here's a video on YouTube of the same song - I shot only on the second outing with my camera - but I consider one of my best so far....

Little Tybee - Empire State - Live @ CL Best of ATL, Goat Farm, Wed Sept/24/2014 HD

The basic technical aspects are not as good since the camera is recording via its internal mics with AAC at 48kHz 128kb/sec (that rate is regarded as "transparent")
but the sound balance is typical - with obviously a different space -
always feel the vocals are a little recessed -
but it really seems to suit the overall balance and harmonies with the instrumentation.