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Re: Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 8)
« Reply #120 on: July 05, 2017, 06:35:29 PM »
So how do you pause / stop the recording during a setbreak ?

Where is the stop button mentioned within the main menu options ?

The record button toggles start / stop of recording.  There technically is a stop button, but it shares double-duty with the Channel 1 button, and I think it's only used during playback mode.

Does it need to be plugged in to power up ?

Not if you're using the internal AA batteries.   :) But I strongly recommend using a external USB battery like many of us do.  In that case, you'd turn on your USB battery, then power on the 70D.  It will detect that USB is connected, at which point you select BUS POWER with the DATA knob.  If the USB logo is on the screen, you know you're running off of the external power and you're good to go.

Going to try my new unit picked uo in the yard sale this weekend. Eventually I would like to run CA-14 in the input for ch 1 and 2, which internal setting would I choose there ?

BASIC
RECORD: ON
PAN: LEFT 12
GAIN: LOW (unless you're recording quiet things and/or far away, in which case go with MID)
INPUT 1/2: EXT_STEREO (This is the mini plug input on the left, which will take the output from your battery box powering the CA-14s.)

Repeat the above settings for CH2, except PAN would be RIGHT 12

RECORD
FILE TYPE: STEREO
FORMAT: BWF 24bit
SAMPLE: 48 kHz

Everything else should be left at default settings.
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Re: Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 8)
« Reply #121 on: July 05, 2017, 07:26:18 PM »
If you are using anything except phantom powered microphones, make sure you turn off phantom before plugging anything into the xlr inputs.

Read this:  http://tascam.com/content/downloads/products/867/e_dr-70d_rm_vb.pdf
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Re: Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 8)
« Reply #122 on: July 05, 2017, 07:35:46 PM »
Cool, thx Guys! I did review a lot of the FAQ and discussion in the previous 8 threads. Appreciate your prompt feedback.
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Re: Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 8)
« Reply #123 on: July 05, 2017, 07:42:32 PM »
So how do you pause / stop the recording during a setbreak ?

Where is the stop button mentioned within the main menu options ?

The record button toggles start / stop of recording.  There technically is a stop button, but it shares double-duty with the Channel 1 button, and I think it's only used during playback mode.

Does it need to be plugged in to power up ?

Not if you're using the internal AA batteries.   :) But I strongly recommend using a external USB battery like many of us do.  In that case, you'd turn on your USB battery, then power on the 70D.  It will detect that USB is connected, at which point you select BUS POWER with the DATA knob.  If the USB logo is on the screen, you know you're running off of the external power and you're good to go.

Going to try my new unit picked uo in the yard sale this weekend. Eventually I would like to run CA-14 in the input for ch 1 and 2, which internal setting would I choose there ?

BASIC
RECORD: ON
PAN: LEFT 12
GAIN: LOW (unless you're recording quiet things and/or far away, in which case go with MID)
INPUT 1/2: EXT_STEREO (This is the mini plug input on the left, which will take the output from your battery box powering the CA-14s.)

Repeat the above settings for CH2, except PAN would be RIGHT 12

RECORD
FILE TYPE: STEREO
FORMAT: BWF 24bit
SAMPLE: 48 kHz

Everything else should be left at default settings.

Why BWF and not WAV?

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Re: Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 8)
« Reply #124 on: July 05, 2017, 09:07:58 PM »
Why BWF and not WAV?

They're both WAV files from an audio-only standpoint, but BWF is the standard format for DAWs and professional recorders.  It contains a metadata chunk in the file header where you can embed time coding and other useful information.  As soon as Tascam added BWF in a firmware update, I switched to that format.  While I haven't needed to use things like Start Offsets which BWF allows, the metadata makes moving your recordings between recording / editing systems for a variety of reasons.  There's no reason to not use it.

http://www.audiorecording.me/what-is-broadcast-wave-format-bwf-how-to-use-it-in-your-daw.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_Wave_Format
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Re: Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 8)
« Reply #125 on: July 05, 2017, 09:09:49 PM »
Why BWF and not WAV?

They're both WAV files from an audio-only standpoint, but BWF is the standard format for DAWs and professional recorders.  It contains a metadata chunk in the file header where you can embed time coding and other useful information.  As soon as Tascam added BWF in a firmware update, I switched to that format.  While I haven't needed to use things like Start Offsets which BWF allows, the metadata makes moving your recordings between recording / editing systems for a variety of reasons.  There's no reason to not use it.

http://www.audiorecording.me/what-is-broadcast-wave-format-bwf-how-to-use-it-in-your-daw.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_Wave_Format

Sorry, I always thought it was just for video editing.

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Re: Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 8)
« Reply #126 on: July 06, 2017, 08:50:36 AM »
Why BWF and not WAV?

They're both WAV files from an audio-only standpoint, but BWF is the standard format for DAWs and professional recorders.  It contains a metadata chunk in the file header where you can embed time coding and other useful information.  As soon as Tascam added BWF in a firmware update, I switched to that format.  While I haven't needed to use things like Start Offsets which BWF allows, the metadata makes moving your recordings between recording / editing systems for a variety of reasons.  There's no reason to not use it.

http://www.audiorecording.me/what-is-broadcast-wave-format-bwf-how-to-use-it-in-your-daw.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_Wave_Format

Sorry, I always thought it was just for video editing.

Well you would probably want to use BWF in a video editing situation because of the time coding capability, but it is useful in audio-only applications as well.
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Re: Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 8)
« Reply #127 on: July 06, 2017, 02:34:02 PM »
I just switched my DR-70D over to BWF and made a quick test recording, and the only difference in statistics that is shown when I use SHNTOOL INFO in xACT is that the header size is now 688 bytes (was 44 bytes) and the header now flags as Non-Canonical.

Code: [Select]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
File name:                    /Volumes/DR-70D/MUSIC/170706_0215S12.wav
Handled by:                   wav format module
Length:                       0:07.416
WAVE format:                  0x0001 (Microsoft PCM)
Channels:                     2
Bits/sample:                  24
Samples/sec:                  48000
Average bytes/sec:            288000
Rate (calculated):            288000
Block align:                  6
Header size:                  688 bytes
Data size:                    2135808 bytes
Chunk size:                   2136488 bytes
Total size (chunk size + 8):  2136496 bytes
Actual file size:             2136496
File is compressed:           no
Compression ratio:            1.0000
CD-quality properties:
  CD quality:                 no
  Cut on sector boundary:     n/a
  Sector misalignment:        n/a
  Long enough to be burned:   n/a
WAVE properties:
  Non-canonical header:       yes
  Extra RIFF chunks:          no
Possible problems:
  File contains ID3v2 tag:    no
  Data chunk block-aligned:   yes
  Inconsistent header:        no
  File probably truncated:    no
  Junk appended to file:      no
  Odd data size has pad byte: n/a
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Re: Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 8)
« Reply #128 on: July 06, 2017, 09:39:59 PM »
Hey I just posted this in the post forum but wondering if this might be 70 specific????

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Re: Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 8)
« Reply #129 on: July 09, 2017, 09:45:05 AM »
My first recording of a local cover band from last night turned out pretty nice using my new 70D Recorder. way more complex than my TASCAM 100DR-100mkII but I think I am getting a feel for it.

https://archive.org/details/TheMightyManatees2017-07-08.RodeM5.Flac16

Just curious, and I know this is not recommended...but what would I adjust in Menu settings if I wanted to capture both set of mic's into 1 recording file ? Maybe I missed that in the instruction Manual. thx all.
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Re: Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 8)
« Reply #130 on: July 09, 2017, 01:10:25 PM »
My first recording of a local cover band from last night turned out pretty nice using my new 70D Recorder. way more complex than my TASCAM 100DR-100mkII but I think I am getting a feel for it.

https://archive.org/details/TheMightyManatees2017-07-08.RodeM5.Flac16

Just curious, and I know this is not recommended...but what would I adjust in Menu settings if I wanted to capture both set of mic's into 1 recording file ? Maybe I missed that in the instruction Manual. thx all.

See p. 18 of the manual.

But, it's a much much much better idea to combine multiple tracks in post.

I use reaper for this.
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Re: Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 8)
« Reply #131 on: July 09, 2017, 01:27:30 PM »
My first recording of a local cover band from last night turned out pretty nice using my new 70D Recorder. way more complex than my TASCAM 100DR-100mkII but I think I am getting a feel for it.

https://archive.org/details/TheMightyManatees2017-07-08.RodeM5.Flac16

Just curious, and I know this is not recommended...but what would I adjust in Menu settings if I wanted to capture both set of mic's into 1 recording file ? Maybe I missed that in the instruction Manual. thx all.

See p. 18 of the manual.

But, it's a much much much better idea to combine multiple tracks in post.

I use reaper for this.

The manual is confusing, and the menu system equally so.  Check out the 70D FAQ (see my signature) for a quick menu reference.  I made it for myself as much as I did for everyone else, because I kept selecting the wrong menu tree to do what I needed.

Just to clarify so you're getting what you want - what Noah is talking about is that you can set the 70D to 2MIX mode where it records a stereo down mix of all armed channels.  I strongly advise against doing this, as you cannot alter the mix later.

What you may instead have been thinking of are polyphonic WAV files.  In that case, you have one file container but actually contains 2, 4, 6, 8 etc. tracks inside it that can be separately manipulated in post, and extracted to separate files if you so desire.  The new SD MixPre series writes these kinds of files, but 70D cannot do this - it only writes mono or stereo WAVs.

Long story short, if you're using stereo pairs, the best thing is to just set the record format to Stereo.  It will write two stereo WAV files if you're recording 4 tracks.  Drag the resulting files into your DAW together at the same point, and you're good to go.

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Re: Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 8)
« Reply #132 on: July 21, 2017, 09:45:51 PM »
Question for you all.
I'm considering using the DR-70 Line out instead of my usual DR-60 Line out to stream (audio only) at an upcoming two day festival (a mix of funk, jamgrass, americana etc.). With the DR-60 I was able to control the Line Out output gain, but with the DR-70 I have no such option, other than the -102/+12db Output Level settings with the Output Gain set to Line.

I'm reasonably confident I can make up for any gain with the Adobe FMLE software I use to stream.  Is there any other considerations I should have with regard to the output of the DR-70?

I'll be running 4 channels into the recorder, two soundboard, two mics.

Any thoughts appreciated.

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Re: Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 8)
« Reply #133 on: July 22, 2017, 01:58:06 AM »
Yeah, big time. Off the top of my head, I think you need to set the delay on the SBD channels so it arrives JUST before the mics, otherwise your on-the-spot four channel mix will have significant time smear!

Myself, I use a Mac widget called Sound Reference to calculate delay based on speed of sound under various conditions.

  Is there any other considerations I should have with regard to the output of the DR-70?

I'll be running 4 channels into the recorder, two soundboard, two mics.
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Re: Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 8)
« Reply #134 on: July 22, 2017, 10:07:22 AM »
Yeah, big time. Off the top of my head, I think you need to set the delay on the SBD channels so it arrives JUST before the mics, otherwise your on-the-spot four channel mix will have significant time smear!

Myself, I use a Mac widget called Sound Reference to calculate delay based on speed of sound under various conditions.

  Is there any other considerations I should have with regard to the output of the DR-70?

I'll be running 4 channels into the recorder, two soundboard, two mics.
I should have mentioned that, but I'll have the delay on the soundboard channels set based on distance to the PA. I've done this gig a few times and have that part nailed down pretty good and I'm told the streams sound great. But thanks for mentioning that!
I'm just a little worried using a different recorder this time.



 

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