Topic: Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 2)

[pohaku]

Lord knows I don't need another recorder - but . . . .

I'm such a slut for this.  This is a such a great deal for a 4 channel recorder that it is almost criminal not to add one.

Sigh.

Time to revise the sig.

[2manyrocks]

I used the 70d sort of for its intended purpose as an audio recorder for DSLR for the first time last night to record one particular speaker.  I had to cut the gain on my camera all the way down to its lowest setting to avoid clipping.  Fortunately, I was able to use some other speakers to set my levels before recording the speaker I was interested in.  I would have been hosed if the speaker I was interested in was the first one up to speak.

Coming from the 60d that has the ability to adjust the camera level going out on the fly, the 60d still has the 70d beat by a long shot in this aspect, IMO.  70d fits more easily in the camera bag and I used the internal mics on the 70d which offers some convenience, but being omnis, that convenience drops off if you have to run an external mic to someone speaking anyway or need to use cards or hypercards.

60d users shouldn't dump their 60ds, IMO. 



 

[F.O.Bean]

Ordered today and should be here Friday Hopefully I get to test it out Friday night Now I need to re-read some posts and Im good to go!!! And thanks for the lowdown on the promo code. $200 for all of that? Ridiculously insane pricing

[gormenghast]

Ordered today and should be here Friday Hopefully I get to test it out Friday night Now I need to re-read some posts and Im good to go!!! And thanks for the lowdown on the promo code. $200 for all of that? Ridiculously insane pricing

Same here.  Though, I don't need another recorder... 

But, I could find reasons to use it.  Like my kid's Jazz band in school with my Lumix GH2. 

[F.O.Bean]

Ordered today and should be here Friday Hopefully I get to test it out Friday night Now I need to re-read some posts and Im good to go!!! And thanks for the lowdown on the promo code. $200 for all of that? Ridiculously insane pricing

Same here.  Though, I don't need another recorder... 

But, I could find reasons to use it.  Like my kid's Jazz band in school with my Lumix GH2. 

I don't NEED it, but I WANT it It'll sure be nice being able to take a SBD feed easier and having the ability to make just ONE cue sheet after tracking is done, versus [2] cue sheets when I use two different m10s And having everything sycnhed up for the post work! I just hope this little guy is as reliable as the m10 has been to us!

[Jhurlbs81]

How does this thing do with a hot line level +25dbu like a V2?

[F.O.Bean]

Whats the promo code folks? Need it for a friend really quick

TIA,
Bean

[jbell]

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=172648.0

[Rally_AK]

How does this thing do with a hot line level +25dbu like a V2?

Max line level in is +20dBu, I've run line levels off a SBD without overloading.

[F.O.Bean]

Thanks John!

[PH]

A lot of boards and preamps will output quite a bit hotter than +20, so would be essential to carry a pair of -10 pads. +28 is that hottest signal you would ever encounter. Most would max out around +24.

[F.O.Bean]

I wonder how hot my vms02ib output is? I guess I can get a pad as well, but Id need it in RCAs, which I dont think they make. Im praying I dont need any pads or anything, because I already have the cables I need to go from my preamps>70D. Id hate to add more to the chain as it is!

[jagraham]

Order placed! Surprised the deal is still up. I couldn't really pass this one up. Likely selling a DR-2d here shortly to fund this, so check the YS soon if anyone wants one.

What's everyone running with these? I use Naks and Church Audio mics. Can you do a 4 channel mix of XLR + miniplug inputs and get 4 separate files? I'm a little confused about if I can do that or not. The big selling point here for me is the ability to have control over all the channels. The Naks aren't balanced so I'll be able to get the output to better levels.

[Cheesecadet]

Order placed! Surprised the deal is still up. I couldn't really pass this one up. Likely selling a DR-2d here shortly to fund this, so check the YS soon if anyone wants one.

What's everyone running with these? I use Naks and Church Audio mics. Can you do a 4 channel mix of XLR + miniplug inputs and get 4 separate files? I'm a little confused about if I can do that or not. The big selling point here for me is the ability to have control over all the channels. The Naks aren't balanced so I'll be able to get the output to better levels.

Yes

[F.O.Bean]

Yeah, you can run an input to the EXT 1/2 mini input, and then run XLRs on channel 3/4 to do a 4 mic matrix You can make the files mono and have 4 different files, or you can do stereo, and have 2 files, each with 2 channels. Or you can do a 2MIX, which takes all 4 channels and mixes them down to a 2 channel mixdown