Topic: Tascam CF Recorder Announced.

[nic]

this thing looks very promising. i was just getting sold on the 671, now this. 

no joke...though I'm thinking this Tascam is going to more $$$ than even a Oade ACM-mod 671

[dmonterisi]

the nice thing about them basing this off the p1 is that it should limit production and design costs to some degree as they are just adapting the technology, rather than developing it from scratch lik sounddevices had to. 

[Rick]

this thing looks very promising. i was just getting sold on the 671, now this. 

no joke...though I'm thinking this Tascam is going to more $$$ than even a Oade ACM-mod 671

And if your just going digi-in, its bascially the same unit. I guess it depends how much it will be.

[scb]

am i the only one who wonders why this thing is so big?

the da-p1 had a tape transport, which needed space.   this thing seems like it could be a lot smaller, right?  i wonder how much empty space there is inside that box

[John Kelly]

I may have to consider this if the firmware in the MicroTrack doesn't fix some of the issues.

[kgreener]

i wonder how much empty space there is inside that box...

...for an Oade mod 

[scb]

seriously though.  if the 722 can cram flash and a hard drive in a box that's smaller, why is the tascam so big when it's only flash?  the same question could be asked for he fr2 i guess. 

[modmike]

Anyone see anything about how it handles the 2GB file size issue?

[dmonterisi]

seriously though.  if the 722 can cram flash and a hard drive in a box that's smaller, why is the tascam so big when it's only flash?  the same question could be asked for he fr2 i guess. 

I think it's because they are trying to limit costs by just working off the p1 shell.  they've got all the non-transport electronics probably mounted the same way they were in the p1 and all.  just makes it cheaper to not have to re-engineer everything, i would think.

[eric.B]

MicroTracker who?   Marantz PMD671 what?

well..  we all knew that tascam would introduce some sort of CF/Microdrive recorder for ENG..  Looks like this unit will replace the DAP1 (which I have) for incomiming analog and (transparant) digital signals upped to 24bit..    Dont be surprised if Sony follows with a replacement as well for their D10 D8 etc...   

(marv on) YES!!!!  (/marv off)

[thegreatgumbino]

seriously though.  if the 722 can cram flash and a hard drive in a box that's smaller, why is the tascam so big when it's only flash?  the same question could be asked for he fr2 i guess. 

I think it's because they are trying to limit costs by just working off the p1 shell.  they've got all the non-transport electronics probably mounted the same way they were in the p1 and all.  just makes it cheaper to not have to re-engineer everything, i would think.

We can hope this is their motive.  It would be great if it came in with a lower price than the 671 and Doug would work his magic mods on this box!

[SClassical]

Anyone know the release date and price? 

[thegreatgumbino]

I'm curious if this unit could record 24 bit and send true 16 bit data via the S/PDIF out, or if it would dither down to 16 bit?  That would be sweet if it worked like the MMe in that respect.

This is probably a stupid question, but since it's got the RCA I/O's, could you record 4 channels like the UA-5 (matrix)?

[nic]

I'm curious if this unit could record 24 bit and send true 16 bit data via the S/PDIF out, or if it would dither down to 16 bit?  That would be sweet if it worked like the MMe in that respect.

This is probably a stupid question, but since it's got the RCA I/O's, could you record 4 channels like the UA-5 (matrix)?

if it works like the DA-P1, no

[thegreatgumbino]

I'm curious if this unit could record 24 bit and send true 16 bit data via the S/PDIF out, or if it would dither down to 16 bit?  That would be sweet if it worked like the MMe in that respect.

This is probably a stupid question, but since it's got the RCA I/O's, could you record 4 channels like the UA-5 (matrix)?

if it works like the DA-P1, no

I take it that's a no to both items?