Topic: Tascam DR-60D - 4 Channel recorder

[hoppedup]

Price: $500 vs $200 (right now)

This. And if the Plural Eyes software that B&H is throwing in works as advertised it will save me a ton of time processing video with external audio.

[Massive Dynamic]

Its small, so its not a much larger footprint than a Sony m-10 and its a pretty good deal at $200.

Well, the 60D is about 6x the size of the m10 volume-wise (59.03 in.³ vs 10.125 in.³). That's not really a big deal if you're doing video/4chan, but the current price is about all these two recorders have in common.

Oddly, the black M10 at B&H is now at $245, the white is holding steady at $229, and the red is still $209. I should have my red one Friday.

[ArchivalAudio]

@ GDfan ^^^^ technically neither the M-10 or the DR-60D are bit buckets since they have no digital in... but may be I'm wrong. As I understand Bit bucket usually refers to a recorder with digi in, as in it's only recording the bit's sent to it.

[GDfan]

I contacted Busman and he quoted me a $200 price to mod all 4 channels.
Busman DR60-D 

[obaaron]

I contacted Busman and he quoted me a $200 price to mod all 4 channels.
Busman DR60-D 

Well then it looks like I know what my first upgrade will be! NICE!

[willndmb]

i'm hoping it doesn't need a mod

[Fried Chicken Boy]

I contacted Busman and he quoted me a $200 price to mod all 4 channels.
Busman DR60-D 

To repeat what I wrote in the retail thread on this deck, interesting and good to hear.  From what I've read, the stock DR-60 pres, while slightly different from the DR-680's, are supposedly just as good.  And with the anecdotes of the -680's pres being a little better than the stock Roland/Edirol R-44/-88's, I wonder how much of an improvement will be heard from a mod?  Please keep us posted.

[2manyrocks]

I wish Tascam would figure out Sony's secret for battery life in the M10 and build its units to that quality.   

Waiting on my 60d to arrive....

[Ozpeter]

I wonder how much of an improvement will be heard from a mod?

The chance of hearing (in an objective test) a real world actual "improvement" from any of these mods to any well designed device is pretty small.  I mean, delivering a noticeably flatter response and noticeably lower noise at normal levels.  What you might hear is a change in the recorded sound which the modder deems to be an improvement - but is really simply a matter of personal preference and taste.  Most of the devices you hear of being modded have a ruler flat frequency response and inaudible noise levels* in the first place.  And there seems to be a dearth of before-and-after tests for most if not all mods.

* for music.  OK, for nature recording where you are greatly amplifying the original levels, there could be room for improvement.

And now, back to the topic..

Funny that someone above mentioned having left their DR-60D in the box for months.  Same here.  I really, really wanted mine - but I've not yet found what for.  Typical case of gear lust. 

[achalsey]

Would anyone mind posting some pictures?  Sounds like its small, but I'm having a hard time visualizing the actual size.  Thanks.

[willndmb]

Would anyone mind posting some pictures?  Sounds like its small, but I'm having a hard time visualizing the actual size.  Thanks.

small is relative
I took some cardboard and made one based on b&h info and it was way bigger then my m10 and tb combo
About 2.5 times bigger but still way smaller then my fr2le

[achalsey]

Okay, thanks.

I did a quick google search and saw this brief overview video.  Got a decent feel for its size.  May be slightly larger than I'm looking for. 

Anyone know if it will fit vertically into a sonicase shelf?  I'm almost positive it won't, but if anyone had the ability to test it I would greatly appreciate it.

http://vimeo.com/64122825

[2manyrocks]

Mine hasn't arrived, but surely someone who has a 60d can post a picture next to an M10.

[ArchivalAudio]

Mine hasn't arrived, but surely someone who has a 60d can post a picture next to an M10.

That would a nice size comp

[achalsey]

Why? 

In my mind they serve pretty different functions.  One is a handheld, the other is not.  One is two track, the other 4.  One has phantom, the other doesn't.  In choosing what recorder to buy size is obviously a factor, but the functions of these two put them in entirely different camps for me.  Just for interest's sake I'm curious, but personally think the vastly different functionality of the two would be more to consider than the size.

M10 to a DR-2d would be a much more appropriate comparison to me.