Hello everyone,
Could someone please help me out?
I am using the TASCAM DR-2d recorder specifically for its dual recording feature, and I need to get some new SD cards for it.
Up until now, I have been using the:
SanDisk Extreme 16GB SDHC UHS-I U3 memory card (up to 90MB/s read)
Unfortunately, this model is no longer available.
Could anyone please recommend an alternative SD card?
Thanks in advance!
pillowman
Been using the SanDisk Ultra for a long time, the list on the Tascam site isn't updated for decades.
Quote from: one8ung on May 27, 2026, 01:12:25 PM
Been using the SanDisk Ultra for a long time, the list on the Tascam site isn't updated for decades.
Hi,
Could you please tell me exactly which
SD Card you are using?
Then I can check if it's still available.
That would be great!
Thanks!
I buy them from dataio, They have also the Extreme: https://www.dataio.nl/sd-kaart-32gb/?_gl=1
Quote from: one8ung on May 27, 2026, 02:04:50 PM
I buy them from dataio, They have also the Extreme: https://www.dataio.nl/sd-kaart-32gb/?_gl=1
thanks for the link ..
all those will work with the TASCAM DR-2d .. ?
I can personally only vouch for the Ultra.
Stick to 16gb cards. The 32gb cards sometimes cause issues. Looks like the 16gb cards going up in price. Last time I bought they were half the price. Faster speeds fine as there are other links besides the one I posted. I have used TRanscend cards of similar specs in a pinch but generally stay with Sandisk.
Here is an Amazon link
https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Memory-10-Pack-Reader-Bundle/dp/B09P53BNXW/
awesome
thank you very much,
will see what I can get here
in europe of a decent price
:yahoo:
Where in Europe? I am heading to Amsterdam in a week. If you can't easily find I could bring some over but would need to order by Friday.
Quote from: daspyknows on May 27, 2026, 11:43:55 PM
Where in Europe? I am heading to Amsterdam in a week. If you can't easily find I could bring some over but would need to order by Friday.
hey
I am not from the Netherlands
so no chance to meet in Amsterdam
anyway
thanks for your great offer !!!
:)
pillowman
Quote from: pillowman on May 27, 2026, 11:50:30 PM
Quote from: daspyknows on May 27, 2026, 11:43:55 PM
Where in Europe? I am heading to Amsterdam in a week. If you can't easily find I could bring some over but would need to order by Friday.
hey
I am not from the Netherlands
so no chance to meet in Amsterdam
anyway
thanks for your great offer !!!
:)
pillowman
Where are you? They could be mailed once I am there if you can't locate any. Retail stores won't carry the inventory so need to get them online.
Quote from: daspyknows on May 28, 2026, 12:37:04 AM
Quote from: pillowman on May 27, 2026, 11:50:30 PM
Quote from: daspyknows on May 27, 2026, 11:43:55 PM
Where in Europe? I am heading to Amsterdam in a week. If you can't easily find I could bring some over but would need to order by Friday.
hey
I am not from the Netherlands
so no chance to meet in Amsterdam
anyway
thanks for your great offer !!!
:)
pillowman
Where are you? They could be mailed once I am there if you can't locate any. Retail stores won't carry the inventory so need to get them online.
Wow, that's a great offer from you, very kind.
I've already found a few offers online where I'll order them myself.
Nevertheless, thank you again for your help!
Quote from: pillowman on May 28, 2026, 01:46:12 PM
Quote from: daspyknows on May 28, 2026, 12:37:04 AM
Quote from: pillowman on May 27, 2026, 11:50:30 PM
Quote from: daspyknows on May 27, 2026, 11:43:55 PM
Where in Europe? I am heading to Amsterdam in a week. If you can't easily find I could bring some over but would need to order by Friday.
hey
I am not from the Netherlands
so no chance to meet in Amsterdam
anyway
thanks for your great offer !!!
:)
pillowman
Where are you? They could be mailed once I am there if you can't locate any. Retail stores won't carry the inventory so need to get them online.
Wow, that's a great offer from you, very kind.
I've already found a few offers online where I'll order them myself.
Nevertheless, thank you again for your help!
excellent. easier for me but always willing to help other tapers.
I've not found DR2d to be picky about SDHC cards. I mostly used Sandisk Ultra 16 or 32GB for the past 15 years, but used Transend early on, and have used many others in a pinch without problems.
The Quick Format option is fine if you already know the card is good and that it works fine in the DR2d. The Full Format option takes a lot longer but also checks the card for errors, making it a good option for use with a new card prior to recording with it for the first time.
I agree with the full format. Only time I had a 16gb fail on me was a quick formatted card. In regards to 32gb cards I have had multiple failures so I do not use them any more. I also use them once so if I need to reuse once they are no longer available I have a hundred cards. I also still have a dozen from the last order I made. Half in US and half in Europe.
I also only use them once and have been doing that for the past 10 years or so ever since they became relatively inexpensive. Easy raw backup and I've not had any SDHC failures since doing that. I did have some failures prior to doing that, which I associated with times I deleted unwanted files off the card to make room. After implementing a policy of never deleting files off a card unless I was going to immediately reformat it after transferring all files off of it, those failures went away.
I admit to not actually using the Full Format option on the recorder myself. The Sandisk Ultra 32GB cards I've order off A-zon have been 100% reliable for me in single-use mode (or reformatting after file transfer) so I usually just do on a quick format on a new card in the interest of saving time and battery in prep for a show. Not best practice, but practical and efficient.
Back when I was reusing the cards I'd typically format it on a Windows 7 computer, then insert into the recorder upon which it prompts to write the necessary system file. Way back when I'd also insert the card into my DR-680, R-44, and camera, letting each write whatever system files they required. That allowed me to use the card in any of those devices and allowed for moving the card between devices without first having to transfer files off of it and reformat, which was very helpful in flexibly managing SDHC card space and card redundancy at a show or fest. Can't remember which, but one of those devices could only initialize the card along with doing a quick reformat, so it had to go into that one first.
Quote from: daspyknows on May 28, 2026, 04:47:46 PM
Quote from: pillowman on May 28, 2026, 01:46:12 PM
Quote from: daspyknows on May 28, 2026, 12:37:04 AM
Quote from: pillowman on May 27, 2026, 11:50:30 PM
Quote from: daspyknows on May 27, 2026, 11:43:55 PM
Where in Europe? I am heading to Amsterdam in a week. If you can't easily find I could bring some over but would need to order by Friday.
hey
I am not from the Netherlands
so no chance to meet in Amsterdam
anyway
thanks for your great offer !!!
:)
pillowman
Where are you? They could be mailed once I am there if you can't locate any. Retail stores won't carry the inventory so need to get them online.
Wow, that's a great offer from you, very kind.
I've already found a few offers online where I'll order them myself.
Nevertheless, thank you again for your help!
excellent. easier for me but always willing to help other tapers.
What a great attitude!
Fantastic!!!
is this one which will work ..?
price is 2 good I fear :shrug:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/127891846856?_skw=sandisk+ultra+16gb&itmmeta=01KST6EMF34KY6P6Y295VFTXKY&hash=item1dc6f2b6c8:g:FwYAAeSwGgVqALfc&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0DKQclQvzFwZQpmMrsO4Luo8w7A66ca1aincl12FTqU3LOpoRRAhtGqjAawb9Ptl7eZ5PK56IoZ8B0QuS5g9fEiJaOD0mPOV95mydYlUZK85L2pAG0thIT4tiDC9EjGPU3a3h5F5171uZF1mbjUkCUhSaGLuYGGP%2FjJ2smhE10CphK8b3MY6S3ZGl2E876%2B%2FTsWg75qFpHqnCPs5NLctrPIVGNGwCaPkscGk%2FtFdFbWxVgDF2EHZop0azKcAWtDimZf0on3EDlDGuZPTO1tV1wk%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9zHusbOZw
Assuming its not counterfeit Its what they cost last year so price is ok. I tend to be careful buying taping stuff on ebay because of issues like that. I vought 9 volt duracells and got different "duracells" that were grey goods and last half as long. That said, they probably OK but at least check the bad reviews.
Quote from: daspyknows on May 29, 2026, 12:02:16 PM
Assuming its not counterfeit Its what they cost last year so price is ok. I tend to be careful buying taping stuff on ebay because of issues like that. I vought 9 volt duracells and got different "duracells" that were grey goods and last half as long. That said, they probably OK but at least check the bad reviews.
M E R C I
Quote from: pillowman on May 29, 2026, 11:52:49 AM
is this one which will work ..?
price is 2 good I fear :shrug:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/127891846856?_skw=sandisk+ultra+16gb&itmmeta=01KST6EMF34KY6P6Y295VFTXKY&hash=item1dc6f2b6c8:g:FwYAAeSwGgVqALfc&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0DKQclQvzFwZQpmMrsO4Luo8w7A66ca1aincl12FTqU3LOpoRRAhtGqjAawb9Ptl7eZ5PK56IoZ8B0QuS5g9fEiJaOD0mPOV95mydYlUZK85L2pAG0thIT4tiDC9EjGPU3a3h5F5171uZF1mbjUkCUhSaGLuYGGP%2FjJ2smhE10CphK8b3MY6S3ZGl2E876%2B%2FTsWg75qFpHqnCPs5NLctrPIVGNGwCaPkscGk%2FtFdFbWxVgDF2EHZop0azKcAWtDimZf0on3EDlDGuZPTO1tV1wk%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9zHusbOZw
I bought 4 of those. Price was right. I'll let you know if they work well.
Quote from: beroti_music on May 29, 2026, 02:51:39 PM
Quote from: pillowman on May 29, 2026, 11:52:49 AM
is this one which will work ..?
price is 2 good I fear :shrug:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/127891846856?_skw=sandisk+ultra+16gb&itmmeta=01KST6EMF34KY6P6Y295VFTXKY&hash=item1dc6f2b6c8:g:FwYAAeSwGgVqALfc&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0DKQclQvzFwZQpmMrsO4Luo8w7A66ca1aincl12FTqU3LOpoRRAhtGqjAawb9Ptl7eZ5PK56IoZ8B0QuS5g9fEiJaOD0mPOV95mydYlUZK85L2pAG0thIT4tiDC9EjGPU3a3h5F5171uZF1mbjUkCUhSaGLuYGGP%2FjJ2smhE10CphK8b3MY6S3ZGl2E876%2B%2FTsWg75qFpHqnCPs5NLctrPIVGNGwCaPkscGk%2FtFdFbWxVgDF2EHZop0azKcAWtDimZf0on3EDlDGuZPTO1tV1wk%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9zHusbOZw
I bought 4 of those. Price was right. I'll let you know if they work well.
great
lets stay in contact
cheers from Germany
Yes, I'll keep you posted.
Quote from: pillowman on May 29, 2026, 03:03:17 PM
Quote from: beroti_music on May 29, 2026, 02:51:39 PM
Quote from: pillowman on May 29, 2026, 11:52:49 AM
is this one which will work ..?
price is 2 good I fear :shrug:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/127891846856?_skw=sandisk+ultra+16gb&itmmeta=01KST6EMF34KY6P6Y295VFTXKY&hash=item1dc6f2b6c8:g:FwYAAeSwGgVqALfc&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0DKQclQvzFwZQpmMrsO4Luo8w7A66ca1aincl12FTqU3LOpoRRAhtGqjAawb9Ptl7eZ5PK56IoZ8B0QuS5g9fEiJaOD0mPOV95mydYlUZK85L2pAG0thIT4tiDC9EjGPU3a3h5F5171uZF1mbjUkCUhSaGLuYGGP%2FjJ2smhE10CphK8b3MY6S3ZGl2E876%2B%2FTsWg75qFpHqnCPs5NLctrPIVGNGwCaPkscGk%2FtFdFbWxVgDF2EHZop0azKcAWtDimZf0on3EDlDGuZPTO1tV1wk%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9zHusbOZw
I bought 4 of those. Price was right. I'll let you know if they work well.
great
lets stay in contact
cheers from Germany
Where in GErmany? I will be in Hamburg for Samantha Fish and Berlin for First Aid Kit in November
I use a 32GB SanDisk ULTRA in my Roland R-05 (speeds of 120MB/s) however I think most of them work well.
^ That's not the same recorder! Some are more sensitive to SD card choice than others.
The Tascams tend to be a bit fussy. I don't think it is something I would experiment with .
Never had any issues with any sd card up to 32gb on the R-05.
Don't know about Tascam, never used anything other than the R-05
Quote from: daspyknows on May 31, 2026, 11:10:19 PM
The Tascams tend to be a bit fussy. I don't think it is something I would experiment with .
Maybe I've had good luck but I haven't had SD card issues that I can think of with any of my Tascams (dr-02d, dr-05, dr-22wl, dr-40, dr-44wl, dr-680). I've run up to 32gb cards but agree that it's mandatory to run a format on them each time I use them.
It has happened to me once that I received a "Write Timeout" error.
Since nobody asked, I haven't had problems with SD cards on any of my recorders.
...and wondering why anyone (or any two?) would post about their SD card performance for their R-05's when the question was for the DR-2D. :drunk:
Quote from: fanofjam on June 02, 2026, 07:58:16 AM
Since nobody asked, I haven't had problems with SD cards on any of my recorders.
...and wondering why anyone (or any two?) would post about their SD card performance for their R-05's when the question was for the DR-2D. :drunk:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: fanofjam on June 02, 2026, 07:58:16 AM
Since nobody asked, I haven't had problems with SD cards on any of my recorders.
...and wondering why anyone (or any two?) would post about their SD card performance for their R-05's when the question was for the DR-2D. :drunk:
Same era/type of devices mate, thought I would weigh my input.... ::) :shrug:
Quote from: HarW182 (clover182 old handle) on June 03, 2026, 05:30:05 PM
Quote from: fanofjam on June 02, 2026, 07:58:16 AM
Since nobody asked, I haven't had problems with SD cards on any of my recorders.
...and wondering why anyone (or any two?) would post about their SD card performance for their R-05's when the question was for the DR-2D. :drunk:
Same era/type of devices mate, thought I would weigh my input.... ::) :shrug:
indeed. The more input the better.
Quote from: HarW182 (clover182 old handle) on June 03, 2026, 05:30:05 PM
Same era/type of devices mate, thought I would weigh my input.... ::) :shrug:
The Tascam is a 4-track recorder, so the SD card has twice as much data to process.
Quote from: pillowman on May 29, 2026, 03:03:17 PMQuote from: beroti_music on May 29, 2026, 02:51:39 PMQuote from: pillowman on May 29, 2026, 11:52:49 AMis this one which will work ..?
price is 2 good I fear :shrug:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/127891846856?_skw=sandisk+ultra+16gb&itmmeta=01KST6EMF34KY6P6Y295VFTXKY&hash=item1dc6f2b6c8:g:FwYAAeSwGgVqALfc&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0DKQclQvzFwZQpmMrsO4Luo8w7A66ca1aincl12FTqU3LOpoRRAhtGqjAawb9Ptl7eZ5PK56IoZ8B0QuS5g9fEiJaOD0mPOV95mydYlUZK85L2pAG0thIT4tiDC9EjGPU3a3h5F5171uZF1mbjUkCUhSaGLuYGGP%2FjJ2smhE10CphK8b3MY6S3ZGl2E876%2B%2FTsWg75qFpHqnCPs5NLctrPIVGNGwCaPkscGk%2FtFdFbWxVgDF2EHZop0azKcAWtDimZf0on3EDlDGuZPTO1tV1wk%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9zHusbOZw
I bought 4 of those. Price was right. I'll let you know if they work well.
great
lets stay in contact
cheers from Germany
Cards work good. But for some reason I cannot get the data transferred from them using my card reader.
The data can be transferred using the recorder > usb cable that came with my r-05 recorder.
This takes longer than a card reader but at least it works.
Quote from: beroti_music on July 02, 2026, 09:38:19 AMQuote from: pillowman on May 29, 2026, 03:03:17 PMQuote from: beroti_music on May 29, 2026, 02:51:39 PMQuote from: pillowman on May 29, 2026, 11:52:49 AMis this one which will work ..?
price is 2 good I fear :shrug:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/127891846856?_skw=sandisk+ultra+16gb&itmmeta=01KST6EMF34KY6P6Y295VFTXKY&hash=item1dc6f2b6c8:g:FwYAAeSwGgVqALfc&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0DKQclQvzFwZQpmMrsO4Luo8w7A66ca1aincl12FTqU3LOpoRRAhtGqjAawb9Ptl7eZ5PK56IoZ8B0QuS5g9fEiJaOD0mPOV95mydYlUZK85L2pAG0thIT4tiDC9EjGPU3a3h5F5171uZF1mbjUkCUhSaGLuYGGP%2FjJ2smhE10CphK8b3MY6S3ZGl2E876%2B%2FTsWg75qFpHqnCPs5NLctrPIVGNGwCaPkscGk%2FtFdFbWxVgDF2EHZop0azKcAWtDimZf0on3EDlDGuZPTO1tV1wk%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9zHusbOZw
I bought 4 of those. Price was right. I'll let you know if they work well.
great
lets stay in contact
cheers from Germany
Cards work good. But for some reason I cannot get the data transferred from them using my card reader.
The data can be transferred using the recorder > usb cable that came with my r-05 recorder.
This takes longer than a card reader but at least it works.
I always do that since the weak link in the funky plastic piece that covers and seats car. I put card in. Copy files as needed and replace when full.
Makes sense. Will do same from now.
Quote from: beroti_music on July 05, 2026, 09:57:02 PMMakes sense. Will do same from now.
Longer is relative. Some of us old tapers remember duplicating cassettes or pcms which took as long as the recording.
My post show ritual is first thing, set files to copy, then do anything else (bathroom, food, repack gear for next show) and its done. I have 2 DR-2Ds that are for parts other than the door and 2 where I have used tape to close the door. I have only had a line in jack and the spinning wheel break on any of them besides that over the 15 years of use.
Yes, true.
Same with video.
I remember transferring mini dv tape via firewire to pc in real time. And then still having to edit, synch audio and render. All on a slow computer. Time is relative.
Same experience with the R-05 recorders I have. Never failed me in the 15 years I use them now.
The SD card slot door cover is completely missing on one of the DR-2d's I use for board patches. That one stays in a small shaving kit bag. Would rather it be intact of course to better keep dirt out but the recorder works fine without it. Card is retained via the spring-loaded push-locking mechanism inside the SD slot and not by the door itself.
Quote from: Gutbucket on July 06, 2026, 12:44:10 PMThe SD card slot door cover is completely missing on one of the DR-2d's I use for board patches. That one stays in a small shaving kit bag. Would rather it be intact of course to better keep dirt out but the recorder works fine without it. Card is retained via the spring-loaded push-locking mechanism inside the SD slot and not by the door itself.
The spring loader is what did my two in. If goes after awhile.
Oh yeah that's not good. Avoiding that is a compelling reason to leave the card in for transfers. Fortunately I've yet to suffered that on any of mine so far. Thanks for the heads up!