Just got back on the the taping bandwagon after a 1yr or so layoff and picked this up as a gift to myself with fantasy football winnings.
Impressive unit for the price.
Testing it now with 4 new energizer 2600 AA rechargebles with 24V phantom power...1st time charged the batts and at the 2:29 mark and still recording...so not bad. Have a small sliver left and set to nimh battery setting. I will probably want a backup and am looking now for one. Thanks for all the tips in prior posts. I have a smaller 4800mah backup that i use to charge my android. Waiting for the battery low so i can switch on the backup to see if there are any negative side effects.
I highly recommend the Reference manual on tascams's site for some additonal reading as it has some info the manual that came boxed does not cover. It answered a few questions that I was having. Such as:
Meters...was wondering where the meters where since there are no number markings...there is a bolded down arrow thing and per the reference manual this is -16dB
Peak light...If i understand this correcly the peak lights (near the gain knobs) only light when using a mic input, not when using a line input...from pg 6:
1/L knob and PEAK indicator – Use this knob to adjust the input level from the 1/L connector on the left side of the unit. The 1/L PEAK indicator lights when the 1/L input level is about to cause distortion. This also lights if distortion occurs in the analog circuitry during mic input. This will not light, however, if distortion occurs in the analog circuitry during line input. (See “Adjusting the input level” on page 19.)Do I have that right? Anyone tested the peak light with line in while recording, does it light up?
Also I wish they told us where exactly the point the peak light comes on instead of just "about to cause distortion".