Teenage Engineering TP-7 Field Recorder

[justme]

Teenage Engineering is releasing a field recorder and some complementary microphone and mixer.
TP-7 Field Recorder
Expensive. Beautiful.
6 channels with mechanical buttons and scroll wheel.





https://teenage.engineering/products/tp-7

3 trrs stereo input/output mini jacks
1 main/headphones output
24-bit/96 kHz usb audio interface
internal mic and speaker
7 hr rechargeable battery
128 gb of internal storage
TP–7 transcription app available for iOS
dimensions: 96 mm x 68 mm x 16 mm
weight: 170 g / 5.6 oz

[rocksuitcase]

Crazy small. Wonder what Pre-amp specs are

[aaronji]

It's beautiful. All three input jacks are two-way, which is also sort of cool. It's a shame that they are 1/8", though. It also seems like the controls might make stealth difficult. €1500...

[audBall]

More detailed specs here:
https://teenage.engineering/guides/tp-7

two-way input jacks
input:
impedance: 9.5kOhm
analog gain: 0 - 42 dB
max level: 8 dBu, 2 Vrms
SNR 105 dBA
headset:
max level 2dBu, 1 Vrms
SNR 110 dBA
microphone SNR 98 dBA

headphone out:
max level: 8 dBu, 2 Vrms
SNR 120 dBA

[yug du nord]

This seems to be what Gutbucket has been dreaming of.. too bad the form factor seems so goofy for taping purposes.
And yikes on the price??!!

[morst]

If those parts are not metal, then I bet they break off. Even if they are metal it looks like it will break.

[goodcooker]

This seems to be what Gutbucket has been dreaming of.. too bad the form factor seems so goofy for taping purposes.
And yikes on the price??!!

I was thinking the exact same thing. Gutbucket has asked for this device to be created for his specific use case for years.

Now's your chance!

[hoserama]

Not totally sure (manual is vague) but looks like you might be able to connect that TX-6 mixer to the TP-7 for a total of twelve inputs?

[grawk]

Not totally sure (manual is vague) but looks like you might be able to connect that TX-6 mixer to the TP-7 for a total of twelve inputs?

way more likely is it just feeds the 6 channels into the recorder with an analog front end.

[hoserama]

Not totally sure (manual is vague) but looks like you might be able to connect that TX-6 mixer to the TP-7 for a total of twelve inputs?

way more likely is it just feeds the 6 channels into the recorder with an analog front end.

Agreed. Although looks like the TX-6 mixer could connect to an iPhone as a DAW, and then record six stereo inputs from that. Manual is a bit unclear, but it can record to a USB thumb drive but I read somewhere it could only do stereo for that (boo).

[Gutbucket]

Interesting, thanks for the heads up!  Will have to look into this more as a 6-channel followup to the DR2d.  Haven't followed the link yet but wonder if it provides PIP? and if so, if it provides sufficient voltage to properly power miniature DPAs?

[RyanJ]

Teenage Engineering products are so insanely priced. When I've seen the release videos for some of them, I feel like it's satire. But they are serious.

I still have the original OP-1 and can't justify the prices for any of their newer products. I am just curious on those inputs and if you can run multiple inputs at once.

[heathen]

Teenage Engineering products are so insanely priced. When I've seen the release videos for some of them, I feel like it's satire. But they are serious.

I still have the original OP-1 and can't justify the prices for any of their newer products. I am just curious on those inputs and if you can run multiple inputs at once.

Yep.  Ridiculously overpriced, like this: https://teenage.engineering/store/field-desk

[heathen]

If anyone is going to record a show with this I sure hope that rocker can be disabled.  That's a bad accident waiting to happen.

[capnhook]

Teenage Engineering products are so insanely priced. When I've seen the release videos for some of them, I feel like it's satire. But they are serious.

I still have the original OP-1 and can't justify the prices for any of their newer products. I am just curious on those inputs and if you can run multiple inputs at once.

Yep.  Ridiculously overpriced, like this: https://teenage.engineering/store/field-desk

Sold out