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ja2002
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Does anyone here actually have one of these? I've read the manual and still have some questions. Bascially, I've narrowed down my recorder search to the Tascam DR-100, Zoom H4N or the Tascam DP-008.
Here are my intended uses for this device;
1. My daughters uses - Stand alone portable stereo recorder to capture her recitals and theatre performances. Also needs to be easy for her to use. She is a vocal performance major. Singing is her thing, she's is not into the technology.
2. My uses - Video audition tapes - I need a quality audio recording device to capture her singing over piano accompaniment tracks. Basically I want to import her accompaniment as a wav file onto the recorder and then record her voice on another track. I want these track to remain separate for later mixing and syncing with a video.
After reading the Zoom H4N manual, it appears to do everything I want. On the other hand, the Tascam manual for the DR-100 is either cryptic or doesn't do what I need. So here are the questions for DR-100 owners.....
1. Is there any way to do Autopunch IN/Out? I'm not seeing a civilized method of doing this.
2. I see you can only record two tracks at a time. But can you record just one? Can all 4 tracks be mono?
3. Can I import a stereo wav file accompaniment to tracks 3 & 4 and then record her voice to track 1?
4. Can you copy tracks?
5 Effects?
Why don't I just buy the zoom? Well, I happen to like Tascam products. I have a PS5 which is great except for the complexity and the fact that it can only export mixed down mp3's. The DP-008 is still a contender here. It's cheap, outputs wav's and does most of what I want. It has reverb, but no effects and unfortunately Punch In/Out is accomplished by foot switch (like doing brain surgery with a hatchet). I emailed Tascam about future firmware upgrades to add Autopunch to the DP-008, but they didn't answer.
Here are my intended uses for this device;
1. My daughters uses - Stand alone portable stereo recorder to capture her recitals and theatre performances. Also needs to be easy for her to use. She is a vocal performance major. Singing is her thing, she's is not into the technology.
2. My uses - Video audition tapes - I need a quality audio recording device to capture her singing over piano accompaniment tracks. Basically I want to import her accompaniment as a wav file onto the recorder and then record her voice on another track. I want these track to remain separate for later mixing and syncing with a video.
After reading the Zoom H4N manual, it appears to do everything I want. On the other hand, the Tascam manual for the DR-100 is either cryptic or doesn't do what I need. So here are the questions for DR-100 owners.....
1. Is there any way to do Autopunch IN/Out? I'm not seeing a civilized method of doing this.
2. I see you can only record two tracks at a time. But can you record just one? Can all 4 tracks be mono?
3. Can I import a stereo wav file accompaniment to tracks 3 & 4 and then record her voice to track 1?
4. Can you copy tracks?
5 Effects?
Why don't I just buy the zoom? Well, I happen to like Tascam products. I have a PS5 which is great except for the complexity and the fact that it can only export mixed down mp3's. The DP-008 is still a contender here. It's cheap, outputs wav's and does most of what I want. It has reverb, but no effects and unfortunately Punch In/Out is accomplished by foot switch (like doing brain surgery with a hatchet). I emailed Tascam about future firmware upgrades to add Autopunch to the DP-008, but they didn't answer.