Handheld portable recorders with XY microphone configurations are great for tight stereo imaging but if you want to capture a wider ambient sound then an AB configuration would probably be better.

Finally, a Compact Flash recorder with serious pro cred: Tascam’s upcoming HD-P2 records up to a whopping “high-definition” 192 kHz / 24-bit Broadcast WAVE and connects to your computer via FireWire.

MONTEBELLO, Calif. — The DR-70D from Tascam is an audio recording solution for filmmakers using dSLRs and other cameras with little or no audio capability. With four balanced XLR mic inputs, the new ...

Ever since DSLRs started became capable of recording high definition video, their audio capabilities have lagged behind. Some people have got round this by using external field recorders, but the ones ...

The company describes it as a powerful yet compact 4-channel field recorder and mixer, suitable for film production and video journalism, as well as field recordists and sound designers. The FR-AV4 ...

Most portable recorders come with an array of physical buttons, switches and toggles. It’s part of what makes them practical and charming to use. But with its new Portacapture X8, Tascam wants to make ...

If you're in the market for a quality audio recording device to capture demos somebody other than your mother would listen to, here's your chance to get those songs past her and out into the real ...

Tascam has launched the Portacapture X8, a new portable eight-track audio recorder. The unit can record with up to 32-bit floating point resolution, offers sampling rates up to 192 kHz and sports a ...

TASCAM has launched the DR-60D audio recording solution dedicated for on-set filmmakers and videographers using DSLR cameras. The DR-60D is a brand new 4-track solid-state recorder. The device will ...

Smartphone videos from concerts used to have squawking soundtracks of distortion and formless bass. Scour YouTube for videos of gigs from five or six years ago and you’d do well to even identify the ...

We have long been in the era of “one man band” media production. Outside of major digital cinema or documentary productions, most video and sound today are recorded with a minimal crew and budget.