Sound is essential to filmmaking. So if you need to capture quality audio but don’t want to lug around a full-blown mixer/recorder, a portable all-in-one device might come in handy. One such device is the new Tascam Portacapture X8. Capturing sound is an art in itself, and there are countless tools to make it happen. But as with all tasks, having the right tool is crucial to 1) achieving your goal without 2) the gear getting in the way. Sometimes a smaller piece of equipment is better than a full-featured flagship unit. The Tascam Portacapture X8 may not be a fully-flegded studio mixer-recorder console, but it is still a very powerful portable audio recorder! With 4 XLR/TRS inputs, a built-in stereo microphone and a 3.5 mini-jack, the device can record a total of 8 tracks (6 single tracks + stereo mix). The icing on the cake is the 32-bit floating point recording. Tascam Portacapture X8 First things first: what’s missing here? Upon first inspection of the Portacapture X8, the keen observer will notice the lack of rotary controls to adjust the input level of each channel. The answer to this riddle is twofold: 1) Most of the front surface is taken up by a 3.5-inch touchscreen, which serves as the central interface. 2) Since the Tascam Portacapture X8 supports 192kHz/32-bit floating-point recording, the unit offers enough headroom that intensive use of faders is simply redundant. 24-bit and 16-bit modes are available, too. image credit: Tascam Personally, I’m not entirely sure...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 7 December, 2021