TASCAM DR-10X Mini Portable Recorder

I lovecit it dose everything promised

After using this for a few recordings, I found 2 issues making it unfit for my purpose.- It uses a single AAA battery that drops to nearly zero within 10 to 15 min recording. I am now using 1 battery per recording. There is no way to get to 30 min or more because the battery will be drained by then. At one occasion, when I finished my recording I found out that the battery drained at one point mid-recording and the unit stopped.- It doesn't work on external USB power! I wanted to hook it to a USB cable and running for extended recording without worrying about the battery life. It doesn't record when connected to external power source :(I am buying a Zoom F5 today.

Bought this to use for interviews on the go... No more carrying a big bag of recording equipment to outdoor sites for me! This can easily fit in a small bag, purse or backpack, even your pocket. I have it attached to a Tascam TM-60 mic and I am damn expressed with the capabilities of this little guy. It has several gain options, but I have only had to use the lowest level and it outputs a large enough sound without having too much gain noise attached to the recording.This may not be something you see a lot of major news reporters use, but it damn sure is professional quality enough for any situation.Hint to anyone purchasing: 32GB is the max SD memory card size you can use. I've tried larger and they are not recognized by the unit. I would also say keep a couple extra cards with you as backups, you never know with memory cards - they act up when they want to.Also, the one AAA battery last for a ton of hours in normal settings mode, in my opinion. I didn't start noticing that the battery was getting low until after about 12 hours of recording (adding up several sessions together). I did notice that using headphones during recording is what makes the battery drain faster and I assume that is because it has to power the headphone amp at the same time. Just keep a 4-pack of AAA's with you and its no big deal, there small and not bulky.

Simple to use - with great sound.The controls are intuitive and it is capable of really good performance with the right gear. I bought it to pair with a Rode Reporter mic to do street interviews. it's awesome for this - very light and clips firmly onto the mic.I particularly like the auto-level feature which means you dont have to worry about getting the gain right while you interview - just let it "do it's thing" and you get great results 99% of the time.

I have a radio show on a major radio station, and I'm often remote to do rock star interviews. I have a great mic, but didn't want all the connections and and interface to carry around. Then I found this TasCam that plugs right into the bottom of the mic. I was shocked to hear the amazing tones and control this recorder has. It's definitely radio quality and now it's my go to mic when I'm on the road. Try it if you're an interviewer, you won't be disappointed.