Tascam DR-60D MkII

I use it as a backup external audiorecorder as a videomaker. It's perfect for semi-pro / beginner cinema or videomaker.

It's a great product in that range of price. If you can afford to invest 400+ euros, then buy something better for that price. If you have no more than 200€ buy this one eyes closed.

Pros :
- What you get for the price
- Dual monio recording with "backup track" in case of peak
- Versatility
- Can be used with batteries or plugged in, even with a powerbank!

Cons
-Handle with care. It's lots of cheap plastic, it doesn't feel very well factured, but it's still solid.
- Of course for that price, preamps are just good, not great
- You need a stand tyo use it, not very handy to une without stand (although you can still put some hooks and a belt).
- 48v phantom takes a lot of power from the 8 AA batteries

This little field recorder wend very well with my shotguns. I use different models with it and i would recommand to use one with a good strong signal (not to use to much gain on the device).

I switched to a zoom f4 now but i still use my old tascam friend sometimes as a second device in case i have problems with the Zoom.

Among recorders, this one is not that bad. Compared to the classic h4n, it's clearly better (in my opinion).

One thing to know, The gain knobs are going by "steps", you can hear clearly the breaking point when it goes louder. It's not a good old analog system.

Also, you can't use it as a sound interface with your computer (you can do that with a bit of latency with h4n for instance)

I would buy it again with the need of such a device and a corresponding budget. Go for it, it's a cool stuff and you'll learn how to deal with those weaknesses really fast.

Nice easy to use recorder with some pretty nice sounding preamps, after using it on a couple of film shoots i have only good things to say about the unit. However for more professional setups the first things one notices is a pretty short battery life (if you are using double A batteries and using phantom power) but that is improved with the extra battery pack also keep in mind that this unit does not have time code capabilities which may be required by some users.

in short perfect unit for up and coming audio engineers or film makers who have a low budget and want to get good bang for their buck.

I bought this for remote recording with a Rode NTG2. The pre-amps are very clean with a lot of boost before any noticeable hiss is heard.

Lots of choice of recording modes available and phantom power available to the microphones.

I have used this for many hours recording and the only negative point is that it feels very delicate. It is not something that feels like it will last bouncing around in a mic and cable box. The plastic feels like it won't take too many knocks.

That aside, for stereo mic recording outside with separate mics and phantom power there are very few products to compete with this. There is a camera out so you can use the pre-amps and feed the signal straight back into the camera. Some pre-amps alone cost the same as this unit without being able to record.

Nice to have the AA option for power or USB so no bespoke power supplies required. All in all a very nice unit ........ just don't drop it.

I do a lot of camera work & interviews that need quality sound that I can monitor without the hassle of holding a separate device. Mounting the Tascam dr-60d on top of a tripod and mounting my DSLR on top of that means I have everything where I need it.

So far the product is exactly what i hoped for with good quality sound but there is one issue - On my first test of the product I inserted and xlr cable which I have been unable to remove...

I have sent two messages to Thomann about how to fix this as I need the device for work but I still haven't got a useful response.

The Tascam still works with the xlr cable that it stuck in slot one but I am afraid to insert another xlr cable incase a second one gets stuck. The issue seems to be in the build as the release button is not working properly!

If this issue was fixed I would give the product 5 stars but until then I cannot.

Very good besides this issue.