AFFORDABLE, COMPACT RECORDING POWER FOR CONTENT CREATORS | Tascam Portacapture X6 Demo | TOM QUAYLE

[@bernios3446]

I am amazed how good the guitar recording sounds from just the in- built microphones. The excellent playing probably helps also 🙂

[@RickDanner]

Tom that little acoustic thing you did in the intro was just beautiful just great

[@dekdanar]

Don't stop impressing peoples Tom. Here from Indonesia. Thanks. Terima kasih

[@ducariusrex]

That’s some fine playing, my friend.😮

[@Gael_AG]

thanks for the review , i’ll stick to the X8 i was about to sell to get the x6 but many missing features can’t compensate the size and portability

[@kadourimdou43]

Can we have more vids with some acoustic playing.

[@kebmo3108]

that is exactly what I was waiting for. Small, touchscreen, versatil - perfect 👍

[@stevehawthorn8733]

Tom's videos are always a must watch and a nailed on like

[@kimhyeonjeong]

와.. 기타연주 진짜 잘하십니다 예술

[@waynosfotos]

With the x6 and x8 when plugged into camera, can you have the unit put a sound maker at the start and finsh of the recording for easy sinking in post?

[@CameraRay]

Does anyone know if this has the same ultrasonic issues that the X8 has? The latest firmware update did not fix it. i would like to know for sure before I buy one. Thanks.

[@jarord]

Unsure but probably still an issue, which is why it only goes up to 96khz not 192khz like the X8.

[@michaelyolch79]

How CLEAN are the preamps? Because, obviously, if you have to crank the gain in post, the NOISE FLOOR also comes up. This does not go well on the ZOOM H4 series due to their very noisy preamps.

[@neomatrix888]

Very similar to the zoom F3/F6 and much better than H series...

[@michaelyolch79]

@@neomatrix888 I DID go with the X6. So far, I’m very impressed and happy with it! 😃👍🏻

[@neomatrix888]

@@michaelyolch79 have you recorded loud distorted sound from DJ or live band sound board in to the X6 line in input and recovered distorted sound?

[@michaelyolch79]

@@neomatrix888 I bought it mostly for acoustic guitar and a remote capture device for lavalier and shotgun mics.

[@Sportsbikeguy]

Great review!

[@davespin9034]

Great video. I see quite a few amp heads in the background including the Marshall. My goal is to record high gain guitar into my SM57’s into this recorder. Other devices clipped so badly they were unusable. I tried devices which were video cameras and onboard recorders. None of those worked well. Have you recorded high gain amplifier output into this using the XLR inputs?

[@Ozpeter]

3:49 - the 32 bits helps avoid digital clipping, but an overloaded preamp can't benefit from that - the analog clipping will be very accurately recorded... likewise analog hiss from the preamps if the gain is too low. I think we have to be careful not to overstate the (undoubted) benefits of 32 bit. Is there any built in support for MS mics - so that, for instance, you could monitor in normal stereo while while recording mid and side on the XLR inputs? This would be mandatory for many video people.

[@Ozpeter]

@8kisok703 hmm, I should have said 32 bit float, which offers 1500 db of dynamic range if I remember correctly.

[@princebanini]

Nice video...beautiful guitar play as well.

[@milankucera7304]

What guitar is this please? The sound is awesome!

[@Adventuresingearland]

Insightful stuff, thanks Mr Q!

[@Truthinshredding1]

Do they do a video device too?

[@Matthew_Eitzman]

Can I overdub to make multitrack recordings? I want to preserve a track as I add a new track.

[@brandonolson3997]

Can you bounce tracks on this, then add more layers? Also, if so, does it preserve the individual wav files in the bounce?

[@ric2play]

can the 3.5 in be used a track?

[@petrub27]

tascam x8 mix. ext in was not a powered port. how's for the x6?

[@tomaslogue1609]

Is it possible to listen back to a track while recording another. As in listen to your recorded guitar recording on headphones and then sing into a mic recorded onto the tascam?

[@ngonzale3]

Are the preamps good if one doesn’t want to use 32 bit float if they don't want to?

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

The man. What acoustic did you open up with please? Looked and sounded very nice indeed.

[@andyracksthecams]

New room. Looks reverse of the last one? You have'nt built a case for your Plexi. I have some nice Ash put to one side at my local wood yard for my Small Box. I need to collect it. Great demo. Thank you. I have an H5 but this looks interesting.

[@VOByRobbins]

your guitar playing in A-B mode sounded fantastic, great coverage of the X6, really like my X8, but this new size is handier for sure!! Cheers!!

[@calandrella57]

I use mainly X8 without its microphones, so I extracted them. Unfortunately X6 have fixed mics, it's only possible turn round XY - AB position, but no extraction. So, length of X8 without mics and X6 with mics is more or less the same.

[@parisoncourt]

Well done Tom

[@Scilter]

Important question. Is the line in stereo or mono?

[@neomatrix888]

Stereo

[@ww1www]

Thanks for the video. Two things hit my ears, can you please confirm. You said that the aux in input has plug in power. Is it the case? In the X8 that input does not supply power to external mics. Also, on the X8, if you use this input, you lose XLR5 and 6. How about the X6? Can you configure inputs so that this aux in takes over the inbuilt mics but keeps the two XLR ports free for external devices? The other thing you mentioned is that the X6 can be used as an interface with Android or iOS devices. The X8 does not seem to work this way with smartphones. Have they improved on this aspect then? I hope they will fix it on the X8 eventually then.

[@ayoungethan]

Its all right there in the manual

[@ww1www]

@@ayoungethan Then these are actually improvements over the X8.

[@alantuttphotography]

Do you know if the onboard mics can be removed for 1/8" inputs like the X8? I see that these actually turn, where the ones on the X8 have to be removed and reconnected.

[@Ozpeter]

They don't remove.

[@calandrella57]

@@Ozpeter this is a bad thing because if one use external microphones, the presence of the fixed mics is not a good thing, these mics are too fragile and without protection

[@dezem7]

@@calandrella57 You would have thought common components would have been cheaper to produce/replacewith regards to using the same XLR combo jacks and screw in microphones across the Portacapture range.

[@LMoProVisualComm]

only thing missing is the internal lithium battery like the old DR-100 Mkiii... really sad

[@NeilEvery]

Solid rundown of features and this is a great little unit. That said, I wouldn't really call it an affordable alternate to the X8 since the price difference is only about $40 at current pricing. Given where the X8 is in the market and taking into account that it dropped in price 4-5 months after release I would be very hesitant to pick this up until late summer. If this were priced $100 less, I'd snap it up immediately. Still, great little unit. I'm shocked at how slow ZOOM is in releases a replacement for the H2n that has 32-bit. They have missed out big time on the $300-400 portable market.

[@Ozpeter]

Zoom M 2, 3 and 4 perhaps? Particularly the M3 which is a totally MS device.

[@NeilEvery]

@@Ozpeter the newly released Zoom devices have many of the same features but are an awful design. I don't know what they were thinking and the volume of extremely negative reviews calling out the terrible handling noise issues bear this out

[@neomatrix888]

​​@@NeilEveryTascam X series have much better preamps and noise floor than Zoom H - ESS series..

[@instrumentenfreak]

Nice video, as allways :-) Does the X6 allow to overdub?

[@dezem7]

Yep, not having the combo jacks is a deal breaker for home studio + you would have thought the top mic's would have been screw out replaceable. (Sharing common parts across the Portacapture range would have been cheaper and more practical I think) ah well...

[@ZiSlepovitch]

End users' priorities and interests ≠ shareholders' priorities and interests I wouldn't mind having those replacement mics for X8 selling for, say, $90 / pair, let alone the obvious: these mics should have been made out of metal on metal rubberized connectors (or similar) in the first place and not be so fragile and prone to breaking (out of interest, look up how many used X8s are on sale without attached mics). But have you seen replacement mic for X8 around? Me neither. No wonder they eliminated replaceable mic in X6: they can charge you even more to repair it. Wondering what TASCAM support will charge for those when inquired - unless they will tell you to mail in the device for in-house repair at an exorbitant price... Because - see top of this comment.

[@alexanderaseffa]

More affordable? The price difference between X8 and X6 is only $20.

[@dezem7]

Maybe the price will drop after a while like it did with the X8.

[@JCNOAOU]

lol

[@ZeginMakesMusic]

Is it just me, or is the sound of guitar strings scraping across fingers in between cords worse than a crying baby, or nails on a chalk board? I hate feeling that way. I can hear the most beautiful guitar sound and the moment is shattered for me when i hear that awful scratch in between cords. It really takes me out of the moment. As a music lover, it is devastating. I really wish i can just sit and enjoy it.

[@ofdrykkja]

looks good only in pictures. in real life it's peace of cheap plastic crap

[@calverozara]

HI. Great Video! Excuse my English, I use an automatic translator. I would like you to help me understand something that could be a big problem if I purchased the TAscam the possibility of falling back to 24 Bit? Until now I am used to working with ZOOM's economical and entry level product, i.e. the H1-N, which gives me the possibility of working at 196 khz and 24 Bit; now I would like to move to a higher quality, but not to the point of being forced to use 32 Bit, since my computer and software don't allow me to do so. At this point, perhaps, I don't know, I'll ask you further: would it be worth buying a Zooom H5? They tell me it's inferior to the TASCAM X6, but if I can't use 32 bits with the Tascam, then I'd be screwed. How could I do? what do you think?