Is the Tascam DR-10L Pro Worth the Upgrade? Honest Thoughts

[@TexpatOTG]

I use the DR10x -- as you said, no clipping issues. The only time I ever had a problem, I traced it to user error. Never a problem again. The 10x is a little bulky with the 3.5mm to XLR adapter on it, but I am usually just plugging it directly into an interview mic. My first upgrade to 32-bit float will probably be my field recorder. Cheers -- good show!

[@jonathanvogler1244]

I loved the dual-record option from the older version. This new version doesn't seem to offer dual-record. Is that not necessary with the 32 float feature?

[@MeridianMedia]

Great question! The older dual-record option was handy, but with 32-bit float recording on the DR-10L Pro, you can capture a much wider dynamic range. For example, you could record a whisper and a shout in the same take, and both would be perfectly clear without any clipping or distortion. This flexibility makes dual-recording less necessary. Thanks for watching!

[@MeridianMedia]

Hey everyone! Tascam just dropped the price on the DR-10L Pro by $50 USD, so it currently costs $149.00. At this price point, I do think the value proposition is a lot stronger and certainly worth paying an extra $24 over the original DR-10L.

[@cosmonaut1961]

so did you upgraded?

[@MeridianMedia]

@@cosmonaut1961 Yes! I needed a third lavalier microphone for weddings and while I don't see myself using the bluetooth functionality I think having 32 bit float and extra battery life is worth the extra $24 dollars.

[@cosmonaut1961]

@@MeridianMedia thank you! In what scenario would you use the 3rd lav? Do you mic brides? So it would be groom, bride and officiant? (I film weddings too 👍)

[@MeridianMedia]

@@cosmonaut1961 You got it! We usually try to mic the bride, but it depends on the dress and how easy it is to conceal the lav. For that we use the original DR-10L (white version). Then for the other two mics we are usually laving the groom and the officiant.

[@cosmonaut1961]

@@MeridianMedia thanks!