Tascam DR-100 MKIII Tutorial

Want to learn how to use a Tascam DR-100 MKIII from the University of San Francisco's Media Lab??? Great! Here you go.

[@kishascape]

I wanna reserve this! I wish all the schools I went to weren’t lame and had no equipment.

[@mhausb6436]

I believe you should not use MONO-MIX when recording with one microphone but rather MONO-L or - R, depending on the input used. MONO-MIX will mix both inputs into one channel, which may result in more hiss because you're recording from the unconnected input, too.

[@TimandLauren]

are there is anything else that can reduce the hiss using this? just got mine today

[@mhausb6436]

@@TimandLauren in the IO/Settings, there is the Dual ADC function that somehow let's you use two ADCs in conjunction to improve SN ratio. I don't really understand the science behind this and the difference seems minimal to me. Other people's mileage may vary.

[@TimandLauren]

@@mhausb6436 oh really, thats pretty cool so do you suggest not having the limiter turned on?

[@mhausb6436]

@@TimandLauren don't know if that impacts the noise but I try to avoid it. If I did live recordings I would probably rather use the dual level function if I fear the signal might get to loud. Probably depends on the situation.

[@kishascape]

What if I want a mono mix of both the the in built uni mics tho?

[@RyanF3M]

Brilliant, Simple and Efficient! Well done!

[@anthonybailon]

Francisco Morais Thanks dude!!

[@denyshinostroza4828]

In spanish please.... Saludos desde Perú 🇵🇪

[@stephenball3387]

At about 1:00 into the video you say, "when you are using a microphone with its OWN POWER SOURCE, switch on phantom power." This is confusing to me because I think of a microphone with its own power source as being battery-powered and not requiring phantom power.

[@kishascape]

That’s not what you think, it’s what everyone thinks. Because these mics don’t have their own power and require it from the recorder.

[@IsraelSuperguide]

i was recording today out side and i took it tascam but when i set the source EXT MIC and plug the small mic nothig was recorded. Then i changed source to omni and the small mic in ext in. it catched too much noise as i was walking. any sugestion, what am i doing wrong? i just want to use the small mic and cancel the other mics. thank you

[@anthonybailon]

Sorry for the late reply dude, I meant to reply sooner but I completely forgot. Hopefully you figured it out, but in case you haven't I have a couple of ideas. What kind of microphone is it? You said small mic so maybe it's a lapel mic that attaches to clothes, and if it was a shotgun mic then some of them do require phantom power, but that does not sound like the case. The usual cardioid mics, ex a singing mic you see everywhere, doesn't require phantom power and I think my video goes over the basic yet perfectly efficient set up for most mic set ups. However now I'm thinking if you are connecting your mics to an XLR cable then plugging the other end of that cable into the XLR port of the bottom of the Tascam. I know the Tascam offers a variety of different recording setups such as plugging your own mics into it or using it itself to record with those cylinders on the top of it. I think that's one of the problems. For separate recordings I know the tascam offers mono left and right which does differentiates between mics so the are not overlapping, but I forget what the files look like afterwards (I think it makes multiple files after one recording)? Also if you edit in Adobe or ProTools they do appear as a left and right track, but there is an easy fix to that in both programs which is basically copying and pasting those tracks and making them left or right to complement the existing right or left recorded track. I'm thinking its a combination of the Tascam's mic settings and your mic inputs. If you are using the XLR cables I say try my set up in the video, and if that doesn't work I found this 40 minute video on this Tascam model by ArtVideo Productions. It's long and tedious but it might help. The video is, Tascam DR 100 Mark III Review Plus Tutorial and Full Manual .

[@tiagophotos1]

Doest it have an 3.5 input conector? i mean, in order to have not need to adapt a 3.5 to XLR. Wich input source do we need to apply in that case? (if we have a 3.5 in)

[@anthonybailon]

I did not show the top of the Tascam, which has two 3.5mm input jacks. One is analog (EXT-IN) for routing signals from a lavalier mic if you just want to plug the mic directly to the Tascam, and not through the traditional lav mic to a transmitter that is wirelessly connected to a receiver that is plugged into one of the Tascam's XLR ports. The other input is digital (DIGITAL IN) for routing signal from a digital media player. There is a 3.5 LINE OUT input on the side next to the headphone jack for sending audio straight to your camera's LINE IN.

[@Pacificat]

How do I transfer Audi files to my laptop?

[@kishascape]

Sorry BMW only.

[@TimandLauren]

hey anthony, after recording with this and my microphone, if i play it back really loud, i notice a background/hiss noise is this normal man? is there any way to minimize this hiss noise

[@anthonybailon]

I know the DR-100 has it's own system for minimizing, if not completely erasing, hissing. It could be a lot of things: something faulty with XLR wires or mics (really make sure that both are properly connected), some other background noise, something in settings, making sure that the gain is not set all the way up because then it picks up everything including technical/electrical noises, etc. However, if you only heard this hiss when the audio was turned up really loud then it shouldn't be that big of an issue, and could probably be fixed in post like in Premiere or if you have it ProTools. Some other video should show you the proper tools. Any big, noticeable hissing at regular levels is surely a technical problem. Getting a 10 sec room tone before beginning any recorded session (outside, inside, in a small room or large room), and using that with a tool in an editing program could eliminate some noises in the background. Hissing is not uncommon, but can be mostly avoided. Worst case, almost all common hissing issues can be brought down to at least a faint noise that is almost unnoticeable when it's up against all the other sounds and visuals in your project.

[@TimandLauren]

@@anthonybailon such a great detailed response man, thank you so much