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Tascam, 4 AD Converter, usb2.0, Black, DR-40

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  • Discontinued Model Replaced by New & Improved DR-40X
  • Switchable microphone position from X-Y to a-b. Os - Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
  • 4-Track recording - Record the built-in microphones and mic inputs at the same time
  • Dual recording captures a safety track to prevent distorted takes
  • Up to 96Hz/24-bit resolution. Sampling frequency: 44. 1K/48K HZ

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Sound quality
4.5
4.4
4.5
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Battery life
4.3
4.4
4.1
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Value for money
4.0
4.1
4.7
User interface
4.0
4.0
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Easy to use
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usb2.0
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2 GB
32 GB
32 GB
32 GB
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display size
40 inches
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3 aa, 3 aaa, 1 lithium ion
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115 grams
63 grams

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Product Description

Tascam incredible DR-40 lets you take true 4-track recording on the go! This impressively affordable 4-track recorder gives you all of the tools you need to capture audio anywhere in any environment. Want to record live music? Plug the main feed from the board right into the DR-40 and use the built-in microphones to capture the room. Want to record audio for video? Just plug your shotgun microphone into an input and enable Phantom power. Dual mode Recording, automatic level adjustment, and a built-in limiter all ensure that your recordings will come out sounding great. And the Tascam DR-40 includes great practice and Studio-style recording tools, such as a built-in tuner and reverb, making it an amazing songwriting tool too.

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4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5
1,598 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, sound quality, ease of use, performance, and value of the voice recorder. For example, they mention that it's a great small multi-track recorder, it produces exactly the results they expected, and that it works well for live recording. That said, they say it'll make a good unit for the money.

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328 customers mention302 positive26 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the voice recorder. They mention that it is a great product, better than any on board camera mic for video, and produces a very solid stereo recording. They also appreciate the dual level recording feature, which makes their life much easier. The DR-40 is able to record a second track at a lower input, making it a perfect combination for field recording. The record quality is excellent, and it is one of the best handheld recorders they've ever used.

"...The display is big enough to easily see. The record quality is excellent -- yes, you can get 24-bit, 192 kHz sampling in other recorders, but I ca..." Read more

"...By the way, TASCAM is a well-respected, old (used to be TEAC) maker of consumer, prosumer and professional recording gear...." Read more

"...The internal mics are excellent, and they alone can get a very solid stereo recording...." Read more

"...The H4n is definitely sturdier. The mics look like solid metal, but they're cheap plastic as well...." Read more

261 customers mention202 positive59 negative

Customers like the sound quality of the voice recorder. They say the built-in mics are great, amazing, and good for loud recording. The recorder is easy to use and produces high-quality audio. The vocals are crisp and clear, and there is no noise introduced. The built- in speaker is very convenient.

"...the DR-40's built-in mics only a couple of times, but the sound seems pretty good through them...." Read more

"...compact Apple 5VDC USB power supplies I have and it works fine, no noise introduced, so as another reviewer advised, don't waste money on TASCAM's..." Read more

"...They record excellent directional audio, not really eliminating any sound, but you can definitely hear where the sound is in relation to the mics...." Read more

"...I then tried a Sennheiser EW112PG3A Wireless Kit. The sound was great with this set up, but the Sennheiser is delivers a more powerful signal...." Read more

172 customers mention132 positive40 negative

Customers like the ease of use of the voice recorder. They mention that it's easy to set up, use, and power. The menus are intuitive, and the device is up and ready extremely quickly. It saves a lot of time.

"...DR-40 is the perfect recorder for my usage: small, yet powerful and easy to use. And very clean. I recommend the Tascam DR-40." Read more

"...It is fairly simple to operate and requires fewer steps and less time to get music onto my iMac and iTunes than older methods...." Read more

"...*Learning Curve: 5 minutes. Seriously. It's really easy to learn if you just click around and try combinations of buttons...." Read more

"...1. No knobs for level adjustment. It’s difficult to fine tune levels with the on-screen up/down level adjustment...." Read more

160 customers mention115 positive45 negative

Customers like the performance of the voice recorder. For example, they say it works great, produces exactly the results they expected, and is simple to use. The internal microphones do a wonderful job of reproducing the audience. Overall, customers find it very usable and easy to use, with no problems. They also mention that the line in function is superb and it's super easy to set the recording levels.

"...I still have the DR-05 and it still works well, but it has one big failing: The DR-05 has only a microphone-level input and can't record line-level..." Read more

"...It’s working great! I just clap at the start of the recording and use the spike in audio to sync the camera and the DR-40...." Read more

"This was a 5-star product for me until it quit working...." Read more

"...Get the right gear to go with it, but it works like a champ." Read more

109 customers mention99 positive10 negative

Customers are satisfied with the value of the voice recorder. They mention that it is a great unit for the money, it's affordable, and a portable recorder that works just as well as the Zoom. Some say that it'll make an excellent buy.

"...Enter the Tascam DR-40. I got it at a great price and the DR-40 records at both line-level and mic-level, which means I will not need to use an..." Read more

"...This is the very cheapest device you will find that offers balanced XLR inputs, A/D conversion circuitry designed for low noise, and high-res, pro-..." Read more

"...It was worth the money spent.Also, I forgot it is capable of 4 track recording too, so I just recently played with that feature...." Read more

"...I'm giving it five stars based on the price and quality...." Read more

59 customers mention59 positive0 negative

Customers like the features of the voice recorder. They say it has many capabilities, has good sound quality, and has simple overdub features. Some mention that the added inputs are incredibly helpful for making full-bodied recordings. Overall, customers are satisfied with the product's features.

"...The DR-40 is also very useful stand-alone for getting samples of ambient sound. They are very clean and crisp, very sensitive...." Read more

"...It really possesses impressive features for a little recorder. And it works great with a guitar plugged into it as well...." Read more

"...the audio quality of the recordings is excellent, the rest of the features are good, and it's very user friendly, and most importantly somewhat..." Read more

"...It's certainly priced well and is full featured. I'm using this to record sound attached to my DSLR...." Read more

54 customers mention34 positive20 negative

Customers are mixed about the mics. Some mention the internal mics are fantastic and the onboard mics have comparable quality. They say the on-board mic gets better pick-up, and the internal microphones are crystal clear. However, others say the frequency response of the built in mics is mediocre, and they can't record line-level. The DR-05 has only a microphone-level input and can''t use line- level inputs for external mics, and only ONE mono microphone input for external microphones.

"...The internal mics are excellent, and they alone can get a very solid stereo recording...." Read more

"...still works well, but it has one big failing: The DR-05 has only a microphone-level input and can't record line-level signals...." Read more

"...Internal Mics: For the price, the internal mics are fantastic...." Read more

"...And it works great with a guitar plugged into it as well. The mics flip out or in depending on the recording environment you are going for, but the..." Read more

42 customers mention29 positive13 negative

Customers are mixed about the battery life of the voice recorder. Some mention that it works well and lasts a long time, while others say that it does eat batteries and can cause damage to the unit. The provided batteries suck and the battery capacity seems mixed.

"...The unit takes 3 AA batteries and runs for many hours. And I like that the DR-40 uses a full-size SD card, unlike the Tascam DR-05's microSD card...." Read more

"...Battery life seems to be pretty good. It hasn't died during a meeting yet, but I do keep an eye on the battery before going using it...." Read more

"...Yes, it does eat batteries...." Read more

"...-Longer run time: I was always surprised how quickly the Zoom seemed to juice batteries...." Read more

Works great for very loud bands.
5 Stars
Works great for very loud bands.
I was in the market for a handheld digital recorder and was having a lot of trouble trying to find any that explicitly stated that they could handle a VERY loud band. In my band we have a bass player who has a near pathological obsession with speaker cabinets. He has a wall of speakers featuring no less than 2 4x10 cabinets, a couple 18s and a couple 2x15s. In addition we have two guitar players running full stacks with Marshall and Verellen heads, and of course a drummer. I'm not saying this is the right thing to do, nor is it safe, but that's what we do. It gets LOUD. And even though I'm pushing forty, I know loud. We play stoner rock and sludge metal. This ain't your dad's cover band.After a bad experience with a previous Tascam DR-2d recorder that seemed to always be clipping no matter how low I set the input gain (it was stolen before I had the chance to see if the distortion was the result of a bad setting on my part), I was skeptical but hopeful that this one would perform better.It far exceeded my expectations. I couldn't get the Peak light to come on unless I was holding it right next to the drummer and he was really cracking the snare. I placed it in the center of the room, pointed it in no particular direction and set it to record. I set the input level all the way down and let it roll. We played through about four songs and then I went out to the car to see how things were sounding. I was blown away. It obviously doesn't sound like it's ready to be pressed to vinyl or anything, but it sounds AMAZING for a little handheld recorder. No distortion from the drums or the bass, you could hear all the instruments even though I didn't take any special care in directing the built-in mics toward one instrument or another. It basically created a faithful recording of what we were doing and allowed us to hear back our practice clearly so that we can refine our songwriting. This will be an indispensable tool for all future practices, and I might even record some live shows with it. Those tend to be even louder, so we'll see how it holds up. I haven't even tried the dual record mode yet, which is supposed to create a safety recording at a lower level.I'm going to upload a customer image of the levels from this recording so that you can see that nothing was clipping and there's still plenty of room left for me to increase the input volume.I'd also like to give some special props to Tascam for including a storage card with a *usable* amount of storage. Every digital camera I've purchased in the last 15 years comes with a tiny card that you can't do anything with. They include a generous 2GB SD card which is a ton of recording time in single track mode. Files are very easy to access via USB and recorded in WAV, which any audio editor will understand and easily convert to mp3 in seconds. My buddy has a BOSS digital recorder and we still can't figure out how to read its proprietary track format. Bad move on their part, and I'm glad Tascam didn't go that route.All this plus XLR ins with phantom power so I can use any mic that I want? (Though the built-in mics sound great!) I think I'm in love. Another bonus, it kinda resembles a tazer and you never know when you might have to scare away a crackhead who's giving your gear the greasy eyeball while you're loading your van.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2018
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent recorder at an affordable price
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2018
I've had a Tascam DR-05 recorder for many years and it has been a workhorse for my low-budget professional video projects. These included recording music recitals, microphone audio for film production, concert audio and recording voice-overs for my many videos. I still have the DR-05 and it still works well, but it has one big failing: The DR-05 has only a microphone-level input and can't record line-level signals. That caused me some grief a couple of times when I used an attenuator to knock down line-level signals to mic-level for the DR-05 to record. Sometimes the results were fine but a few times they were not.

Enter the Tascam DR-40. I got it at a great price and the DR-40 records at both line-level and mic-level, which means I will not need to use an external attenuator. It also means that I don't have to knock a signal down (with an attenuator) just to amplify it for recording. The result is that it makes better line-level recordings than the DR-05.

So far, I like everything about the DR-40. It's small enough to fit in a pocket, but big enough to have two XLR connectors. It will take both balanced (XLR) and unbalanced (1/4-inch) connectors -- both line-level and mic-level. It has a convenient input-level control on the side. The display is big enough to easily see. The record quality is excellent -- yes, you can get 24-bit, 192 kHz sampling in other recorders, but I can't hear the difference between those devices and the DR-40 (which does 24-bit, 96 kHz sampling). The Tascam DR-40 can record four channels, but I have not used it to record more than two. I've used the DR-40's built-in mics only a couple of times, but the sound seems pretty good through them. The unit takes 3 AA batteries and runs for many hours. And I like that the DR-40 uses a full-size SD card, unlike the Tascam DR-05's microSD card. (I hate the thought that I might not have a micro-SD adapter when I need one.)

April 4, 2020 edit: I've since used the DR-40 to record a couple dozen concerts, connected to the house mixer to get clean audio. And the audio has been great. If you search on "garnet rogers annandale arts", you will find a song called "Small Victory" recorded by Canadian folksinger Garnet Rogers. I recorded that video, using the Tascam DR-40 to capture the audio directly from the house mixer. It sounds great! (Good song, too!)

So far, the Tascam DR-40 is the perfect recorder for my usage: small, yet powerful and easy to use. And very clean. I recommend the Tascam DR-40.
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El Tortas
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfecto para iniciar en el cine o audiovisuales en general
Reviewed in Mexico on December 31, 2018
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Marpa
5.0 out of 5 stars Ein guter Rekorder für den Preis.
Reviewed in Germany on October 16, 2019
Cliente Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfecta para grabar sonido de muchas formas distintas
Reviewed in Spain on November 29, 2018
Pablo Aladino
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo registratore multitraccia portatile
Reviewed in Italy on August 28, 2018
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo registratore multitraccia portatile
Reviewed in Italy on August 28, 2018
Sono un musicista professionista, e mi occupo di registrazione audio/video per produzioni editoriali, multimediali, colonne sonore, cd. L'utilizzo dei registratori multitraccia è per me sempre stato appassionante e indispensabile dai tempi dei vecchi Tascam a cassetta. Attualmente nel mio studio utilizzo un M-AUDIO MicroTrack II (che registra tramite scheda CF su due canali alla risoluzione massima di 24 bit/96Khz) e un FOSTEX MR8HD (8 tracce in qualità CD memorizzabili su HD integrato).

Il Tascam DR-40 offre la possibilità di registrare dai due microfoni incorporati (soluzione ideale per registrazioni al volo in esterni), ma è anche possibile sfruttare i due ingressi microfonici e di linea. Ha l'alimentazione Phantom per l'utilizzo di microfoni a condensatore.
Il registratore dispone di varie modalità operative: registrazione mono; stereo; dual; 4 tracce simultanee su 2 canali; overdub. Quest'ultima funzione è particolarmente interessante, perchè utilizzando la modalità "Overdub separate" si può sovraincidere un numero virtualmente illimitato di tracce editabili in post, e senza distruggere ne la traccia originaria, ne tutte quelle successive. Sostanzialmente la funzione Overdub Separate permette di ottenere risultati simili a quelli che si avrebbero utilizzando un classico registratore a tracce separate. Questa funzione risulta particolarmente preziosa per elaborare bozze compositive o registrare brani completi.

Il DR40 registra su schede Sd-Sdhc-Sdxc files WAW e BWF con risoluzione fino a 24bit/96Khz, ha integrate funzione basilari di editing sui file e un mixer per correggere pan, livelli ed effetti prima durante le riprese o per il mixdown.

Attualmente sto utilizzando il TASCAM per lo studio, la composizione e la produzione professionale, e lo trovo davvero ottimo. Si tratta di un dispositivo dotato di un interfaccia comoda e intuitiva. Dopo un breve, ma necessario studio del manuale si riuscirà a sfruttarne a pieno tutte le qualità.
Al momento dell'acquisto ero indeciso fra il TASCAM, lo ZOOM h4npro, e il BOSS microbr. Ho scelto il TASCAM (dopo avere avuto modo di provare gli altri due) sia per il prezzo (il DR40 costa attualmente 60/80eu meno degli altri due), sia per la filosofia progettuale che c'e' dietro. Il TASCAM è un registratore multitraccia portatile che integra alcune comode funzioni aggiuntive, mentre ZOOM e BOSS sono due veri e propri studi di registrazione tascabili, con numerosissime funzioni di editing, mastering, simulatori di effetti e amplificatori, accompagnamenti elettronici e molto altro. Tutto questo rende l'interfaccia più ostica macchinosa - e in definitiva (almeno per me) inutile, dato che trovo più pratico importare sulla DAW del PC le registrazioni fatte col DR40, e da li fare il mixing e mastering.

In definitiva mi ritengo molto soddisfatto del prodotto acquistato, e posso consigliarlo a tutti quelli che hanno necessità di registrare per esigenze di studio, composizione o produzione.
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Pierre L.
5.0 out of 5 stars Qualité d'enregistrement et simplicité d'emploi
Reviewed in France on August 13, 2018
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