- #Tascam 424 mkii will not turn on manual#
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- #Tascam 424 mkii will not turn on pro#
#Tascam 424 mkii will not turn on manual#
The Tascam manual is problematic, as it says to check the website for compatible cards, but when I check the website, none of the codes match with what is here, they all have "J"s which I think means for the Japanese market. Thanks for the info! When I reviewed the Marantz user reviews on B&H, I saw a couple of problems to SDHC problems being solved with a firmware update, could be worth checking into.įor now, I've still got the Tascam as I try to decide, and it had SDHC problems as well, saying there was a file error the first time I put the card in, and only accepting it for formatting later. It's a bit more than the Marantz, but I've seen them for under $700 before. You might also consider a Tascam HD-P2, which supposedly has video sync capability.
#Tascam 424 mkii will not turn on upgrade#
If someone could demonstrate that the unit I rented as defective, or that a firmware upgrade would allow it to use SDHC, I would jump on it in a heartbeat - I really liked it a lot - much better than anything Zoom makes, and easily more usable than the small Tascams. I had an option to buy it at a really good price, and I think I probably should have - however, between a lack of funds for such a purchase and the problems I had getting it to record to SDHC, I decided to pass. I have not had a standard SD card in some time, but the rental shop loaned me one when I showed them my problem. That said, mine was a rental, and I could not get it to record to SDHC cards, trying 32GB, 16GB, and 8GB cards. The Marantz is easily the most user friendly, and the quality was excellent. I can compare it to the Tascam DR-100 (version 1), the Zoom H2, Zoom H4n, and the Zoom R16. Rented a PMD661, with an option to buy the used unit for $175(!). Usage will be commercially distributed educational DVDs where content is king, and production value is secondary but still very much matters, with much of the DVDs coming from live presentations in front of audiences.Īny feedback from those with experience with these products, or alternative suggestions, would be very much appreciated. So, I'm considering a change in direction, and either going for more quality by upgrading the Tascam to a Marantz PMD661 ($600), giving up on pocketability and going to a belt loop carrier for a bump in recorder quality, or getting real pocketability by going to an Olympus ME-51S, which is the best quality plug-in power / 3.5 mm jack lav mic I've been able to find that will work with my Sony recorder. (The Sony was carefully researched, and is likely higher quality than the Tascam, it just lacks phantom power and XLR inputs.) Yes, it is the best audio combination I've owned so far, but the combined length of the DR-40 and TR50 XLR connector makes it 9.25" long and pushes the definition of "pocketability", and the distinction between the sound and what I get from my slim little Sony ICD-SX712 is not as great as I thought it would be.
#Tascam 424 mkii will not turn on pro#
I recently acquired a Tram TR50 lav mic ($310) and a Tascam DR-40 recorder ($150), so I would have the benefits of a true pro grade lav mic along with phantom power and XLR inputs in a pocketable package.