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Tascam DR-1 Reviews

$41.95

Decent battery life ; Strong recording quality (techradar.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Tascam DR-1

We have collected and analyzed 1 expert reviews and 20 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 80/100 and users rate it 84/100. The average review date is January 20, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 4972 reviews from other Portable Tape & Digital Recorders. The alaScore™ for this product is 87/100 = Very good. Last update: November 21, 2009.

alaSCORE 87

870100

21 reviews

November, 2009

80 / 100

1 Expert

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84 / 100

20 Users

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Expert Reviews (1)

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Tascam DR-1

By (techradar.com)

We found the Tascam DR-1 slightly awkward to operate at times

Decent battery life ; Strong recording quality

Some colouration on recordings ; Awkward layout

Distortion is excellent, both in and out, matching much full-size kit. This is a perfectly usable piece of equipment capable of good results, but we feel one should ideally be very familiar with its quirks before embarking on any important recordings

The Tascam DR-1 is a little larger than the others in its class, but still...

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80100

techradar.com

User Reviews (20)

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Brilliant Recorder

By George W. Bayley (amazon.com)

Brilliant Recorder

I purchased this recorder for the purpose of recording performances of some of my compositions to create audition files on my website. I used it for the first time to record the premiere performance of one of my choral pieces in Scotland. I stood at the s...

US

Huh???

By John H. Hopkin III (amazon.com)

Huh???

geez...what a P.O.S...i read all the reviews and mentally ignored the bad ones...bad move...i should have given them more credence...i un-boxed the unit and, since it already had the card and battery installed, hooked it up to the computer to charge...wh...

US

Tascam DR-1 meets expectations

By A. Ditch (amazon.com)

Tascam DR-1 meets expectations

The digital audio recorder certainly met my expectations for recording rehearsal music, as well as interviews. For me was very user friendly from day-1. Unexpectely works very well recording sounds that come from computer speakers. One does need to be...

Manufacturer's Description

The TASCAM DR-1 puts world-dominating power into your pocket. Its built-in stereo microphones include a unique variable angle mechanism, so you can set it to record from any angle. The DR-1 is the first portable recorder to include a 1GB card, so yo...

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