Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this week’s episode, I share my thoughts and opinions on the audio and sound recorders for video, film, podcast, and livestream production I have used. In this updated version, we also add podcast and consumer wireless microphone recorders. The section on body pack recorders is also much larger in this video.
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Our latest courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX. Https://school.learnlightandsound.com
Support my work creating videos by donating at Ko-Fi.com ko-fi.com/curtisjudd
Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVEStore, Perfect Circuit, Trew Audio or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Zoom H1n — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/0FeL
- Zoom H4n Pro — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/Mkwf
- Zoom H5 — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/JKIkO1o
- Zoom H6 — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/eh0Fr0
- Tascam DR-05 — B&H, Amazon geni.us/tascdro5CH
- Tascam Portacapture X8 — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/BE098
- Zoom F1 — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/CUgDEHo
- Tascam DR-10L — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/H9SEQ
- Tentacle Track E — B&H, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/hqpYNAL
- Zoom F2 — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon amzn.to/3L5NyLt
- RODE Wireless Go II — B&H, DVE Store, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/SQ5fT5Y
- DJI Mic — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/EFCdOD
- Tascam DR-60D Mk II — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/tascdr60dCH
- Tascam DR-70D — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/S0khduK
- Zoom F3 — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/6RvZm
- Zoom F6 — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/pCFS
- Zoom F8n Pro — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/fdkN4s
- SoundDevices MixPre II Series — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/O8e0
- RODECaster Pro II — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/iFlEMB
- Zoom Podtrak P4 — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/BbGtUP
- Zoom Podtrak P8 — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/W8EU
- Zoom LiveTrak L-8 — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/81Wt0VO
- Sound Devices 833 — B&H, Sweetwater geni.us/Toim
- Sound Devices 888 — Trew Audio, B&H, Sweetwater geni.us/zAryW4J
- Sound Devices Scorpio — Trew Audio, B&H, Sweetwater geni.us/Bcax
- Sound Devices CL-16 control surface — Trew Audio, B&H, Sweetwater geni.us/k5ts
In-depth reviews:
Zoom H1n youtu.be/hi5x5Go4eIY
Zoom H4n Pro youtu.be/wJCjbLw5Lh8
Zoom H8 youtu.be/sHPIO7MYvho
Tascam Portacapture X8 youtu.be/_jDtZoBPCus
Zoom F1 youtu.be/3H2aF24oxao
Tascam DR-10L youtu.be/5JnMqxsw69A
Tentacle Track E youtu.be/W2mdXyhmtyg
Zoom F2 youtu.be/2y51ptCAOdI
RODE Wireless Go II youtu.be/aD7LOYiqKE8
Tascam DR-60D Mk II youtu.be/TRoIMPHS91U
Zoom F3 youtu.be/THEBOa0UUJo
Zoom F6 youtu.be/byMZkEvYRKw
Zoom F8n Pro youtu.be/8MfCY6d3ujk
SoundDevices MixPre II Series youtu.be/8lRVnMO14k8
Zoom Podtrak P4 youtu.be/3xkoH0Tpzl4
Zoom Podtrak P8 youtu.be/UzhJCMr6Kv8
Zoom LiveTrak L-8 youtu.be/HYIJsOg9TPw
RODECaster Pro II youtu.be/151gPYWalNs
Sound Devices 833 youtu.be/3C4CJmwXK2g
Sound Devices Scorpio youtu.be/-5Q09Iro33c
Index
00:00 Start
00:06 Summary
00:16 Introduction
00:47 Handheld recorders
01:30 Zoom H1n
02:58 Tascam DR-05
03:44 Zoom H4n Pro
05:28 Zoom H5
06:23 Zoom H6
06:55 Zoom H8
08:04 Tascam Portacapture X8
11:00 Body pack recorders (and wireless recorders)
12:32 Zoom F1
13:06 Tascam DR-10L
14:19 Tentacle Track E
16:31 Zoom F2
17:58 RODE Wireless Go II
19:20 DJI Mic
19:54 Consumer field recorders
20:40 Tascam DR-60D Mk II & 70D
23:40 Prosumer field recorders
28:25 Zoom F3, F6, and F8n Pro
34:55 SoundDevices MixPre II Series
43:55 Podcast recorders
44:34 Zoom Podtrak P4
47:23 Zoom Podtrak P8
48:55 Zoom LiveTrak L-8
49:58 RODECaster Pro II
53:15 Professional field recorders
57:49 SoundDevices 8XX Series
01:03:14 Aaton Digital Cantar X3, Zaxcom Nova, Nomad, and Deva, Sonosax SX-R4+
01:04:17 Please buy my courses
Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: geni.us/G7by
Copyright 2022, Curtis Judd
#Audio #Recorder #Zoom #RODE #SoundDevices #Tascam
In this week’s episode, I share my thoughts and opinions on the audio and sound recorders for video, film, podcast, and livestream production I have used. In this updated version, we also add podcast and consumer wireless microphone recorders. The section on body pack recorders is also much larger in this video.
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Our latest courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX. Https://school.learnlightandsound.com
Support my work creating videos by donating at Ko-Fi.com ko-fi.com/curtisjudd
Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVEStore, Perfect Circuit, Trew Audio or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Zoom H1n — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/0FeL
- Zoom H4n Pro — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/Mkwf
- Zoom H5 — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/JKIkO1o
- Zoom H6 — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/eh0Fr0
- Tascam DR-05 — B&H, Amazon geni.us/tascdro5CH
- Tascam Portacapture X8 — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/BE098
- Zoom F1 — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/CUgDEHo
- Tascam DR-10L — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/H9SEQ
- Tentacle Track E — B&H, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/hqpYNAL
- Zoom F2 — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon amzn.to/3L5NyLt
- RODE Wireless Go II — B&H, DVE Store, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/SQ5fT5Y
- DJI Mic — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/EFCdOD
- Tascam DR-60D Mk II — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/tascdr60dCH
- Tascam DR-70D — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/S0khduK
- Zoom F3 — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/6RvZm
- Zoom F6 — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/pCFS
- Zoom F8n Pro — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/fdkN4s
- SoundDevices MixPre II Series — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/O8e0
- RODECaster Pro II — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/iFlEMB
- Zoom Podtrak P4 — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/BbGtUP
- Zoom Podtrak P8 — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/W8EU
- Zoom LiveTrak L-8 — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/81Wt0VO
- Sound Devices 833 — B&H, Sweetwater geni.us/Toim
- Sound Devices 888 — Trew Audio, B&H, Sweetwater geni.us/zAryW4J
- Sound Devices Scorpio — Trew Audio, B&H, Sweetwater geni.us/Bcax
- Sound Devices CL-16 control surface — Trew Audio, B&H, Sweetwater geni.us/k5ts
In-depth reviews:
Zoom H1n youtu.be/hi5x5Go4eIY
Zoom H4n Pro youtu.be/wJCjbLw5Lh8
Zoom H8 youtu.be/sHPIO7MYvho
Tascam Portacapture X8 youtu.be/_jDtZoBPCus
Zoom F1 youtu.be/3H2aF24oxao
Tascam DR-10L youtu.be/5JnMqxsw69A
Tentacle Track E youtu.be/W2mdXyhmtyg
Zoom F2 youtu.be/2y51ptCAOdI
RODE Wireless Go II youtu.be/aD7LOYiqKE8
Tascam DR-60D Mk II youtu.be/TRoIMPHS91U
Zoom F3 youtu.be/THEBOa0UUJo
Zoom F6 youtu.be/byMZkEvYRKw
Zoom F8n Pro youtu.be/8MfCY6d3ujk
SoundDevices MixPre II Series youtu.be/8lRVnMO14k8
Zoom Podtrak P4 youtu.be/3xkoH0Tpzl4
Zoom Podtrak P8 youtu.be/UzhJCMr6Kv8
Zoom LiveTrak L-8 youtu.be/HYIJsOg9TPw
RODECaster Pro II youtu.be/151gPYWalNs
Sound Devices 833 youtu.be/3C4CJmwXK2g
Sound Devices Scorpio youtu.be/-5Q09Iro33c
Index
00:00 Start
00:06 Summary
00:16 Introduction
00:47 Handheld recorders
01:30 Zoom H1n
02:58 Tascam DR-05
03:44 Zoom H4n Pro
05:28 Zoom H5
06:23 Zoom H6
06:55 Zoom H8
08:04 Tascam Portacapture X8
11:00 Body pack recorders (and wireless recorders)
12:32 Zoom F1
13:06 Tascam DR-10L
14:19 Tentacle Track E
16:31 Zoom F2
17:58 RODE Wireless Go II
19:20 DJI Mic
19:54 Consumer field recorders
20:40 Tascam DR-60D Mk II & 70D
23:40 Prosumer field recorders
28:25 Zoom F3, F6, and F8n Pro
34:55 SoundDevices MixPre II Series
43:55 Podcast recorders
44:34 Zoom Podtrak P4
47:23 Zoom Podtrak P8
48:55 Zoom LiveTrak L-8
49:58 RODECaster Pro II
53:15 Professional field recorders
57:49 SoundDevices 8XX Series
01:03:14 Aaton Digital Cantar X3, Zaxcom Nova, Nomad, and Deva, Sonosax SX-R4+
01:04:17 Please buy my courses
Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: geni.us/G7by
Copyright 2022, Curtis Judd
#Audio #Recorder #Zoom #RODE #SoundDevices #Tascam
