One of my first jobs in radio was for a small public FM in Santa Cruz, CA. We had a remote truck that was basically just a bunch of 1/4″ stereo tape decks mounted in racks inside. It was, and remains, ...

Tascam has a decades-long run of creating high-quality audio equipment and has a thriving user base, who test both quality and usability of everything from field recorders to the massively popular ...

Zoom has revealed a new app-driven portable audio recorder. Whether you're out in the field, capturing the latest groove at band practice or producing your latest podcast, the H8 is like an all you ...

Looking for more audio recording options to take your films and video projects to that next level? Well, you’re in luck, as a ...

You return from a long day reporting in the field — only to realize you didn't record ambience. You're in the middle of a reporting trip and you've forgotten extra batteries for your recorder. You're ...

Field recorders, or backpackable audio recorders with a few XLR jacks and an SD card slot, are a niche device, and no matter what commercial field recorder you choose you’ll always compromise on what ...

The company describes it as a powerful yet compact 4-channel field recorder and mixer, suitable for film production and video journalism, as well as field recordists and sound designers. The FR-AV4 ...

Audio is where video recording gets complicated. The absence of adequate audio capabilities is an unfortunate oversight and ultimately is why I don’t love any of the available external recorder ...