I'm a Film student and my professor was so completely vague on how the hell this works. Best video ever, complete life saver.

Thanks !! I am an old guy. I grew up with much simpler devices; like volume, tone and record. I HATE reading instruction manuals and always try to fumble through it. You made the introduction to the Tascam very easy; so thanks for that.

Line level is for guitar cables and any other quarter inch cables like keyboard left and right or even mixer output etc. mic is XLR mic calbles with the 3 pins. Basically if you have the end that looks like a guitar cable plugged into the hole, use line, if you have the circular mic cable with 3 pins, use mic.

Not really "...every menu...walk thru entire process..." when on the 1st menu settings you state, "I don't even know what it does. Just turn it off." Just because you may not know what low cut filters do, doesn't mean it's not applicable to others.

Thank you so much for making this video. I feel much more confident going into filming my first wedding!

Tyler, way back when, I used to make and sell recordings of weddings. It was in the 70's, that really 'back when', you think? Well anyhow, in those days, the equipment was, as you could imagine, heavy and cumbersome. The reel to reel recorder alone was 70#'s, a separate mixer, mics, etc. could fill up a station wagon. One weekend, in July, with the temp in the 80's with no A/C, the church windows were all open, and the bride and groom kneeling at the alter saying their 'I do's', the absolutely worst thing happened. A fire engine raced by with lights and siren blasting. My headphones flew off, ouch, VU meters pinned and no chance to recover, I took the horrible recording home and fumbled with it for a week. I finally fixed it! Finding another wedding recording, I spliced it into this one and no one ever knew. Some body asked and I said, " If I tell you, I'll have to kill you" haha.

The absolute best Tascam DM 40 tutorial on KZfaq. Thanks!

Tip; Auto Record (when switched on) means that the device will start recording as soon as it gets an input signal above the threshold you set. In theory, you can leave it on standby and it will trigger the recording function when the band starts playing or someone starts talking. I've got the function on my DR-70 but I don't trust it, just don't think the 'convenience' is worth the risk.

Made my life easier and thank you for being so direct about everything. Wonderful and informative.

Tyler: "I don't know what Initialize does" Also Tyler: "Sometimes it will reset the settings, I don't know why" Thanks for the great video, just a short tip back: Initialize actually does not format the card, but all the settings back to factory settings. Hope that helps too! :)

Thank you so much. Just got my tascam and I was dreading going through the slow and meandering tutorials-this was quick and concise!

Hey man just want to say thank you for this video. I bought this same device the menu doesn’t have the same as yours . But it’s funny because it appears you did video 5 years ago and in tech land thats yonks ( Ages) but still this recorder was made well and sound is incredible…

For what I need it for...Thanks!!! I've had my recorder for over 2 years!!! I learned more watching your video 'Quicker' than working with the Owner's Manual!!! Great job!!! SFGS! (Semper Fi! Godspeed!)

Just found this and this is THE MOST INFORMATIVE TASCAM DR40X TUTORIAL I have found. Exemplary.

This is the most helpful video with Tascam setting on KZfaq! Thx for the hard works!!!

Great starter tutorial, and a must watch for newbies to the Tascam as the manual gives you next to nothing on operations and settings.

You don’t need that...don’t know what that does...😂😂🤣

Super tutorial, in depth and easy to follow.

THANKS A LOT FOR ALL THIS INFORMATIONS

Can you show how the XLR is connected to the speaker? I'm stressing out about how to connect them together.

I don't usually comment on KZfaq, but this video helped in so many ways.

hi there Tyler l really love your tutorial video, you nailed it,

bought a couple years ago and even with ;manual never could figure out how to actually get this to record so it went in a storage box and I use my trusted applications on my phone. Dolby has a great app for smartphones and you don't need to have the waste of money on this.

Nice! I have a question? My Tascam 40X Records but after an hour or so it doesn't record audio on the card, its blank. Before I used to record over 2 hours straight without any problem. Is there a reset or a special setting I to know about? I'm using the external XLR input.

Clarification on the side Line is for quarter inch cable, Mic is for xlr cable that doesn't require phantom power like off a mixing board, Mic Phantom is for microphones that require Phantom power

Track Inc. is for Incremental recording, saves multiple files over time in case the unit dies or the files corrupt. Very very useful!

Amazing vid!

After watching this managed to work out how to record electronic kit and track. Really easy to understand video . 👍🏿👍🏿

Thanks - I needed this video. I’m going to use one from a friend to do a live band recording for a demo and really don’t want to read through pages and pages of manual.

OMG... I've watched so many videos and this one actually answered all my questions - thank you!

Sick video man, very thorough. Thanks!

Thanks Tyler! It was great to get a standard set up video without going too deep in the weeds!

i bought the newer 40x , great little recorder...thank for explaining everything and for the tips!

I congratulate you. You are an excellent teacher. I really like your channel. Congratulations again. God Bless you.

Tyler, also I forgot to tell you that back then, there was no sound tech, i was it. Had to place all the mic's and mix them myself. So, the preacher had a mic, the couple had mics at the kneeling pads and if anyone else wanted to speak, a mic had to be available. So, I was busy, plus afterward, I had to out of there before the next event. What a rush!

Thanks, still slightly confused though. I want to use this with two lavalier XLR mics. Which will plug into two ports. If I choose Mono, it only records one of them, if I choose Stereo, it seems like it will record one lav mic on the left track and one on the right track.. which isn't what I want.. So I have to use 'dual', which creates two sound files at different levels? It seems like this is the option I have to choose.. ?

Thanks, but can it record dual external mics? A Safety track of External 1 and 2 on both the left and the right? Otherwise, it's better to get the DR-10X or two of them. lol

Thank you for the effort to help me and everyone understands how to set up the TASCAM! One question, what is XRI Mode? The tree options that are under it are OFF, ON, and ON+GPS; should I leave it off?

Thank you so much😊

trying to get a grip on all this new equipment i got my hands on. A quick and helpful video, thank you so much.

BIG Thanks!!

Someone just gave this to me for a job and said "good luck". Thanks to you, I'm not screwed!

Thank you, 2nd time watching this. Just came back after not using the DR40x for a year or so

HEY thank you so much for this video, I had no idea how to use it and now I feel almost like a pro

Thanks for posting this, very helpful!

Is the dual recording will it give you a louder mix cause that’s basically my only problem with recording is making it much louder im a dj and doing post production sucks when all i need is more umph in loudness

I would like to connect DR-40 to Nikon D-750. Please suggest the cable that I need to buy for connecting from DR-40 to DSLR. Thanks

Thank you!

Great.... one of the best tutorials ....thank you so much.

Thank you very much, now I'm able to record clean audio with this tutorial, although I have 40X.

thank you so much bro

Hi thanks for the tips ! But How to record simultaneously the DR40 stereo mic on a track (ambient) + an external mic on an other track ? while keeping the input levels settings independent ? Thanks

Thank you sir! I've had this recorder for a while and every time I plugged it in to the dj speaker or system I always end up with a bunch of mumbling noise in the background lol🤦‍♀ I just found out why, because I didn't set my source right, and all the videos I watched on YT didn't explain that clearly. So, thank you!

BADASS VIDEO! Helped me out so much

Clear and concise. After 4 years I finally know how to set my my Tascam

Great video, easy to follow. Thank you!

I have this same recorder but haven't used it for a while. When I put it in record mode I hit the record button for second time but it will only record for about 5-6 seconds then goes back into standby mode. Driving me nuts!! Any suggestions?

amazing thank you so much!!!!

Thank you for your video, I've had this thing for years and have constantly battled with setting it up. Of course, 2 little set the switch to mic not line was the big one for me as I kept going through the motions but it always recorded super low (nearly inaudible) but switch it to mic instead of line and that made ALL the difference. Again thank you. Migraine subsiding.

When I start recording with my Tascam DR-7X, it's recorded for only 7sec., Why is it so? Thank you for your time.

Excellent

Great info

Thanks! I've had this thing for a year and now know how to use it - almost. Can I use an adapter and plug a lav mic in?

thank you so much man for the video. just bouaht a used recorder. thanks once again.

thank you!

Next time just take 10 mins to talk to a sound engineer (who are always present at weddings) what these functions do. Auto-record is super neat. You set the threshold of volume for it to start auto recording at. That way you don't have to run over (or forget) to hit the record button when somebody starts speaking

mics can be flipped in or out but can they stay in the middle both facing front ? thanks

How do I get the tascam to recognize my mic when Im using it as an audio interface? I made sure that the source was the bottom left xlr jack but it refuses to pick up

this is exactly what i needed to know!

Im shooting a short film. Im going to run a rode ntg 8 on channel 1. On channel to can I run a xlr splitter for rode go 2 and record an additional left and right or will it just be mono?

Thank you.

Meu Tascam DR-40 está a desligar quando pressiono o botão + para escolher o modo na função Rec Mode. Será que é defeito?

Cool cool!

Well done

Thank you so much for posting this video!!!

Happily used Tascam DR-40 for years. Then this morning a perplexing problem with XLR cable. Was a brand new monoprice XLR cable, and the first time I plugged it into the DR-40 it became stuck. Never happened with my previous XLR cables, of different brands. I read the likely problem: there's an open notch/hold on my monoprice XLR that is used when I connect it to the Tascam and this opening then ensures the XLR gets locked onto Tascam. But then I can't get the Tascam to release it. Anyone else have this experience? This was an older DR-40, so not sure if it's any different with newer ones. And I'm pretty sure the reason is that hole/notch in the monoprice XLR connector. Is there such a think as locked vs unlocked versions of XLRs?

Hi! Thanks so much! What a great video! Question: I am using this recorder to film commercials at home with the Sennheiser MKE600. Is there any reason I need to record in Dual mode or can I use mono? What is the benefit? I am an audio beginner

This is really excellent, thank you for posting!

Well Done Mate ! Thank You Very Much !

Good tech info, thank you

Thanks for sharing. 🦅🇺🇸

Bravo! You answer my question about how I can mute the internal mics. I think I will only use them for static inside recording.

thank you🙏

I lost a setting and I can’t find it. Trying to see if it can block out my ac noise.

How well would this work for Motovlogging..?? I want to set up a moto vlog for my goldwing.

Thank you!!

6:25 assuming it's the same as Windows; 'Quick Format' just wipes the list of recordings and makes the SD ready for re-writing, the files can be recovered with special software. 'Full Format' actually deletes the data and defines the file-system type (FAT or FAT32). 'Initialize' is for new SD cards; does a full format and installs a system file. Both Full Format and Initialize only need to be done on an SD card new to the Tascam.

Do you use the limiter or the peak reduction functions ?

Pretty good for not knowing about some of the settings. The important stuff is good. Thanks. Does the headphone monitor work always by default. Can you hear the sound though the mics via the headphone before you hit the second record signal as a test for levels and overall sound? Thanks for your help.

YEAH BRO!!! Love this man, amazing and wild hype to get this going, I've had for 2 years and used very minimally but as my VO auditions increase, as should the work, my investment will come into play so I'm grateful my man. Thank you!

Thank you just spent the last 4 hours trying to find the right recording mode for recording from djm 600 xlr to jack EXT Line In. Found it now though at last. Every dance music track was had a double beat delay like trying to process 2 signals at once. The manual that comes with it id quite basic I'm not the most technically minded though. Haha

Mic level is for dynamic mics. Phantom power is for condenser mics.

I want to know if the line out / headphones to a dslr or video camera will record the signal outputted from the tascam?

Thanks for the video, I have a quick question. I use the DR-40 for band recording, audio only. I recently tried four channel recording using two pencil condenser mics. However the right channel is not recording. The microphones and the XLR cables were taken out of the equation, they all work. I have record mode set on ‘4 channel’ and ‘EXT 1/2’. I use ‘Mic + phantom’ setting, with 48 V of phantom power. Is there a setting missing? Could it have something to do with The mixer settings? Thanks in advance

Hi, I have probelm with sync drift about 8 frames for a 30 minutes of recording. I use GH4. Does anybody has the same problem as me?

I just received this device and have aNTG2, i need to be at like 80 input to get to around -8db, is that normal?

2:25 thanks this was really frustrating trying to figure out why the audio was peaking and why I couldn't turn it down

Great video! on my screen on the right side it says SPEED & EFFECT. I have EFFECT turned off

Great video!!!

I’ve got this one. Works well. Gets the job done. I’ll save this video!