Sound for Video Session: TASCAM FR-AV4 Audio Recorder First Look

In this week's Sound for Video Session, let's take an initial look at the TASCAM FR-AV4 32-bit float audio recorder. This recorder competes with the Sound Devices MixPre-3, 6, and the ZOOM F3, and F6 in terms of features but has some features none of the others have.

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 at https://school.learnlightandsound.com 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. We have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.

Gear I often use or that we mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

TASCAM FR-AV4 32-bit float audio field recorder — https://geni.us/eauasSK
Earthworks ETHOS microphone — https://geni.us/8G8UdBB
Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders — https://geni.us/O8e0
Mackie DLZ Creator adaptive audio mixer (the original, bigger one) — https://geni.us/42KrX0
Allen & Heath SQ5 digital mixing board — https://geni.us/sRxFU90
Sound Devices 888 field recorder/mixer with Dante — https://geni.us/zAryW4J
Panasonic GH5 camera - https://geni.us/InspOl
Teleprompter Ikan 17" high bright — https://geni.us/RcuXD3
Canon C200 Camera - https://geni.us/9Zi4m4a
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — https://geni.us/kZyU7e
ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO — https://geni.us/b8my
Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor — https://geni.us/9ZfE77
Universal Audio 6176 channel strip pre-amp, EQ, compressor — https://geni.us/505L55n

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