Tascam Portacapture X8 High Resolution Adaptive Multi-Recorder

The Tascam Portacapture X8 is a high-resolution adaptive multi-recorder designed to meet the needs of professionals in the audio recording industry. Featuring an intuitive Launcher system and a 3.5-inch color touch panel, navigating through the device's settings becomes an effortless task. This groundbreaking system is engineered to save users time by offering presets that match specific recording applications, allowing you to focus more on your creative work rather than spending valuable time tweaking complicated settings.

The Portacapture X8 boasts a preset level setting that delivers an expansive dynamic range through premium dual AD converters and 32-bit float point recording technology. This means that even low-level recordings maintain high audio quality, with the ability to edit and increase levels later without any signal-to-noise degradation. The internal normalize function automatically aligns the audio levels post-recording, ensuring consistent quality without manual adjustments.

Beyond recording, this versatile device serves as a compact mixer for live streaming via OBS, as well as a direct recording interface for video narration and dialogue through DAWs and editing software. The Portacapture X8 streams up to 8 tracks (6 inputs and 2 mix) via USB and supports phantom power through USB bus power. For those in video or audio conferencing, this unit works seamlessly as a USB microphone while simultaneously recording.

Key Features

• Intuitive Launcher system with a 3.5-inch color touch panel
• Recording presets for multi-track recording, podcasting, music, interviews, vlog, field recording, ASMR, and more
• 4 XLR/TRS locking combo jack mic/line inputs with individual phantom power supply (24V/48V) and HDDA mic preamps
• Supports 192kHz/32-bit float point recording
• Detachable 14.6mm large-diaphragm condenser mics for A-B and X-Y positions
• 8-in/2-out USB audio interface
• Internal mics usable as USB audio source
• Internal multi-track recording up to 8 tracks (6 tracks + 2 mix)
• Wireless remote control via the TASCAM Portacapture Control app (requires optional AK-BT1 Bluetooth adapter)
• Wireless timecode sync with devices from Atomos (requires optional AK-BT1 Bluetooth adapter)
• Dual recording mode for different file formats
• Various functions like low-cut filter, compressor, limiter, auto-gain, reverb, noise gate, and normalize
• CAMERA/EXT input for camera audio monitoring and wireless mic input
• CAMERA/LINE output for sending audio to external devices
• Audio monitoring via headphone output or built-in speaker
• Supports micro-SD/micro SDHC/micro SDXC (up to 512GB)
• Mark function and slate tone function
• Powered by 4 AA batteries, USB bus power, or optional AC adapter (PS-P520U)
• Support for multiple languages including English, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese, Korean, and Russian

Specifications

• Recording Media: microSD cards (64MB-2GB), microSDHC (4GB-32GB), microSDXC (48GB-512GB)
• Recording/Playback Formats: WAV (BWF), MP3
• Number of Channels: Maximum 6 input channels, 8 recording tracks
• Analog Audio Input Ratings: Various input jacks and connectors supporting both balanced and unbalanced audio
• Line Output: 1/8” (3.5mm) Stereo Mini jack
• Headphone Output: 1/8” (3.5mm) Stereo Mini jack
• Built-in Speaker: 0.4W mono
• USB Port: USB Type-C
• Power: 4 AA batteries, USB bus power, optional TASCAM PS-P520U AC adapter
• Dimensions: 83 (W) x 205.6 (H) x 41.5 (D) mm
• Weight: 472g (with batteries), 381g (without batteries)
• Operating Temperature Range: 0 - 40°C

Package Contents

• Included mics (left/right pair)
• 4 AA alkaline batteries
• Owner's Manual (including warranty)
• TASCAM ID registration guide