Recent

Paul Reed Smith and Governor Wes Moore: photo credit Stephanie Lemus/PRS Guitars

Paul Reed Smith Day Declared by Maryland Governor Wes Moore

August 22, 2025

Timeless Elegance Meets Modern Performance: Introducing The ADJ Vintage Bar

August 22, 2025

Slingerland Launches Radio King and Studio King Outfits, Plus Spare Parts

August 22, 2025

Seattle Cascades Now a Fully Powered KHS America Drum & Bugle Corps

August 22, 2025
Reid Peterson (Audio-Technica U.S. Executive Director of Sales, Professional Markets); Julie Van Berg (Mavric Incorporated sales associate); Kazuo Matsushita (Audio-Technica Corporation CEO/President); Pete Petty (Mavric Incorporated principal); Manabu Aoki (Audio-Technica U.S. CEO/President); Jeff Beck (Audio-Technica U.S. Regional Sales Manager, System Solutions); and David Barrett, Jerry Silhavy and John Herr (Mavric Incorporated sales associates). Photo credit: Corey Walthall, Clyne Media

Audio-Technica honors Mavric, Inc. with its President’s Award

August 22, 2025

Solid State Logic Appoints Mark Skipper to National Sales Manager, Eastern U.S., for Broadcast & Live Audio Production Systems

August 22, 2025

Boston Crusaders Win 1st-Ever DCI Gold Medal Playing Pearl/Adams

August 22, 2025

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Chad Smith Launches Foundation to Champion Music Education, Access and Opportunity for Aspiring Artists

August 22, 2025
Friday, August 22, 2025
  • Contact
MMR Magazine
  • Subscribe Now!
    • Subscribe Now!
  • Advertise
  • Email Press Releases!
  • Current Issue
    • Past Issues
  • Newsroom
    • News
    • MMR Global
    • Supplier Scene
    • Upfront
    • People
  • Awards
    • Dealers’ Choice Awards Ballot 2024
    • Don Johnson Award Winners Archive
  • Directory
  • Get Support!
No Result
View All Result
  • Subscribe Now!
    • Subscribe Now!
  • Advertise
  • Email Press Releases!
  • Current Issue
    • Past Issues
  • Newsroom
    • News
    • MMR Global
    • Supplier Scene
    • Upfront
    • People
  • Awards
    • Dealers’ Choice Awards Ballot 2024
    • Don Johnson Award Winners Archive
  • Directory
  • Get Support!
No Result
View All Result
MMR Magazine
No Result
View All Result

TASCAM’s DR-10L and Portacapture X8 Help Filmmaker, Writer/Director Krystal Dawn’s Creativity Flow

Christian Wissmuller by Christian Wissmuller
February 12, 2025
in Supplier Scene
0
Krystal Dawn with her TASCAM Portacapture X8

Krystal Dawn with her TASCAM Portacapture X8

944
SHARES
2.4k
VIEWS
Share on Facebook
ADVERTISEMENT

When it comes to capturing audio, the ability to do so efficiently and discreetly often goes hand in hand. Such is the case for filmmaker, writer / director Krystal Dawn. Hence, the ability to hide the mics and transmitters from the camera are often essential—without compromising audio quality. To achieve this challenging function, Dawn relies on the DR-10L and Portacapture X8 portable field recorders from TASCAM.

Spanning a wide range of activities that encompass productions such as the 94th Academy Awards and the 53rd NAACP Awards, podcasts, short film production, and social media, Dawn has an impressive list of credits. Additionally, she has also worked as a director’s assistant on everything from Netflix features to Playdoh commercials. Currently, she is developing an iOS and Android gaming app and is also planning to include his DR-10L in the production of those projects. She discussed her fondness for her TASCAM field recorders.

ADVERTISEMENT

“I generally use the DR-10L for dialogue,” Dawn reports. “It’s super helpful with drone shots on my short films or when I’m filming long shots and need to mic the talent. The audio is always crisp and clear—thanks to its 24-bit / 48kHz resolution. Equally important, with its compact form factor, the unit can easily be hidden, which makes it an extremely useful solution for miking the talent.”

While the TV industry experienced a workers strike last year that seriously impeded everything from people’s work schedules to the release of new shows, Dawn was fortunate to have several ongoing projects to keep her working. “Luckily, the industry is starting to boom once again,” she says, “so it’s all coming back. So far, I’ve used the DR-10L on multiple smaller social media projects plus several creative standalone jobs that the strike gave many creatives an opportunity to work on. In the year that I’ve had the DR-10L, it has proven to be rock solid in terms of reliability and the audio quality it delivers is exceptional.”

When queried about those DR-10L features that she finds most valuable to her manner of working, Dawn offered the following thoughts. “Being an indie filmmaker means you generally don’t have access to the resources that bigger budget projects have access to,” she explained. “Having something compact, portable, and with a friendly user interface goes a long way in my line of work. The controls are easy to navigate, and the overall quality is every bit on par with a lot of more expensive recorders. The DR-10L provides a lot of bang for your buck and that’s always a crucial consideration for indie filmmaking.”

“Secondly,” she added, “the DR-10L provides a good range of connectivity options. Compared to other recording devices at the same price point, the DR-10L is more versatile. On podcasts, this is super useful when I need to mic more than two guests. The line in and line out to the camera is also something I don’t often see on other devices. When filming shots on my gimbal, having an input to the camera allows for an easier syncing process in post-production and provides backup audio in most circumstances.”

Dawn was also very complimentary of her Portcapture X8’s ease of operstion, “The learning curve wasn’t steep at all. Having smaller crews—and smaller budgets—means quite often, one’s roles are shifted. It’s easy to show a less experienced on-set crew member the ropes of how to use the device, in cases where our sound guy falls ill or is unavailable.”

For many types of electronic audio equipment, questions arise. Thus, the ability to get responsive and capable technical support is crucial. Dawn shared her experience in this area, “Surprisingly, I have never reached out to TASCAM’s support services. A quick YouTube search of TASCAM’s support videos answered most questions. The tutorials on the company’s official YouTube site do a great job of walking a new user through the setup process and features of the device. The videos are comprehensive and thorough. And as mentioned previously, the user interface is amazingly user-friendly.”

Before turning her focus back to the business of the day, Dawn offered these parting comments regarding her experience with her TASCASM Portacapture X8 and DR-10L, “With studio quality audio performance and an extremely compact and easy-to-hide form factor, both the Portacapture X8 and DR-10L are game changers. It’s great being able to use both microSD and microSDHC cards, so you can capture a lot of high-quality audio. Equally impressive is the fact that the recorders provide roughly 10 hours of operation from a single AAA battery. With this capability, long field sessions aren’t an issue. After a year of using the product, I am very satisfied with the overall experience.”

To learn more about Krystal Dawn, visit https://www.soloartsfilms.com/.

Tags: Tascam
Previous Post

Steinway & Sons Sunburst Limited Edition

Next Post

Synapse Audiovisuel and CHAUVET Professional Cultivate Beauty with 809 Social Club Tree

Related Posts

Supplier Scene

Seattle Cascades Now a Fully Powered KHS America Drum & Bugle Corps

August 22, 2025
Reid Peterson (Audio-Technica U.S. Executive Director of Sales, Professional Markets); Julie Van Berg (Mavric Incorporated sales associate); Kazuo Matsushita (Audio-Technica Corporation CEO/President); Pete Petty (Mavric Incorporated principal); Manabu Aoki (Audio-Technica U.S. CEO/President); Jeff Beck (Audio-Technica U.S. Regional Sales Manager, System Solutions); and David Barrett, Jerry Silhavy and John Herr (Mavric Incorporated sales associates). Photo credit: Corey Walthall, Clyne Media
Supplier Scene

Audio-Technica honors Mavric, Inc. with its President’s Award

August 22, 2025
Supplier Scene

Boston Crusaders Win 1st-Ever DCI Gold Medal Playing Pearl/Adams

August 22, 2025
Supplier Scene

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Chad Smith Launches Foundation to Champion Music Education, Access and Opportunity for Aspiring Artists

August 22, 2025
Supplier Scene

SONOR Drums Welcomes New Artist Federico Caballero (FDFX)

August 19, 2025
Supplier Scene

Blood, Sweat, and Gear – 25 Years of Mojotone

August 18, 2025
Next Post

Synapse Audiovisuel and CHAUVET Professional Cultivate Beauty with 809 Social Club Tree

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest

Furch Guitars Introduces Pioneer Series: All-Solid-Wood, Travel-Friendly Short-Scale Guitars

July 21, 2025

Jessica Tropea Joins Neutrik Americas as Customer Solutions Engineer

August 15, 2025

NAMM’s Top 100 Dealer Awards Rebranded as The NAMM Retail Awards

July 21, 2025

Music Sales swoops for Carisch

April 8, 2015
Paul Reed Smith and Governor Wes Moore: photo credit Stephanie Lemus/PRS Guitars

Paul Reed Smith Day Declared by Maryland Governor Wes Moore

Timeless Elegance Meets Modern Performance: Introducing The ADJ Vintage Bar

Slingerland Launches Radio King and Studio King Outfits, Plus Spare Parts

Seattle Cascades Now a Fully Powered KHS America Drum & Bugle Corps

Paul Reed Smith and Governor Wes Moore: photo credit Stephanie Lemus/PRS Guitars

Paul Reed Smith Day Declared by Maryland Governor Wes Moore

August 22, 2025

Timeless Elegance Meets Modern Performance: Introducing The ADJ Vintage Bar

August 22, 2025

Slingerland Launches Radio King and Studio King Outfits, Plus Spare Parts

August 22, 2025

Seattle Cascades Now a Fully Powered KHS America Drum & Bugle Corps

August 22, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
The Latest News and Gear in Your Inbox - Sign Up Today!
  • August 2025

    Articles | Digital Issue
  • July 2025

    Articles | Digital Issue
  • June 2025

    Articles | Digital Issue
  • May 2025

    Articles | Digital Issue
  • April 2025

    Articles | Digital Issue
© 2005 - 2025 artistpro, LLC
7012 City Center Way, Suite 207
Fairview, Tennessee 37062
(800) 682-8114

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Subscribe Now!
    • Subscribe Now!
  • Advertise
  • Email Press Releases!
  • Current Issue
    • Past Issues
  • Newsroom
    • News
    • MMR Global
    • Supplier Scene
    • Upfront
    • People
  • Awards
    • Dealers’ Choice Awards Ballot 2024
    • Don Johnson Award Winners Archive
  • Directory
  • Get Support!

© 2005 – 2024 artistpro, LLC 7012 City Center Way, Suite 207 Fairview, Tennessee 37062 (800) 682-8114

This is Modal Title

Click Me
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?