Tascam Portacapture X6

Capturing high-resolution audio is easy with the Portacapture X6. The intuitive app-like management on the large color touch screen makes it easy to record or fix your material in post-processing. Record with the two built-in microphones or connect your own microphones to its two XLR inputs. The recording quality of the Portacapture X6 will be your secret advantage. Its 96-kHz/32-bit floating-point recording technology allows you to capture in extreme detail, ensuring you'll never miss a moment

Features at a glance

• New-generation high-resolution PCM audio recorder
• 2.4-inch colour touchscreen for easy operation and perfect readability
• Uncompromised audio quality with sampling rates up to 96 kHz and 32-bit floating point resolution – ideal for later lossless post-editing with DAW software
• Intuitive launcher system with pre-set configurations for a variety of recording scenes such as basic multi-track recording, podcasts, music, voice (interviews, vlogs), field recordings, ASMR or manual settings
• Two adjustable condenser microphones (can be set for A-B or X-Y configuration)
• Built-in USB audio interface with six inputs and two outputs
• Included microphones can be used as USB audio source
• Input signals received via USB can be recorded to SD card
• USB mix-minus on PODCAST app (planned for a future update)
• USB audio transmission in 32-bit float resolution (planned for a future update)
• Two mic/line inputs via XLR locking connectors
• Phantom power (24 V / 48 V) can be set for each microphone input individually
• Additional mic/line input to monitor and record audio sent from a wireless microphone, camera or other device (3.5-mm stereo jack, supports plug-in power)
• Multi-track recording of up to six tracks (four tracks + stereo mix)
• Recording in either WAV (BWF) or MP3 format
• MS decoder, reverb effect (six rooms, can be used with sampling rates of 44.1/48 kHz)
• Pre-recording feature allows a recording to start before the record key is pressed
• Auto-recording function to automatically start recording based on input level
• Dual recording allows to record each track in a different file format
• Slate tones can be added automatically or manually to simplify synchronisation of video files when editing
• Marks can be set automatically (peak, level, time)
• XRI function allows information on recording settings to be stored with a BWF file
• Built-in mixer with audio processing including EQ, low-cut filter, compressor, limiter, auto gain control, noise gate and more
• Input settings can be saved in up to three presets and shared by all recording apps (planned for a future update)
• Unit settings and recording app settings can be saved in up to three presets and recalled with a single tap from the LAUNCHER (planned for a future update)
• Camera/line output with selectable attenuation to send audio to a camera or other external devices
• Audio monitoring through headphones output or the built-in loudspeaker
• Wireless remote control from a smartphone/tablet using an optional Bluetooth dongle (Tascam AK-BT1) and the dedicated Portacapture Control app (free download)
• Wireless timecode synchronisation with Atomos devices and UltraSync Blue (planned for a future update)
• Micro SD cards up to 512 GB can be used as recording media
• Power supply by four AA batteries (Alkaline, Ni-MH, Lithium), USB bus power or optional AC adapter (Tascam PS-P520U)
• Automatic power select to continue on batteries, for example, during a power outage