This is basically Tascam’s answer to the Zoom H1 and H1n. The on board microphone is luscious and captures stereo accurate sound in a way that, listening through headphones, makes you feel like you’re in the environment.
The interface is a little clunky, with some of the menus feeling unnecessarily confusing. However, it’s not difficult to use, and you get used to it pretty quickly.
The buttons nearest the LCD screen feel kind of flimsy as well as the door covering the microSD cars... but all other buttons and controls feel solid. I love the input control, which feels more like a classic analog knob than modern + and - buttons.
There is also a “Scene” wheel, reminiscent of the same control on a DSLR, where you can change the “scene” to reflect the recording environment you’re in. This felt super unnecessary to me, and since purchasing I’ve never used it and have kept it in manual mode (“M” on the wheel.) the entire time I’ve owned it. I appreciate the efforts to making this more accessible to different skill sets, however.
The real thing that makes this device shine, however, it’s the wireless feature. This allows you to start/stop recording, adjust and monitor input levels via a only slightly delayed stereo VU meter, change sample rates and recording format, and download recordings... all from your smartphone. This essentially means you can use it as a Lavalier microphone without having to reach up a subjects shirt to turn it off or on.
The only downside to the wireless feature is that you can’t monitor the audio. You can see the VU meters bounce in near real-time, but you can’t actually HEAR what’s being recorded until you stop recording and download the recorded file to your smart phone. Even without this critical feature, this still provides a HUGE gamechanging way of operating this device. You can record a test clip from afar, play it back in the headphones of your smart phone, adjust, then record again... All from across the room, or, if connecting to a router, from a different part of your building entirely.
This is an amazing device, capable of producing truly exceptional sounding recordings. I’ve used the stereo mics to record violins, baby grands, and acoustic guitars. The stereo effect rivals a lot of studio condensers I’ve used.
This is well worth the money.
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| Sold By | — | Safe 'N Quick | GARMAY | TCTEC | York Sales | Amazon.com |
| hardware interface | usb, micro sdhc, microsd, micro sdxc, usb2.0 | usb2.0 | usb3.0 c | usb3.0 c | usb | usb |
| memory capacity | 4 GB | 32 GB | 48 GB | 96 GB | — | 128 GB |
| display size | — | 2.4 inches | 8 inches | — | 7 inches | — |
| battery quantity | 2 aa, 1 lithium ion | — | 1 a, 1 lithium ion, 1 9v | 1 lithium ion | — | 2 aa, 1 lithium ion |
| weight | 8 ounces | — | 90 grams | 3 ounces | — | 0.7 pounds |
| mic form factor | Built-In | Built-In | Built-In | Built-In | Built-In | Built-In |
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2022 Tascam 22WL Update
I have owned the Tascam 22WL now for four years. I played around with it quite a bit in 2018 and 2019 but then it went into a drawer and I just got it out again in 2022. I found the Tascam wireless app for Android and have really enjoyed using it to test the quality of my recordings on my phone where I can actually hear it as opposed to using the lame speaker on the Tascam.I recently bought a nice tripod and will be taking the Tascam out into the field and mounting it to my Sony Mirrorless camera to get some better sound instead of the built in camera mic. For a simple audio setup I use the Rode VideoMicro which is great for closeup audio. I'm hoping the Tascam 22WL can capture better distant audio. I also ordered a dead cat for the Tascam. After doing a test in the wind yesterday, it was awful. The Rode VideoMicro had a dead cat on it in my test and it sounded equally as bad.Anyways, after four years I can honestly say that I still love my Tascam 22WL and I have found that the wireless capability works great once you figure out how to use it correctly. It can be a little difficult connecting wirelessly to a PC but if you just need to transfer audio files, then a USB connection from the Tascam to a PC works great. Connecting wirelessly to the mobile app is very simple and you can transfer the audio files to your device and listen to them. However, I was unable to play them through the app which may be a bug? The app also has lots of great options to control the Tascam wirelessly instead of having to deal with the Tascam's orange and difficult to read screen. You can also download and install firmware updates to the Tascam using the app.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2019
Style: DR-44WLVerified Purchase
Without any doubt, this is an excellent recorder, mostly because it's multifunctional and universal. Suitable for interviews, nature sounds recording or music recording. The sound is good, although there is a little amount of background white noise, but this is not critical. It's rather easy to tune, each channel has its own settings (input, level, FX). There was SD card included for 4 GB, better than nothing (I instantly replaced it with 64 GB one). Direct wifi function works properly via special app, so you are able to control the device remotely, within basic functions (rec/pause/play, basic settings, etc)... but unfortunately sounds are not transmitted to mobile phone (neither life playing/recording sound, nor in the form of wav/mp3 files), this is sad, but also not so critical. In general I definitely recommend this product, it worth its price for sure.
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Ismael Martínez Vázquez
Es genial ,excelente calidad
Reviewed in Mexico on April 6, 2022Style: DR-44WLVerified Purchase
Vincent
Great value, great sound.
Reviewed in Canada on December 19, 2017Style: DR-22WLVerified Purchase
