This guy had me browsing Amazon for this product half way through watching this. I bet he could sell snow to the Eskimos. Great video man! Dude! Tascam should give this demo to you.
I have had a Tascam Mixcast 4 in my hands for the past 3 weeks. I have struggled with a few key elements and you answered my question and cleared up my issues. It would be ideal for you to provide a 2nd deeper dive into each unique feature in use and a sound demo included. You are a remarkable reviewer that has a full understanding of podcasting.
Thanks for the nice feedback Mike. I will be sending it back to Tascam soon, so I probably won‘t be able to make specific deep dives on all key features but let me know what you have struggled with specifically and I‘ll try to either squeeze it in or reply here.
I’m having issues with the sound’s playing on my podcast . I loaded the editor and it took me hours to get sound out the system. But my sound buttons doesn’t work during my live cast.
This is a brilliant review. Thank you so much. You've covered so many important aspects which other reviewers completely failed to. I'm looking forward to the arrival of my own mixcast 4. I really hope that they will be fixing those issues in software updates. Has Tascam responded to your communication with them?
Thanks, glad it was valuable to you! I literally just wrote the summary to Tascam, so they didn‘t yet have a chance to reply, but I‘ll follow up as and when they do.
i wonder why nobody talks about the zoom Livetrak L-8 .. i use the L8 for my podcast and it's simply awesome. Maybe not having all that features, but the pads splitted on 2 different channels allows me to switch the background music by fading out the first one.
Excellent review…thank you for your videos…I am thinking of getting a podcast recorder but I wasn’t sure which one to purchase…after your review, I think I will go with the Tascam Mixcast 4…I hope Tascam listen to your suggestions for improvement and implement them in a firmware update…thank you again for your videos…subscribed 👍🏻
Thank you! I think you’ll not be disappointed as long as you’re not looking for something portable. :) Make sure to watch my other video about the noise suppression, that’ll help with the initial experience, should you decide to go for it.
@@PodcastMeister : Yes, I looked at that video straight after watching the review 👍🏻…I look forward to watching more videos from you in the future and I’ll be checking out more of your previous content too 😉
What a great review! Wish they done one with more than 4 XLR inputs! For a podcast of up to 6 people, what would you suggest? Still the Zoom PodTrak P8?
Thanks! For 6 participants (if they are all present) the Podtrak P8 is an OK option, but I would take a look at the Tascam Model 12. With that you could occasionally invite a remote guest on top of the 6 present with built-in mix-minus. It‘s less elegant though as you will need extra headphone amps so that everyone gets a headphone. Even better would be the Zoom Livetrak L8: it also has a built-in mix minus, same multitrack sd-card recording, etc. it has 4 headphone outs so you‘ll only need one headphone amp to split it to some more headphones. The Zoom L8 is cheaper and smaller too.
@@PodcastMeister Ah man, thanks for those details! Forgot to ask about getting extra headphones included on a mixer with less headphone ports and you included it haha. What do you think of the L12?
@@kodspal the L12 is fantastic (ie it has a one-knob compressor on the channel strips and even more monitor mixes than the L8), but you do not have built-in mix-minus. You can solve it with iRig adapters (see my earlier videos about it) but trust me, the convenience of having it built in is priceless. Also I have a video about setting up the mix-minus specifically on the L8. The only downside I could think of when it comes to the L8 is the lack of built-in USB mix minus. (although you can set it up, but then you will loose the built-in mix-minus option.) To be fair: no mixer other than the dedicated podcasting consoles have USB mix-minus built-in.
Yes. For this, you need to go to Hardware settings | Multitrack, switch on multitrack recording and select “FX Bypass”. This essentially means pre-fader recording, so the individual channels will be recorded irrespective of the fader position (or mute status) at unity level, only the main stereo track will be post-fader.
I've bought my Mixcast 4 last week and your video is a great boost to experiment even more. Btw, is it you playing the piano when talking about Line Inputs 😏? The USB Delay is great when used with Ecamm and Atem - although both of these also have it "built in", albeit a bit cumbersome to reach. Yes, I'm lazy but also very practical. I only need to calculate the right amount of delay needed (for the moment 240ms when using the Audio Hijack as my audio --> then into the Loopback's virtual microphone.. Sounds complicated? Yes it does, but now I can do everything from the Mixcast, use it as my audio source and I'm done. Subscribed.
Yep, that was me. I also played the background music when talking about the magnificent 7 features, just to avoid copyright claims. :) Thanks for subscribing!
@@PodcastMeister I could hear directly you're an accomplished player :-) I'm having a similar idea regarding the videos on my channel (upcoming, just starting all over), for the same reasons. Although, I'll mostly be playing slide guitar and explaining the technique, analysing songs from the 30's and 40's, no copyrights there.. Cheers!
Hey love the video, instant subscribe for me. Can I ask, at 04:50 you mention recording at 48khz and how the Zoom can lead to audio drift on video sync. Is it to do with the frequency?
Hi, thanks Luke! No, 48kHz is the “sample rate”, meaning how many times a piece of digital audio is recorded per second. (i.e. CDs are at 22 Hz frequency and have a sample rate of 44.1kHz.) I’m not much of a video expert, but 48kHz is considered better for video as it can be divided by the normally used video frame rates easily (24/25/30/50/60fps), and will result in a whole number, vs 44.1kHz will not (for all the fps‘) - for syncing and editing purposes these whole numbers are supposed to be ideal and easier to work with. Nonetheless, I did sync audio recorded with a Zoom P4 at 44.1kHz and had no issues whatsoever, albeit never longer than 15mins.
Heyaa, hope you can help me real quick. can the mixcast 4 be used as a multi channel audio interface in a daw / logic pro? Could I track vocals with it in logic? I understand that it can be used as one in tascams podcasting software thingy but I can not seem to find much info on using the mixcast 4 in conjunction with other daw software.
all 13 nice functions, but one necessary functions stopped me from get it. That is the Auto mute monitor (when engage mic fader) function. We all have speakers/monitors in our setup. when we are not talking to the mic, we all enjoy use the speaker monitor to monitoring on the program. But how many time did you forget to turn off your speaker monitor before you engage the mic fader, and then get a crazy whistle. that will jam up your recording. I know you can post edit that, but how much trouble you have to go though. When you can just have this simple little function turned on like the old time radio station analogue mixing table. I thought Tascam should understand the importance of this functions from the radio work flow. But yet this function is missed. On the other side, Rode Caster pro has this function, which is critically needed by pod casters, and Rode listens. I have talked to the Tascam rap, they said they will look into it, but never got any feedback. I am not sure if my though has gone anywhere. but a month and a new firmware upgrade later, this function still hasn't been added. I am not sure about you, but I can't use this fancy thing with out this auto mute function. it will make my pod cast workflow so messy, because every time I open faders, I need to check the monitor volume. ( think about how many time do you turn on/off your fader during a show) You will what I mean! I guess If Tascam doesn't add this functions, Tascam is really pushing me to Rode caster pro. If you are getting the same concern, please support me, Let's help Tascam develop the best Pod cast mixer together!
Hi, the reluctance may come from this: they have the feedback prevention function, which mutes the mic if it does not get a loud enough signal. That’s the theory anyway, I was about to test it in a conf call, but then also for your situation. It’s definitely not the same function as the auto-mute monitor and it won’t help you if your monitors are turned way up, but let’s see what it can do.
What a shame they didn't include some EFX (I can't find any mention in the manual) as this looks like a better build quality than the Boss Gigcaster 8 for gigging musicians.
I just ordered this device so I'm eager to learn and put it to work. The one feature I have not seen on any review is the ability to PAN a channel input Left or Right. The Combo XLR are great but without a PAN you can't use it to mix a band. More specific to my use case is I want to put cameras with sound inside a fighting ring and use those camera mics for action sounds from the fighters. Being able to PAN will help pull audience in so sounds that are seen on the screen on the left are heard in the left speaker. Does the Tascam Mixcast 4 have the ability to PAN left or right any of the inputs?
Hi, I have not seen panning on the device either. You can pan inputs it in an attached DAW though as it does output the individual channels via USB into your DAW - just pay attention to that in you DAW the channels 1 and 2 will be the stereo mix left and right, the channel 3-4-5-6 will be the four mono combo jack inputs, 7-8 the USB in, 9-10 the TRRS or the line input, 11-12 the Bluetooth and 13-14 the soundpads. Dual ones are stereo. This could work even ie with an iPad with Garageband attached.
Great job 👏. Can you connect two mixers to one computer. I have rodecaster pro and l want to buy mixcast as well. Can you connect Bluetooth adapter to the line input jack.
You certainly can connect two mixers to one computer, although certain DAW’s (like Garageband) will not be able to work with both at the same time. You can also connect a bluetooth adapter to the line input jack as it is a trrs-jack, you will just need to switch on the back to the 3.5mm input from the 6.3mm dual line input. I don’t really understand the use case, but it’s possible.
Hello and thanks for your nice Report. I'd like to ask, if I can route pc sound-sources to the mic channels. For example Chrome to Channel 2, Spotify to Channel 3 and Teamspeak Audience to Channel 4
I was really going to go get myself a mixcast, then I saw you were wearing a Juventus hat and saying that the mixcast is the best. I am now going with the Zoom LiveTrak. You can’t give advice while being a Juve fan.
Saw nobody replied to you Hopefully you figured out you have to put the update in a file folder and run it from there. Took me like 5 tries to get the update to work before I read the help part of the update and saw I was putting it in the wrong spot. Best to ya
Depends on what you need. Both essentially do the same thing, have about the same size and cost. The Tascam adds a lot of extras (like for me the combo jack inputs and the extra line input make it the central audio interface of my home studio) but you may prefer the Røde design and/or sound (with the Aphex effects). The software is a question of taste too: Tascam‘s more versatile, Røde‘s more straight forward. If you need any of the 13 unique features, the Tascam Mixcast 4 is more practical.
Hi Nancy, I would recommend Tascam’s official channel, they have quite a few tutorial videos on it. Should you have specific questions afterwards, let me know.
Thank you! I tried to be careful in recreating the soundtrack in Garageband myself, and I do hope that I don’t get claims for a harmless, out-of-context fun, but you’re right and I maybe shouldn’t have done that either. Fingers crossed. :)
@@radiotvgod happy to hear that you enjoy my reviews! I have another one in the pipeline discussing the firmwares 1.1-1.2-1.3 for the Mixcast 4. :) Together they address many issues I’ve initially found.
@@PodcastMeister So my new unit will be shipping with the current firmware but if not I have to do it online I guess. When you say it’s in the pipeline it is available to see now or you’re still working on it? Will you be notifying people with an email blast and doing a link?
@@radiotvgod I’m working on it (second in queue) it’s going to come out somewhere in September. I usually send a community post on RUclips + tweet about it.
Hi, sure it can, as if you connect it via usb-c to your computer it shows up as an audio in-out source. Watch out for using a good usb quality cable (or the one that came with it), as it can be quite sensitive to that. You can even set the usb audio delay on the Mixcast 4 so that it is in sync with your video feed. (You can also do it in OBS, but using the Mixcast 4 it’s one less thing your computer has to take care of.)
Oh, another thing - Tascam.... those volume fader knobs... really? Too shiny, plasticky and wobbly. And .. grey.. With a desk lamp above it or in a darker environment, they're not so visible. Suggestion? Make them black with a white line in the middle, or white with a black line - as I actually took and moved from my Mackie analogue mixer to the Mixcast 4. Thank-you!
Hi, if you press the solo buttons for each channel you want to hear, but not for your channel, it will not affect recording, but you will theoretically only hear the channels for which you‘ve pressed the solo button. Your headphone needs to be plugged into the Phone 1 port or the trrs-port in the front, it only works there.
If I understand the term „universal ducking“ right, it only has universal ducking: so if Mic 1 speaks, every other channels volume is lowered. Is that what you meant?
@@Podcastforthewin I have just tested it with Bluetooth and USB connected and playing, it has lowered the volume for both (but hasn’t muted them!) as soon as I have started speaking into Mic 1. (Ducking only works for Mic 1)
BUT! It did NOT lower the volume for the sound pads. The good news however is that for the other input channels ducking worked well even with Auto Mix on.
Sure, mix-minus is no unique feature - it is part of the 7 features that make it a dedicated podcast recorder. 😉 Talkback should really work for the remote connections, agreed (see at 20:29 )
@@PodcastMeister Ok so I’m still confused. You can talkback to zoom but not a phone call? Like a landline or cell? Forgive me if this sounds like a foolish question. I’m stuck between the Zoom and the Tascam for this very reason.
@@Hdthevoice Correct me if I‘m wrong, but to me it seems like a misunderstanding of what the „talkback“ function does. It does not mean that you can „talk back“ into a zoom- or a phone call, but it is more a producer function. If you press the Talkback button, you can speak to your guests while recording, but what you say while the Talkback button is pressed, will not be recorded. It is handy to i.e. prepare your guests for the next question or tell them not to touch the boom arm as it creates a noise in the recording. The unfortunate downside of this function is that you can only talk this way to the guests who are present with you and have a mic and a headphone connected to the mixcast 4 on channels 1-4. And while the talkback function does not transmit your voice to the remote guests in talkback mode, during the normal recording (i.e. when the talkback button is not pressed), you can of course talk to the remote guests who are connected via usb or bluetooth or a trrs-cable, they will hear you and you will hear them and it all will be recorded. Let me know if itˋs not clear.
Firmware version 1.2 (due in feb) „provides for automatic mute on monitor out when the Mixcast 4's microphone inputs are active“, as per Tascam‘s website. 😉
Looks like what you mentioned (provided feedback to Tascam), got echoed back and actually been improved, by reading their firmware release notes: "------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F/W V1.30 (July, 21 2022) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functions - Sound pad functions have been added. * Banks can now be changed and used during recording. * Playback sound volume can now be adjusted separately for each sound pad. * Sounds assigned to sound pads can now be normalized. * The volume of the bleep sound can now be adjusted. * Sounds that are playing will now continue playing even when banks are changed. - The TALKBACK sound is now also sent to USB, smartphone and Bluetooth connections. " Well done!
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This guy had me browsing Amazon for this product half way through watching this. I bet he could sell snow to the Eskimos. Great video man! Dude! Tascam should give this demo to you.
2 years down the road, I am still using my Mixcast 4 everyday in my online presentation job. This machine really does the job!🎉
The best review of the Tascam Mixcast in the RUclips Universe. You got a new subscriber. Keep up the good work.
Thank you, I appreciate it!
I have had a Tascam Mixcast 4 in my hands for the past 3 weeks. I have struggled with a few key elements and you answered my question and cleared up my issues. It would be ideal for you to provide a 2nd deeper dive into each unique feature in use and a sound demo included. You are a remarkable reviewer that has a full understanding of podcasting.
Thanks for the nice feedback Mike. I will be sending it back to Tascam soon, so I probably won‘t be able to make specific deep dives on all key features but let me know what you have struggled with specifically and I‘ll try to either squeeze it in or reply here.
@@PodcastMeister Interesting - What are you using now instead of the Tascam? ~Adam
@@Silverwerks Still using it, preparing a video about the firmware updates.
I’m having issues with the sound’s playing on my podcast . I loaded the editor and it took me hours to get sound out the system. But my sound buttons doesn’t work during my live cast.
Great review, professional editing, thanks for sharing bro!
This is a brilliant review. Thank you so much. You've covered so many important aspects which other reviewers completely failed to. I'm looking forward to the arrival of my own mixcast 4. I really hope that they will be fixing those issues in software updates. Has Tascam responded to your communication with them?
Thanks, glad it was valuable to you! I literally just wrote the summary to Tascam, so they didn‘t yet have a chance to reply, but I‘ll follow up as and when they do.
@@PodcastMeister Awesome 👌 Thank you.
i wonder why nobody talks about the zoom Livetrak L-8 .. i use the L8 for my podcast and it's simply awesome. Maybe not having all that features, but the pads splitted on 2 different channels allows me to switch the background music by fading out the first one.
I have acrually praised the L-8 in one of my previous videos, check it out! 😉
Great review of the Mixcast 4 - thanks for all the useful information.
Thanks for sharing this great review. Informative, concise and well put together. You have a new sub from Panama.
Thank you, highly appreciated! :)
Excellent review…thank you for your videos…I am thinking of getting a podcast recorder but I wasn’t sure which one to purchase…after your review, I think I will go with the Tascam Mixcast 4…I hope Tascam listen to your suggestions for improvement and implement them in a firmware update…thank you again for your videos…subscribed 👍🏻
Thank you! I think you’ll not be disappointed as long as you’re not looking for something portable. :) Make sure to watch my other video about the noise suppression, that’ll help with the initial experience, should you decide to go for it.
@@PodcastMeister : Yes, I looked at that video straight after watching the review 👍🏻…I look forward to watching more videos from you in the future and I’ll be checking out more of your previous content too 😉
Great review and excellent suggestions. I hope Tascam takes note.
Very good informational video just confirmed my thoughts as to why it is better than the rodecater pro
Great review! Can i use this to my iphone Garageband to record music?
Terrific informational video. Much appreciated!
What a great review! Wish they done one with more than 4 XLR inputs! For a podcast of up to 6 people, what would you suggest? Still the Zoom PodTrak P8?
Thanks! For 6 participants (if they are all present) the Podtrak P8 is an OK option, but I would take a look at the Tascam Model 12. With that you could occasionally invite a remote guest on top of the 6 present with built-in mix-minus. It‘s less elegant though as you will need extra headphone amps so that everyone gets a headphone. Even better would be the Zoom Livetrak L8: it also has a built-in mix minus, same multitrack sd-card recording, etc. it has 4 headphone outs so you‘ll only need one headphone amp to split it to some more headphones. The Zoom L8 is cheaper and smaller too.
@@PodcastMeister Ah man, thanks for those details! Forgot to ask about getting extra headphones included on a mixer with less headphone ports and you included it haha. What do you think of the L12?
@@kodspal the L12 is fantastic (ie it has a one-knob compressor on the channel strips and even more monitor mixes than the L8), but you do not have built-in mix-minus. You can solve it with iRig adapters (see my earlier videos about it) but trust me, the convenience of having it built in is priceless. Also I have a video about setting up the mix-minus specifically on the L8. The only downside I could think of when it comes to the L8 is the lack of built-in USB mix minus. (although you can set it up, but then you will loose the built-in mix-minus option.) To be fair: no mixer other than the dedicated podcasting consoles have USB mix-minus built-in.
@@PodcastMeister no automix with the Tascam Model 12 or Zoom Livetrack though?
Great review! But I'm wondering if one can connect tascam mixcast 4 to transmitter and use it like a professional radio mixer...
You definitely earned my subscription, great job
Are you able to add additional channels by connecting to Ultragain Pro-8?
Can You make a compare video about rodecaster pro2, mixcast, and gigcaster 8?
thanks for this one.
Do you know if it’s possible to record signal to muted tracks?
Yes. For this, you need to go to Hardware settings | Multitrack, switch on multitrack recording and select “FX Bypass”. This essentially means pre-fader recording, so the individual channels will be recorded irrespective of the fader position (or mute status) at unity level, only the main stereo track will be post-fader.
I’m having trouble to play the sound effects on my pod cast or live.
I've bought my Mixcast 4 last week and your video is a great boost to experiment even more. Btw, is it you playing the piano when talking about Line Inputs 😏? The USB Delay is great when used with Ecamm and Atem - although both of these also have it "built in", albeit a bit cumbersome to reach. Yes, I'm lazy but also very practical. I only need to calculate the right amount of delay needed (for the moment 240ms when using the Audio Hijack as my audio --> then into the Loopback's virtual microphone.. Sounds complicated? Yes it does, but now I can do everything from the Mixcast, use it as my audio source and I'm done. Subscribed.
Yep, that was me. I also played the background music when talking about the magnificent 7 features, just to avoid copyright claims. :) Thanks for subscribing!
@@PodcastMeister I could hear directly you're an accomplished player :-) I'm having a similar idea regarding the videos on my channel (upcoming, just starting all over), for the same reasons. Although, I'll mostly be playing slide guitar and explaining the technique, analysing songs from the 30's and 40's, no copyrights there.. Cheers!
Cheers for the review 💪🏿
Hey love the video, instant subscribe for me. Can I ask, at 04:50 you mention recording at 48khz and how the Zoom can lead to audio drift on video sync. Is it to do with the frequency?
Hi, thanks Luke! No, 48kHz is the “sample rate”, meaning how many times a piece of digital audio is recorded per second. (i.e. CDs are at 22 Hz frequency and have a sample rate of 44.1kHz.) I’m not much of a video expert, but 48kHz is considered better for video as it can be divided by the normally used video frame rates easily (24/25/30/50/60fps), and will result in a whole number, vs 44.1kHz will not (for all the fps‘) - for syncing and editing purposes these whole numbers are supposed to be ideal and easier to work with. Nonetheless, I did sync audio recorded with a Zoom P4 at 44.1kHz and had no issues whatsoever, albeit never longer than 15mins.
Curious how you think the Mixcast 4 compares to the Rodecaster pro ii / Duo?
Not a simple answer… which is why I’ve made a video about it, check it out! ;)
Heyaa, hope you can help me real quick. can the mixcast 4 be used as a multi channel audio interface in a daw / logic pro? Could I track vocals with it in logic? I understand that it can be used as one in tascams podcasting software thingy but I can not seem to find much info on using the mixcast 4 in conjunction with other daw software.
Have noted drawbacks been remedied?
Can I record/play tracks for multitrack recording like in L-8?
all 13 nice functions, but one necessary functions stopped me from get it. That is the Auto mute monitor (when engage mic fader) function. We all have speakers/monitors in our setup. when we are not talking to the mic, we all enjoy use the speaker monitor to monitoring on the program. But how many time did you forget to turn off your speaker monitor before you engage the mic fader, and then get a crazy whistle. that will jam up your recording. I know you can post edit that, but how much trouble you have to go though. When you can just have this simple little function turned on like the old time radio station analogue mixing table. I thought Tascam should understand the importance of this functions from the radio work flow. But yet this function is missed. On the other side, Rode Caster pro has this function, which is critically needed by pod casters, and Rode listens. I have talked to the Tascam rap, they said they will look into it, but never got any feedback. I am not sure if my though has gone anywhere. but a month and a new firmware upgrade later, this function still hasn't been added. I am not sure about you, but I can't use this fancy thing with out this auto mute function. it will make my pod cast workflow so messy, because every time I open faders, I need to check the monitor volume. ( think about how many time do you turn on/off your fader during a show) You will what I mean! I guess If Tascam doesn't add this functions, Tascam is really pushing me to Rode caster pro. If you are getting the same concern, please support me, Let's help Tascam develop the best Pod cast mixer together!
Hi, the reluctance may come from this: they have the feedback prevention function, which mutes the mic if it does not get a loud enough signal. That’s the theory anyway, I was about to test it in a conf call, but then also for your situation. It’s definitely not the same function as the auto-mute monitor and it won’t help you if your monitors are turned way up, but let’s see what it can do.
You don’t need it
Hi, v1.2 firmware (due in feb 22) brings the automute function! twitter.com/podcastmeister/status/1476308604504391686?s=21
Excellent review!!!
Thank you, glad you liked it.
What a shame they didn't include some EFX (I can't find any mention in the manual) as this looks like a better build quality than the Boss Gigcaster 8 for gigging musicians.
I just ordered this device so I'm eager to learn and put it to work. The one feature I have not seen on any review is the ability to PAN a channel input Left or Right. The Combo XLR are great but without a PAN you can't use it to mix a band. More specific to my use case is I want to put cameras with sound inside a fighting ring and use those camera mics for action sounds from the fighters. Being able to PAN will help pull audience in so sounds that are seen on the screen on the left are heard in the left speaker. Does the Tascam Mixcast 4 have the ability to PAN left or right any of the inputs?
Hi, I have not seen panning on the device either. You can pan inputs it in an attached DAW though as it does output the individual channels via USB into your DAW - just pay attention to that in you DAW the channels 1 and 2 will be the stereo mix left and right, the channel 3-4-5-6 will be the four mono combo jack inputs, 7-8 the USB in, 9-10 the TRRS or the line input, 11-12 the Bluetooth and 13-14 the soundpads. Dual ones are stereo. This could work even ie with an iPad with Garageband attached.
Great job 👏. Can you connect two mixers to one computer. I have rodecaster pro and l want to buy mixcast as well. Can you connect Bluetooth adapter to the line input jack.
You certainly can connect two mixers to one computer, although certain DAW’s (like Garageband) will not be able to work with both at the same time. You can also connect a bluetooth adapter to the line input jack as it is a trrs-jack, you will just need to switch on the back to the 3.5mm input from the 6.3mm dual line input. I don’t really understand the use case, but it’s possible.
Hello and thanks for your nice Report.
I'd like to ask, if I can route pc sound-sources to the mic channels. For example Chrome to Channel 2, Spotify to Channel 3 and Teamspeak Audience to Channel 4
No, unfortunately you cannot do that with thw Mixcast 4.
Great video
I was really going to go get myself a mixcast, then I saw you were wearing a Juventus hat and saying that the mixcast is the best. I am now going with the Zoom LiveTrak. You can’t give advice while being a Juve fan.
I am trying to do the firmware update but it says the file is corrupt. does anyone have a solution for this?
Saw nobody replied to you Hopefully you figured out you have to put the update in a file folder and run it from there. Took me like 5 tries to get the update to work before I read the help part of the update and saw I was putting it in the wrong spot. Best to ya
Great review
Thanks for the video. I use a DBX 286s mic pre amp. Can I connect directly to one of the mic channels ?
You can. I was using it for this entire video. :) Pull down the gain TO ZERO on the Mixcast 4 for that mic channel otherwise you‘ll get distortion.
@@PodcastMeister brilliant - thank you
Which one is a practical rodecaster or a mixcast4?
Depends on what you need. Both essentially do the same thing, have about the same size and cost. The Tascam adds a lot of extras (like for me the combo jack inputs and the extra line input make it the central audio interface of my home studio) but you may prefer the Røde design and/or sound (with the Aphex effects). The software is a question of taste too: Tascam‘s more versatile, Røde‘s more straight forward. If you need any of the 13 unique features, the Tascam Mixcast 4 is more practical.
The mixer has frozen twice and makes a buzzing sound. The only way to fix the problem is to restart it by disconnecting the power cord.
do you have any videos you can recommend to help me get started using my new Mixcaster 4?
Hi Nancy, I would recommend Tascam’s official channel, they have quite a few tutorial videos on it. Should you have specific questions afterwards, let me know.
This is such a well done review, I'd hate to see you get nailed on the music publishing rights here. Please be careful.
Thank you! I tried to be careful in recreating the soundtrack in Garageband myself, and I do hope that I don’t get claims for a harmless, out-of-context fun, but you’re right and I maybe shouldn’t have done that either. Fingers crossed. :)
@@PodcastMeister Really enjoy your reviews. Please keep them coming. Due to your comments I ordered one this morning
@@radiotvgod happy to hear that you enjoy my reviews! I have another one in the pipeline discussing the firmwares 1.1-1.2-1.3 for the Mixcast 4. :) Together they address many issues I’ve initially found.
@@PodcastMeister So my new unit will be shipping with the current firmware but if not I have to do it online I guess. When you say it’s in the pipeline it is available to see now or you’re still working on it? Will you be notifying people with an email blast and doing a link?
@@radiotvgod I’m working on it (second in queue) it’s going to come out somewhere in September. I usually send a community post on RUclips + tweet about it.
Ayudaaa, al querer grabar directo a mi celular de la marca Xioami, usando a salida usb C no funciona no graba nada 😢, que puedo hacer?
brilliant really
have a question thinking about buying can this work with obs
Hi, sure it can, as if you connect it via usb-c to your computer it shows up as an audio in-out source. Watch out for using a good usb quality cable (or the one that came with it), as it can be quite sensitive to that. You can even set the usb audio delay on the Mixcast 4 so that it is in sync with your video feed. (You can also do it in OBS, but using the Mixcast 4 it’s one less thing your computer has to take care of.)
Nice job
How do you connect the Tascam to the computer? I'm new to this ?
No worries. It has a usb-c port in the back, that‘s where you connect it to the computer (that also feeds the USB-channel btw)
Thank you!
VS rodecaster 2 review
Thank you
I love your 7
How do we update firmware. I think is hard to update the firmware.
Tell me how
Have you looked at my Mixcast 4 playlist already? 😉
Oh, another thing - Tascam.... those volume fader knobs... really? Too shiny, plasticky and wobbly. And .. grey.. With a desk lamp above it or in a darker environment, they're not so visible. Suggestion? Make them black with a white line in the middle, or white with a black line - as I actually took and moved from my Mackie analogue mixer to the Mixcast 4. Thank-you!
I own one and can say there’s nothing plasticy or wobbly to this device, infact, it’s really sturdy..
Awesome
Hi,
How can stop hearing my self while using the headphone output with my headphone
Hi, if you press the solo buttons for each channel you want to hear, but not for your channel, it will not affect recording, but you will theoretically only hear the channels for which you‘ve pressed the solo button. Your headphone needs to be plugged into the Phone 1 port or the trrs-port in the front, it only works there.
@@PodcastMeister Thank you
The mix cast for will not work with podcast editor on Mac OS. They simply don’t work together.
Does is have universal ducking
If I understand the term „universal ducking“ right, it only has universal ducking: so if Mic 1 speaks, every other channels volume is lowered. Is that what you meant?
@@PodcastMeister all channels, including usb, Bluetooth and sound buttons. It’s for radio.
@@Podcastforthewin I have just tested it with Bluetooth and USB connected and playing, it has lowered the volume for both (but hasn’t muted them!) as soon as I have started speaking into Mic 1. (Ducking only works for Mic 1)
BUT! It did NOT lower the volume for the sound pads. The good news however is that for the other input channels ducking worked well even with Auto Mix on.
@@PodcastMeister thank you for checking! I noticed the rodecaster pro only ducks the other microphone inputs not the other audio
Noise gate
Juventus? No way, man
Drawback: you cannot talkback to remote calls (bluetooth, usb and trs). Built in mix minus aren't unique to this product
Sure, mix-minus is no unique feature - it is part of the 7 features that make it a dedicated podcast recorder. 😉
Talkback should really work for the remote connections, agreed (see at 20:29 )
@@PodcastMeister Ok so I’m still confused. You can talkback to zoom but not a phone call? Like a landline or cell? Forgive me if this sounds like a foolish question. I’m stuck between the Zoom and the Tascam for this very reason.
@@Hdthevoice Correct me if I‘m wrong, but to me it seems like a misunderstanding of what the „talkback“ function does. It does not mean that you can „talk back“ into a zoom- or a phone call, but it is more a producer function. If you press the Talkback button, you can speak to your guests while recording, but what you say while the Talkback button is pressed, will not be recorded. It is handy to i.e. prepare your guests for the next question or tell them not to touch the boom arm as it creates a noise in the recording. The unfortunate downside of this function is that you can only talk this way to the guests who are present with you and have a mic and a headphone connected to the mixcast 4 on channels 1-4. And while the talkback function does not transmit your voice to the remote guests in talkback mode, during the normal recording (i.e. when the talkback button is not pressed), you can of course talk to the remote guests who are connected via usb or bluetooth or a trrs-cable, they will hear you and you will hear them and it all will be recorded. Let me know if itˋs not clear.
Mic on monitor mute number 8 all podcasts mixers fail on this essential feature
Firmware version 1.2 (due in feb) „provides for automatic mute on monitor out when the Mixcast 4's microphone inputs are active“, as per Tascam‘s website. 😉
You're stretching things
Looks like what you mentioned (provided feedback to Tascam), got echoed back and actually been improved, by reading their firmware release notes: "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F/W V1.30 (July, 21 2022)
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New functions
- Sound pad functions have been added.
* Banks can now be changed and used during recording.
* Playback sound volume can now be adjusted separately for each sound pad.
* Sounds assigned to sound pads can now be normalized.
* The volume of the bleep sound can now be adjusted.
* Sounds that are playing will now continue playing even when banks are changed.
- The TALKBACK sound is now also sent to USB, smartphone and Bluetooth connections.
"
Well done!