The TASCAM DR-10L Pro is an ultra-compact wearable audio recorder supplied with a professional TM-10L lavalier microphone. It is designed for weddings, interviews, documentaries, filmmaking, stage productions, presentations and other applications where clear, discreet voice recording is required.

Its 32-bit float recording system uses dual analogue-to-digital converters to capture everything from quiet speech to loud voices without requiring precise input-level adjustment. Audio is recorded directly onto a microSD card, making the DR-10L Pro a reliable primary recorder or backup to a wireless microphone system.

Key Features

• 32-bit float recording with dual A/D converters
• Maximum recording resolution: 48 kHz/32-bit float
• Includes TASCAM TM-10L lavalier microphone
• Compact, lightweight and wearable bodypack design
• High-contrast OLED display
• Secure locking 3.5 mm microphone connection
• Headphone output for input monitoring and playback
• Automatic level control
• Switchable limiter
• Switchable low-cut filter
• Supports microSDXC cards up to 512 GB
• USB-C connection for file transfer and USB power
• LTC jam-sync timecode support with firmware version 2.00 or later
• Optional Bluetooth control using the TASCAM AK-BT1 adapter
• Wireless control of up to five recorders
• Wireless timecode synchronisation with compatible Atomos products
• Automatic file-saving protection reduces the risk of losing recorded audio
• Sliding record switch and control-lock function help prevent accidental operation

Recording Specifications

Recording channels:

• One microphone input channel
• Mono recording

Recording media:

• microSD: 64 MB–2 GB
• microSDHC: 4–32 GB
• microSDXC: 64–512 GB

WAV/BWF recording:

• Sampling rates: 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz
• Bit depths: 16-bit, 24-bit or 32-bit float
• Mono or poly BWF file format

MP3 recording:

• Sampling rates: 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz
• Recording bit rates: 128 or 192 kbit/s
• Playback bit rates: 32–320 kbit/s

Microphone Input

• Connector: Locking 3.5 mm TRS mini jack
• Plug-in power voltage: 2.3V
• Maximum input level: −11 dBu
• Microphone input gain: 7.5–38 dB
• Input impedance: 2 kΩ or higher

Included TM-10L Lavalier Microphone

• Microphone type: Lavalier condenser microphone
• Polar pattern: Omnidirectional
• Sensitivity: −42 dBV/Pa
• Maximum sound-pressure level: 115 dB SPL
• Cable length: Approximately 160 cm
• Locking 3.5 mm connector
• Microphone clip and windscreen included

Headphone Output

• Connector: 3.5 mm stereo mini jack
• Output configuration: Dual-mono
• Maximum output power: 10 mW + 10 mW into 32Ω
• Supported headphone impedance: 16–400Ω

Audio Performance

• Frequency response: 20 Hz–20 kHz, +0/−1 dB
• Dynamic range: 105 dB or higher
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.01%
• Maximum microphone SPL: 115 dB SPL

Bluetooth and Remote Control

Installing the optional TASCAM AK-BT1 Bluetooth adapter allows the free TASCAM Recorder Connect application to control and monitor up to five DR-10L Pro recorders from a compatible smartphone or tablet.

App functions include:

• Starting and stopping recordings
• Viewing input waveforms
• Checking recorder status
• Naming and colour-coding connected recorders
• Saving and loading presets
• Adding project, scene and take metadata
• Synchronising the recorder clock with a mobile device

The app provides visual level and waveform monitoring but does not transmit live audio to the mobile device.

Timecode Support

Firmware version 2.00 and later supports LTC jam synchronisation. A timecode signal can be connected to the 3.5 mm input and used to jam-sync multiple DR-10L Pro recorders.

Wireless timecode synchronisation with compatible Atomos products is also available when the optional AK-BT1 Bluetooth adapter is installed.

Power Requirements

Power options:

• Two AAA alkaline batteries
• Two AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries
• Two AAA lithium batteries
• USB bus power from a computer

Approximate continuous recording time:

• Alkaline batteries: 16.5 hours without Bluetooth
• Alkaline batteries: 16 hours with Bluetooth
• NiMH batteries: 11.5 hours without Bluetooth
• NiMH batteries: 10.5 hours with Bluetooth
• Lithium batteries: 24.5 hours without Bluetooth
• Lithium batteries: 23 hours with Bluetooth

Battery life varies according to battery type, recording media, Bluetooth use and headphone monitoring. Batteries are sold separately