Tascam DR-40XP Portable Four-Track Digital Audio Recorder And USB Audio Interface

This portable 4-track audio recorder is designed for musicians, filmmakers, content creators, journalists and field-recording professionals who need reliable, high-quality audio capture. It records up to four tracks simultaneously and supports WAV/BWF recording at resolutions of up to 96 kHz, 32-bit float, helping prevent clipped or distorted recordings when sound levels change unexpectedly.

General

Recording Media:

• microSD, microSDHC or microSDXC card
• Maximum Capacity: 512 GB

Recording and Playback Formats:

WAV/BWF:

• Sampling Rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz or 96 kHz
• Bit Depth: 16-bit, 24-bit or 32-bit float

MP3:

• Sampling Rates: 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz
• Bit Rates: 32, 64, 96, 128, 192, 256 or 320 kbps

Input Channels: 4 channels, arranged as 2 stereo pairs
Recording Tracks: 4 tracks

Analogue Audio Inputs

External Microphone/Line Inputs:

• Connectors: XLR/TRS combination connectors

Microphone or Microphone with Phantom Power Selected:

• Maximum Input Level: +5 dBu
• Minimum Input Level: −84 dBu
• Input Impedance: ≥2.4 kΩ
• Phantom Power: 24 V or 48 V
• Phantom power is available through the XLR connectors only

Line Selected:

• Maximum Input Level: +24 dBu
• Nominal Input Level: +4 dBu with gain at minimum
• Input Impedance: ≥10 kΩ

Analogue Audio Outputs

Headphone/Line Output:

• Connector: 3.5 mm stereo mini jack
• Maximum Output Level: 0 dBV with a 10 kΩ load
• Nominal Output Level: −20 dBV with a 10 kΩ load
• Maximum Output Power: 20 mW + 20 mW with a 32 Ω load
• Output Impedance: 2.2 Ω
• Recommended Headphone Impedance: 16–600 Ω

Built-in Loudspeaker:

• Output Power: 0.3 W mono

USB Connectivity

Connector: USB Type-C

Transfer Modes:

• USB 2.0 High-Speed mass-storage class
• USB 1.1 Full-Speed audio class

USB Audio:

• Sampling Rates: 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz
• Bit Depth: 24-bit
• Audio Inputs: 2 channels
• Audio Outputs: 2 channels

Audio Performance

Equivalent Input Noise:

• ≤−126 dBu

Frequency Response:

• 20 Hz–20 kHz, +0/−1 dB at 44.1 kHz
• 20 Hz–22 kHz, +0/−1 dB at 48 kHz
• 20 Hz–40 kHz, +0/−1 dB at 96 kHz

Total Harmonic Distortion:

• ≤0.008%

Dynamic Range:

• ≥112 dB
• Measured with a 20 kHz low-pass filter and A-weighting

Audio measurements comply with JEITA CP-2150.

Approximate Battery Operating Time

Alkaline Batteries:

• Stereo headphone playback, WAV, 96 kHz, 32-bit float: 20 hours 30 minutes
• Stereo recording with built-in microphones, WAV, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit: 18 hours
• Stereo recording with built-in microphones, WAV, 44.1 kHz, 32-bit float: 16 hours 30 minutes
• Stereo recording with built-in microphones, MP3, 44.1 kHz, 128 kbps: 16 hours
• Four-track recording with 48 V phantom power, headphones, WAV, 96 kHz, 32-bit float: 5 hours

NiMH Rechargeable Batteries:

• Stereo headphone playback, WAV, 96 kHz, 32-bit float: 16 hours
• Stereo recording with built-in microphones, WAV, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit: 16 hours
• Stereo recording with built-in microphones, WAV, 44.1 kHz, 32-bit float: 16 hours
• Stereo recording with built-in microphones, MP3, 44.1 kHz, 128 kbps: 13 hours
• Four-track recording with 48 V phantom power, headphones, WAV, 96 kHz, 32-bit float: 5 hours

Lithium Batteries:

• Stereo headphone playback, WAV, 96 kHz, 32-bit float: 30 hours 30 minutes
• Stereo recording with built-in microphones, WAV, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit: 29 hours 30 minutes
• Stereo recording with built-in microphones, WAV, 44.1 kHz, 32-bit float: 25 hours 30 minutes
• Stereo recording with built-in microphones, MP3, 44.1 kHz, 128 kbps: 24 hours 30 minutes
• Four-track recording with 48 V phantom power, headphones, WAV, 96 kHz, 32-bit float: 10 hours

Power Supply

• 3 × AA alkaline, NiMH or lithium batteries
• USB bus power from a computer: 5 V, 0.5 A
• TASCAM PS-P520U AC adapter, sold separately
• Maximum Power Consumption: 1.7 W
• Maximum Current Draw: 0.34 A