Portacapture Control

Provides a very clear full UI of the X-6 device on an IOS device with a very fast BT control connection and response to controls. Almost reminds me of my old EMU EOS remote sampler control app from years ago (though that was over SCSI way back…..) Love how I can set my device up then hit record on my phone to start taking samples. No operator sound/button press/etc. clean samples, done. Remote gain monitoring too! Visually it looks like a 20ms to 40ms delay from button press to start and with auto record, no lost data. That’s very good!! No real lag. Bluetooth adapter was a bit pricey but this is specialist gear. Love my device for field recording, industrial noise sampling, “sound photos” and shuttling it to the DAW via SD/USB. There is basic file editing/split too. Pretty cool! I just wish the device would allow me to easily make each recording a specific name (eg Factory floor - impulse hits - metallic snares” without going into a general “word” based file system eg date based or FactoryNoise-0001, 0002, 0003 etc. to allow library development in the field. The app would be the best place to do this to quickly manage files, preview, edit, save, specifically name and organize. Now that would be a game-changer. Sample librarian on the go - hint hint Tascam X-series Product managers :)

How did they leave this one out of the feature set? Transferring via a cable is much faster than Bluetooth I’ll admit, but having to find a cable is a pain.

Firstly, I was already kind of bummed that I HS to buy an extra Bluetooth adapter for my Portacapture X8, but I hoped that it would make life easier in the long run. I was able to get the app up and running on my phone and paired to the device, but it is incredibly laggy and unresponsive. It works decently for modes such as Field and Voice, but it freezes in Manual, which I’m planning on using most frequently. I’m on an iPhone 12 Pro, so I don’t think it’s my device. Hopefully we see an update to fix this because it’s currently unusable.