🎶 Step into pro-level control with every tap!
The Tascam RC3F is a 3-way footswitch designed for seamless remote control of select TASCAM Portastudios and recorders. Featuring three foot pedals, a 3.9-meter cable, and battery-powered operation, it enhances hands-free functionality for play, pause, looping, and punch-in commands, making it an essential tool for efficient, professional audio production.
C**D
It is the size of a pack of cigarettes.
Awesome, just perfect for my needs. Good quality.
B**K
Awesome.
Awesome. Hands free. Works perfect. Tascam SD32
W**E
A must for hime studios
When you don’t have the luxury of a control booth this is it.
G**S
Great Option for the Tascam GB-10 Guitar Trainer
I bought this Foot Switch for my GB-10 Guitar/Bass Trainer. It works exactly as described in my GB-10 owner's manual. It's a great option.The review by One Sad TIVO Monkey is excellent, so no need to restate that review. One exception, when in TRAINER mode, the foot switch will "Flash" back the file music how ever many seconds you set on the GB-10. On the GB-10, you can set "Flash" to 1-10. I set my GB-10 to flash back 10 seconds. It works great. The only problem I had is that if you try quickly tapping the "Flash" for a number of times, you end up locking up the GB-10 trainer, requiring a file restart on the GB-10 itself. The obvious answer is to use the PLAY (Default) mode instead, where you press and hold the rewind button on the foot switch and work yourself backwards for however long you want.I agree that it would be nice to program the features we want the foot switch to trigger. Each programmed mode option for the foot switch on the GB-10 has advantages - and disadvantages. But that's a shortcoming of the trainer, not the foot switch itself.
O**Y
Reliable and easy to use
I bought the Tascam RC-3F foot switch about a month ago to use with my Tascam GB-10 Guitar & Bass Trainer/Recorder.The unit was packaged securely, so shipping shouldn't be a problem. It measures about 8 x 5 x 1.5 inches. It feels heavy for its size, even without the two required AA batteries. There's a red LED on the bottom that lights up when a switch is pressed. That's handy for testing the batteries. I haven't had to change batteries yet, but it's comforting to know that I can test them.There are 3 switches. Each is momentary, so you have to step on the switch every time you want to send a signal out. Some of the modes work around that by starting a function (say rewind) when you press the switch and then stopping when you release it. Not all do that and it's actually up to the device you connect the unit to.The integrated cable is about 12.5 feet long and has a mini jack that plugs into the GB-10. The cable seems thin to me, so I've been cautious about stressing it and walking on it. It's plenty long enough for me.The bottom of the unit has two non-skid pads. They work really well on wood and tile. I had no worries about the unit sliding away from me.My music room is carpeted and that caused a problem with the unit. It wasn't reliable because sometimes pressing on it would cause it to sink into the pile rather than close the contact switch. I haven't had that problem with my other foot switch. The solution was simple - I just put a small piece of plywood down. Not pretty, but it works.I've been using the RC-3F for about a month and I like it. It makes playing with the trainer simpler. I can push a switch with my foot and start playing immediately. Without the switch, it was a scramble after pushing play to get my hands back in position to play. The unit has been reliable. Aside from the problem with the carpets, it has been trouble free. The cable is long enough that I don't have to stand next to the amp. I can play from across the room if I want.The rest of this review is about the integration of the RC-3F with the GB-10 trainer. It raises issues with the GB-10, not with the RC-3F.As far as integration with the GB-10 trainer goes, there are problems. The "flash" function rewinds the song two seconds. If you want to go back further, you have to press the switch repeatedly. That sometimes caused the display of the GB-10 to get out of sync. The trainer works but it shows the wrong elapsed time on the song. I'd have to turn the trainer on and off to reset it. That's not a shortcoming of the switch, though, that's an issue with the trainer.The bigger problem for me is that the GB-10 won't let me assign features to the foot switch. There are five modes: effect, minutes, play, record and trainer. None of them do exactly what I'd like to do. In effect mode, the outer switches loop through the presets and the middle switch plays or stops the song. The switches in record mode start/stop the overdub, start/pause recording and stop recording. Trainer mode assigns flash, play/stop and speed change to the switches. Flash rewinds the song about two seconds each time you step on the switch. Holding the switch down will not cause it to keep skipping backwards, you have to push it once for each two seconds you want to go back. Speed toggles the playback speed from the x1 setting to your current speed setting (for example, from x1 to x0.5 and back). It will not bump the speed up or down.Play and minutes mode are similar. The switches are rewind, play and fast forward. The difference is that in minutes mode, the song only plays as long as you hold the middle switch down. Same for the rewind and forward switches.I want to repeat that these aren't problems with the RC-3F, they're problems with the GB-10. I just want to make sure that you're aware of these. And I should also say that I'm not going to give up my unit. It makes using the trainer so much easier that I'll put up with the limitations.
A**R
Nice Foot Switch
Works well with my Tascam DP-32SD. Well made.
M**N
Indispensible
I bought this to go with my DP-32SP. Punching in and out when recording is effortless with this pedal. No more manually setting the in/out markers. It makes the recording process WAY more efficient. Plus, you can customise each of the three pedals for different tasks (Start/stop, back to last record location, etc.). I couldn't go back to recording without it!
P**N
A must have if working by yourself.
This is a great accessory to have for the tascam digital porta studio 24 or 32 track recorder. It has three switches, it’s about as big as 2 Boss pedals, and has a pretty long cord I think around 10 or 15 feet. The buttons are fully programmable to do whatever you need to do. Which comes in great if you’re trying to record drum tracks so you’re not constantly getting up and down. It does need a 9 V battery to work but I’ve had this for around six months and it’s still working. So the battery life is pretty good on this. I would highly recommend this to free up your hands if you’re recording things by yourself.It’s also built pretty solid.
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