Tascam AKDR1 Accessory Kit For Dr-1

• Tascam AKDR1 Accessory Kit Features
• Tripod Adapter
• Tripod
• Mic Stand Adapter
• Windscreen
• Handy tripod adapter
• Windscreen that comes included with the Tascam AKDR1 accessory kit

Some parts are excellent. The bracket (a.k.a "tripod adaptor") that snaps onto the DR1 is high-quality and well-designed. The DR1 snaps securely into it, and it allows complete access to all controls and connectors. The microphone-stand adaptor is likewise well-built and secure.

It is the tripod itself that is questionable. While it is of reasonable quality, the flexible legs are a too stiff. This works well enough to hold the DR1 above a horizontal surface, but that's about it. The tripod's function would be better fulfilled with a Gorillapod Joby GP1-A1EN Gorillapod Flexible Tripod (Grey), a similarly-sized device with much more adaptable legs.

The windscreen is a piece of foam, sized and shaped to fit over the microphone end of the DR1. It works, but how could it not? Anyone could build one with foam and some tape.

I've used the bracket with a full-sized camera tripod, and on a mic stand with the mic-stand adaptor. I have used the tripod with a small camera, but not with the DR1. I have not yet needed the windscreen.

All together, this is a functional set of accessories. The one necessary component is the bracket; the others (tripod, mic-stand adaptor, and windscreen) can be purchased from other places or easily macguyvered; they merely help justify the price.

The list price ($75) is not justifiable, and only serves to make the "real" price seem reasonable. The (current) "real" price (about $50) is still too high, but how else can one acquire the bracket?

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My only complaint is that these accessories are so essential they really should come with the Tascam DR1 recorder! I am a amateur musician and I use my DR1 to record performances and jam sessions. These accessories provide you the ability to mount the recorder on a tripod or mic stand so that you can position it directly in front of the singers and instruments so you can record the best sound. I found it nearly impossible to get quality recordings from the DR1 without this kit.

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The tripod fitting that holds the swivel mount is VERY fragile, made of plastic and easily broken useless tripod!!!

$45 for a plastic bracket and a useless tripod and easily home made foam wind screen???

The bracket is ONLY useful item in this kit.

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$41 for a rinky-dink tripod you can buy for $5 and a piece of foam? By the way, foam makes a poor windscreen; if you're serious about wind noise you need a furry-type covering (on my other mics I use products made by Windjammer).

I have to confess I don't have the Tascam device listed--I have the slightly smaller DR-07, which works beautifully, is 2/3 the price, and which has a built-in mic mount on the bottom.

If the listed Tascam unit needs the adapter to get a mic mount, then perhaps that explains part of the $41 price, but I if so I find the lack of a mic mount to then be a gross oversight.

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This stand and wind shield works well on the Tascam unit. It is easy to put the recorder in the stand and the windshield holds up and does a decent job reducing outdoor noise when recording. I recommend it.