Tascam IF-DA64 -channel Digital Multitrack Recorder

Tascam IF-DA64 – 64 Channels of Dante for the DA-6400 Recorder

The IF-DA64 is an optional interface card for Tascam’s DA-6400 and DA-6400dp 64-channel digital multitrack recorders, adding Dante network audio connectivity. Fitted into the recorder’s expansion slot, it moves up to 64 channels of audio in and out over standard Ethernet, connecting the DA-6400 to Dante-equipped consoles, stage boxes and broadcast infrastructure.

Note the identity carefully: this is the Dante interface card, not the recorder itself – the listing title’s wording is compressed, but the product is the IF-DA64 card described in Tascam’s documentation for the DA-6400 series. For facilities already running Dante, it turns the DA-6400 into a networked capture and playback engine for live recording, broadcast backup and theatre playback.

Key features

• Optional Dante interface card for DA-6400 and DA-6400dp
• 64 channels in and out at 44.1/48 kHz sampling rates
• 32 channels at 88.2/96 kHz; 16 channels at 176.4/192 kHz
• Dual RJ-45 ports for redundant or switched network operation
• Dante Controller software manages routing and device discovery
• Fits the DA-6400 series expansion slot
• Brings the recorder onto existing Dante network infrastructure
• Supports broadcast, live capture and playback workflows

Why Dante changes the recorder’s job

Without networking, a 64-channel recorder connects with multicore cables or MADI runs – heavy, expensive and point-to-point. Dante replaces that with a single Ethernet cable on a network the venue may already have, with routing changed in software rather than by repatching. The DA-6400 with an IF-DA64 can sit anywhere on the network: capturing the concert from the FOH position, acting as a redundant backup recorder beside the console, or playing back multitrack stems for virtual soundcheck.

Redundancy for recordings that cannot fail

The card’s two network ports support Dante redundancy, where a secondary network carries the same audio if the primary path fails. For live and broadcast capture – the recordings that cannot be re-done – that resilience is the difference between a safety net and a hope. Combined with the DA-6400’s own reliability features, the card is aimed squarely at professional capture duty.

Who the IF-DA64 suits

Choose the IF-DA64 if you own or are specifying a Tascam DA-6400 or DA-6400dp and your facility, venue or broadcast workflow runs on Dante. It is an expansion for that recorder family only; confirm the recorder’s firmware supports the card before ordering.

Fitting and configuration

Fitting the card is a slot-in expansion: power down the DA-6400, install the IF-DA64 in the expansion slot as Tascam’s manual directs, and the recorder’s menus gain the Dante settings. Routing, device naming and redundancy mode are then managed from Audinate’s Dante Controller on any computer on the network, where the recorder appears as a Dante device alongside consoles and stage boxes. Keep the recorder firmware current – Tascam publishes compatibility updates for the card – and the DA-6400 becomes a citizen of the network rather than an island at the end of a multicore.