Re: portable recorder advice...

["Rainer Thelonius Balthasar Straschill" <rs@moinlabs.de>]

Hi Kenardo,

people I ran across on the recording forums have gone crazy about this:
http://www.core-sound.com/HighResRecorderNews.html

They offer two things:
a) a 24/192-capable SPDIF adapter which fits into a CF slot
b) a two-channel micpre with phantom power and 24/192 A/D converters which 
connects to a) about the size of a PDA

Combine this with a PDA with a CF and additional memory slot (e.g. Asus 
A730), install the software supplied with the thingie, put in a big memory 
card, connect two condensers, and you got yourself a system for field 
recordings the size of a PDA. Pristine quality. Stereo. Four hours 
capacity 
@ 24/96. MP3 (and afaik FLAC) coding on-the-fly.

Please note that I have not tried the system myself, only passing on 
information I read. Specifically, I don't know a) whether this thing will 
work with all PDAs (and laptops) with CF slot, b) how it sounds, c) 
stability (SW and HW) etc. etc. Also mentioning the Asus A730 is not a 
recommendation as the perfect PDA for this application, it just serves as 
an 
example for a PDA with both CF and another memory card slot.

Prices: you get the SPDIF interface for $199 and the micpre for $549. Add 
to 
this a PDA for $450 and a memory card for $300 and you're set. This 
combination lies clearly above the prices of the usual minidisc suspects, 
but as you can see from the price list, the most expensive part is the 
micpre/converter. And you even get a modern PDA out of the deal for free ;)
And sound-quality-wise, this combo does not compete with the minidisc 
variants, but rather with recorders like the Marantz PMD671 and Fostex 
FR-2 - both of which have a price tag well above $1000...

Of course, there are the beefed-up MP3 players (like the ones by Rio, 
Cowon 
and Archos). If they offer the possibility to record audio, what they lack 
in is mostly quality micpres and, to a lesser extent, A/D converters.


        Rainer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ken griffith" <kengriffith@cox.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 3:35 AM
Subject: portable recorder advice...


>
> Hi..
> There have probably been posts here before regarding which types of
> portable/minidisc/like recorders are good for recording live shows, and
> other such things, But I was unable to find info in the archives...and
> with
> today's (mp3/Ipod) technology, minidisc has already become practically
> extinct. So I was wondering what other new devices you might be using or
> recommend to check out...
>
> Thx, kenardo
>
>