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Which one of these can accept an electret stereo mic? It seems the Zoom comes with that kind of mics, but I was trying to continue using my core audio ones.... Does anybody has any esperience with the Edirol ? I read in a web-shop that this one has the related input. Thanks, Raül. 2007/4/23, Krispen Hartung <khartung@cableone.net>: > Travis has offered a decent analysis here, so I'll only add my two cents >and > recommend the M-Audio MicroTrack 24/96. > http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/MicroTrack2496-main.html > > I've been using it for over a year now with astounding results. In fact, > I've used it for many of my recent CD tracks. The cool thing is that it > records to MP3 and wav, and at different sample and bit rates. Plus the >1/4 > inch inputs are balanced...and it has phantom power. You can get a >balanced > XLR to 1/4 inch adpator to go directly out of a mixer board's XLR >outputs. I > bought a 2GB flashcard for mine, so I can load it up with 4 hours of wav > recordings. I really can't say anything bad about this unit, given the >price > and features, and size. > > Kris > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Travis Hartnett" <travishartnett@gmail.com> > To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 8:07 AM > Subject: Re: portable hand field recorders > > > > Just recently I was discussing this with a friend of mine. He uses > > the Zoom, and here's what he had to say about it: > > > > "i got one of those zoom H4 recorders that looks like a tazer. its > > pretty useful. but not for incapacitating attackers. > > > > i really like it. its replaced my minidisc. i bought it cause [a > > mutual friend] got one and he's really picky about gear and does a ton > > of research. for the price, which is less than the roland or m-audio > > units, it can't be beat. > > > > it has the usual zoom drawbacks: its not very sturdy and sort of > > poorly designed in general, the menu navigation is really bad. i can't > > imagine using it as a 4-track, which it does with various amp modeling > > and stuff. but for regular stereo recording, it seems fine; just push > > the record button once to put it in standby and check levels, then > > push it again to start. > > > > if you aren't in a rush, i'd wait for the H2 to come out this summer. > > it does away with the 4 track mode and records in surround sound and > > its $100 less. > > >http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/01/26/namm-zooms-199-usb-h2-mobile-micrecorder-found-in-the-wild/#more-1850 > > > > [in answer to a question regarding how easily levels can be set when > > recording] > > the zoom has dedicated L/M/H switches on the side (for both the built > > in mics and the inputs, which are combo XLR 1/4 inch) those levels are > > user adjustable, which involes wading thru the menus. but once you > > have them set, you can just use the switch to select between the 3 > > settings. > > > > also it has a built in limiter that i think does a "look ahead" thing. > > that function can be turned on or off as you choose. kirk thought this > > was one of the real selling points for the zoom, i guess the roland > > and m-audio don't do this. there's also a built in compressor. > > > > both the M-audio and roland are just under $400, the zoom is under > > $300, i think you can find it for as low as $279, but it's typically > > $299. > > the m-audio has no built in mic, but i think it comes with a plug in > > thing. the roland mics point out to the sides, while the zoom mics are > > in an x-y sort of configuration which i think gives a better stereo > > image. and its the only one with XLR inputs which can be phantom > > powered. > > > > on top of all that, when you hook it up to your computer, it will work > > as a bus-powered audio interface, and it comes with a copy of cubase. > > > > things about it that stink: > > clunky design- looks like a tazer, might get you shot. > > does not feel especially sturdy. > > battery/SD card cover opens in an awkward way. and the SD card is > > really hard to get out unless you have fingernails. > > menu navigation is awful. really, really bad. > > the display is tiny > > the unit seems much larger than it should be. it won't fit in your > > pocket (comfortably). the roland and m-audio are much smaller. > > it has no clock, so the files don't have a useful date on them. > > > > hopefully some of this stuff will be fixed on the H2. i know it looks > > to be smaller and does have a time stamp function. i also know it > > won't do multi-track recording, but that's probably not a big deal." > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > TravisH > > > > > > On 4/23/07, L.A. Angulo <labaloops@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> > >> i need something really portable and easy to operat > >> like the old portable tape recorders(too bad i got rid > >> of my old one) that fits in my hand but digital with > >> mic and 1/4" inputs usb options and all the new > >> goodies with a good sound without the need of > >> connecting x-tra micros or xpensive xtra battery > >> charge device to record sounds, rehearsals,speeches > >> etc. > >> > > > > > > > -- The Playing Orchestra: http://www.telefonica.net/web2/tpo Chain Tape Collective: http://www.ct-collective.com TPO at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/theplayingorchestra