[LUTE] decent field recorder for lute

2019-05-17 Thread Tristan von Neumann
Dear collective experience, while we're at it: I finally have some small budget to buy a recording device. What I want: * use it at home to record lute music and other instruments (* use it as a usb mic) * take it with me and record in the park or pub or wherever a session might come along

[LUTE] Re: Slidely amplifying al lute?

2019-05-17 Thread jslute
Dear All, I also use an AER amplifier. It's the best. Jim Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Original message From: David van Ooijen Date: 5/17/19 7:34 AM (GMT-05:00) To: Jörg Hilbert Cc: lute List Subject: [LUTE] Re: Slidely

[LUTE] Re: Slidely amplifying al lute?

2019-05-17 Thread David van Ooijen
I use either a mic (Dpa mini) or a stick-on mic (Schertler) in an acoustic amplifier (aer). David On Fri, 17 May 2019 at 13:14, Jörg Hilbert <[1]hilbert.jo...@t-online.de> wrote: Dear all, any suggestions how to amplify a lute a tiny little bit without using a

[LUTE] Slidely amplifying al lute?

2019-05-17 Thread Jörg Hilbert
Dear all, any suggestions how to amplify a lute a tiny little bit without using a pickup? Microphone? Amplifier? I once saw Miguel Sedoura sitting on some kind of amplifier to support his solo recital in a bigger hall. Something like that …? Thanks, Jörg To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Re: Gamut Music

2019-05-17 Thread Ed Durbrow
Really nice little film. Congratulations to Dan and you. Nice to see and hear you play and to hear your voice for the first time. On May 16, 2019, at 12:29 AM, Edward Martin wrote: > Dear ones, > The local PBS station in northern Minnesota produced a video on Gamut > Music, of which I am

[LUTE] Re: decent field recorder for lute

2019-05-17 Thread Matthew Daillie
I have a Tascam DR-1 and it has given me years of loyal service. It gives a very clean, natural sound, has good build quality and the original battery still provides outstanding autonomy. This model has obviously been superseded but there are several others on offer. Try to see one in the flesh

[LUTE] Re: decent field recorder for lute

2019-05-17 Thread Ralf Mattes
I own a Zoom H4 (the old version) and am pretty happy with it. Did many concert recordings with it. The actual microphone capsules are pretty good (way better than one would expect). If you need you can plug in external mics - the device provides phantom power so you can use high-quality

[LUTE] Re: decent field recorder for lute

2019-05-17 Thread David van Ooijen
You'd be surprised, some devices only have auto gain ... David *** David van Ooijen [1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com [2]www.davidvanooijen.nl *** On Fri, 17 May 2019 at 20:35, Ralf Mattes <[3]r...@mh-freiburg.de> wrote:

[LUTE] Re: decent field recorder for lute

2019-05-17 Thread Ralf Mattes
Yes, Tascam does make some pretty nice hardware. But keep in mind: the "cheaper" (<200 Euro) models lack the possibility to plug in external mics. That's fine for concert recordings but if you want to do a semi-professional solo lute recording (esp. in a sub-optimal recording space) you probably

[LUTE] Re: decent field recorder for lute

2019-05-17 Thread Jacob Johnson
I'll second the recommendation for the Zoom H4. I got the H4n Pro as an upgrade from the Zoom H1. The H1 was great for a few years, but the H4n Pro has significantly better preamps. The original H4 has the same pre's as the H1, but the H4n Pro has the same pre's as the H6, so you

[LUTE] Re: decent field recorder for lute

2019-05-17 Thread David van Ooijen
I own a portable Marantz with decent on-board mics that does the job. I also own a slightly bigger Marantz (still portable) with on board mics but that I connect proper mic to and use as my studios recording device. Very, quiet mic preamps. Happy with both. The best thing in both

[LUTE] Re: decent field recorder for lute

2019-05-17 Thread Ralf Mattes
Am Freitag, 17. Mai 2019 20:26 CEST, David van Ooijen schrieb: >The best thing in both units is that you can override the auto gain >(don't even know if the bigger unit has auto gain, the bane of dynamic >playing). Yeah, you would never want to use auto-gain ;-) Cheers, RalfD

[LUTE] Re: decent field recorder for lute

2019-05-17 Thread Jurgen Frenz
I found Tascam recorders to sound better than "the others" - the zoom devices have powerful marketing. Forget about USB mics, they are crap and I'm polite. If you want to record straight into your com running Linux you exponentially add problem sources, I strongly encourage you not to. Good

[LUTE] Re: decent field recorder for lute

2019-05-17 Thread Mark Probert
Hi, Tristan. > > while we're at it: > I finally have some small budget to buy a recording device. > I very much like the Sony PCM-M10. I've no idea of how it compares pricewise, but it is an excellent portable recorder both using its internal mics and using plugins. HTH .. m. To get on or

[LUTE] Re: decent field recorder for lute

2019-05-17 Thread Daniel Heiman
On the Amazon US website, on the "reviews" page for the Roland R-07 recorder, there is an extensive comparative discussion by Micheal Mathews of that recorder vs. the Zoom H-1 and the Tascam DR-07. His conclusion is that the Roland wins for musical recording.

[LUTE] Re: decent field recorder for lute

2019-05-17 Thread Tristan von Neumann
Thank you all for the input. I guess I can manage 200 bucks even if it hurts. My room is actually not suboptimal for recording, I have sofa, carpet, wall carpet, etc. and it sounds really dry. I guess I'll go for the H4n just because some of the features are very interesting. Still, I

[LUTE] Re: decent field recorder for lute

2019-05-17 Thread r . turovsky
The best field recording device is your own iPhone, with a $50 Tascam stereo mic, and Rode recording app. RT http://turovsky.org Feci quod potui. Faciant meliora potentes. > On May 17, 2019, at 10:02 PM, Daniel Heiman wrote: > To get on or off this list see list information at