Well, the ptr2 has bin discontinued recently. The ls100 multitrack stuff don't speak but its very accessible as you can here what happens when moving between tracks and also assign one or both function buttons to mute/solo and check what is happening on the focused track. Yes the overdub could be better.
On 24/12/2017, Robin Frost <robin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > Thank you for such an informative post. When I looked on the US based site > > it seemed like the only model that was currently available were the DM720 > and the Ls-100. All others seemed to be unavailable. I hope this doesn't > indicate that they're leaving the digital recorder market entirely. > Robin > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rsnel...@optusnet.com.au > Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2017 1:25 AM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus DS-40Recorder > > > Tom, > > I reaalise that it is difficult to keep pace with the developments in > technology but what we thought was fantastic technology 10 years ago is now > > very ordinary. > > For Olympus digital audio recorders, take a look at the following web page: > https://www.olympus.com.au/Products/Digital-Audio-Recorders/Business.aspx > > Under the heading "digital audio recorders" you will see the various > categories of digital recorders. For example, under the heading of > "business" you will see the DM-720 which is the current equivalent of your > old recorder. > > What is not obvious is that all of these recorders have the same core > technology and just have different user interfaces to make them more usable > > for different classes of people. > > That is to say, user interfaces for the sound and field recorders (the LS > series) is designed for people making high fidelity recordings. The > interfaces for notetaker devices or business devices are designed for > dictation or recording meetings. > > Therefore, a DM-720 business recorder will be good for dictation and > meetings but, even though it has the digital technology to do so, it will > not make it convenient to record live music. > > By the way, if you take the time to look, the LS-100, LS-14, LS-12 and LS-P2 > > are all shown as current models. > > Bob Nelson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of Tom > Kaufman > Sent: Sunday, 24 December 2017 9:22 AM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus DS-40Recorder > > Bob and list: So this kind of brings me to the question I should have > asked: what is the actual replacement for the Olympus DS-40 or Olympus > DS-50? From what I've heard about the PS-2 (not sure I have that right) am > > sure it is a fine unit; it just might be a little more machine than I really > > need; hard to tell for sure at this point! > Tom Kaufman > > -----Original Message----- > From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of > rsnel...@optusnet.com.au > Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2017 5:40 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus DS-40Recorder > > > If you look around, you can still find an LS-14. I purchased a brand new > one as recently as 6 weeks ago. > > However, you may find it cheaper and just as good, quality wise, to purchase > > an LS-P2. > > The LS-P2 has the voice guidance for the menus and is, to all intents and > purposes, the replacement for the LS-14. > > It is, however, physically smaller than the LS-14 but it is particularly > good for live recording. > > Bob Nelson > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of vinny > Samarco > Sent: Sunday, 24 December 2017 8:07 AM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus DS-40Recorder > > The Ls 14 is gone? Nuts! Isomeone sent me a Neal Ewers review of the ls > 14, > but I didn't know how old that was, as there was no date on it. I need a > digital recorder which will be accessible for a piano cd. My old ptr2 > plextor machine just died. > Vinny > > -----Original Message----- > From: Aidan > Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2017 8:03 AM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus DS-40Recorder > > Well, the 14 don't have a compressor as far as I no, or at least not > one you can adjust, only a limiter. But 100 have both limiter and > compressor. > > On 23/12/2017, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote: >> As to the 14 being gone yeah I'm surprised too as it was being sold as >> the side arm as it were to the 100. Meh the 14 is the 1 you throw your >> ideas at you use to practise and what not. Then once it's time to make >> that project a reality and send it to mastering to make it loud out >> comes the LS 100 and you make your project and burn that sucker to CD. >> Yeah that's a cool feature that the 100 has that I think and I only >> think that only Sound Devices recorders have. I could be wrong though. >> Oh and that's another thing. The way the 14 does the over dub is better. >> I forget how the 100 does it but the 14 is better in that it just >> creates more and more wav files as you dub more and more. So if you mess >> up just get rid of the newest file. No throwing the whole project away >> and having to restart it all. >> >> >> On 12/22/2017 4:34 PM, Aidan wrote: >>> Intresting, I wasn't aware that ls14 is gone. I'm glad I have one. >>> Well, don't forget there is hopefully stil the ls100 if its not gone >>> either. Although I think they will hang on to it for longer as its >>> their only multitrack option rite now. >>> >>> On 22/12/2017, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Ah yes then indeed the LS-P2 will do fine. I would also personally >>>> recomend the now gone LS-14. But not sure how you could get this as >>>> apparently Olympus doesn't sell it no more. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 12/21/2017 3:46 PM, Merv Keck wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> I am actually looking to replace my DS 50 which is about fifteen years >>>>> old >>>>> now and finally worn out. I really liked that model except for the >>>>> hiss >>>>> in >>>>> the recording. I am hoping to find something with equal or better >>>>> sound >>>>> quality and equal accessibility. The LS P2 has been recommended to me >>>>> on >>>>> multiple lists. I asked for something that was more than consumer >>>>> level >>>>> recording. Since losing the rest of my vision I lost access to all the >>>>> really cool multitrack options that I know of out there. >>>>> Merv >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of >>>>> Tom >>>>> Kaufman >>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2017 3:39 PM >>>>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus >>>>> DS-40Recorder >>>>> >>>>> Sorry; I meant to say DM720! >>>>> Tom >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of >>>>> Hamit >>>>> Campos >>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2017 2:59 PM >>>>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus >>>>> DS-40Recorder >>>>> >>>>> What's that the LS-P2? yes it's actually more so. You can actually set >>>>> the >>>>> date and time yourself. Olympus finally contracted that british lady >>>>> to >>>>> say the numbers and things. I don't get why they d >>>>> >>>>> idn't in the first place but oh well there it is. There's also the >>>>> DM720 >>>>> for consumers that is also as accessible. >>>>> On 12/21/2017 2:18 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: >>>>>> Bob and list: Is this particular recorder as accessible as the old >>>>>> DS-40 or >>>>>> DS0-50 used to be; maybe more so? >>>>>> Tom Kaufman >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of >>>>>> rsnel...@optusnet.com.au >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 5:38 PM >>>>>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>>>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus >>>>>> DS-40Recorder >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Tom, >>>>>> >>>>>> The best unit to replace your old recorder is LS-P2 which you can >>>>>> read >>>>>> about on the page: >>>>>> https://www.olympus.com.au/Products/audio/Sound-(Music-Field)/LS-P2/Ov >>>>>> erview >>>>>> >>>>>> The list price is shown as $179 but I'm sure that if you look around >>>>>> you will find it cheaper. >>>>>> >>>>>> Don't let the hype on the web page fool you. This is a small unit >>>>>> that will easily fit in a shirt pocket and is, for the most part, >>>>>> simple >>>>>> to use. >>>>>> You'd better make that a shirt pocket with a button down flap because >>>>>> unless you wrap the P2 in a tissue, it will slip out when you bend >>>>>> over. Better still, buy a Gutman wind screen for it. >>>>>> >>>>>> It is the replacement for the LS-14 and, like the LS-14, has voiced >>>>>> menus.Bob Nelson >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of >>>>>> Tom Kaufman >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, 21 December 2017 6:50 AM >>>>>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>>>>> Subject: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus DS-40Recorder >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello list: Well it would seem that I have lost my good ole Olympus >>>>>> DS040 digital recorder! I've looked all over in areas where I >>>>>> thought >>>>>> it might be! But alas, it just doesn't seem to be here! I know that >>>>>> this series of digital recorders don't exist anymore under DS-40 or >>>>>> DS-50! But what is Olympus making now that is the equivalent? I >>>>>> used >>>>>> this recorder mainly to record music gigs (I know it mainly is >>>>>> supposed to be a voice recorder) but I found that it doesn't do bad >>>>>> for recording live music! I also liked this machine because of its >>>>>> size (small enough that I could just stick it in my >>>>>> pocket) so assuming that I cannot locate the one I have, I'd surely >>>>>> love to find a good replacement for it; I'd even go for the >>>>>> equivalent >>>>>> to the DS-50 (which might be even better; also would like to know >>>>>> where would be the best place to find one here in the U.S.A.? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Tom Kaufman >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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