Anthony: I would like to put in a plug for the Edirol R-09 recorders from Roland. They are among the most compact and lightest of the pocket recorders. The original version was made in Japan, but has a relatively fragile design for the door that covers the memory chip slot and the batteries, and it is limited to 2 GB SD cards, because it was on the market before the SDHC standard was issued. The newer model designated R-09HR supports the larger SDHC cards and has a better design for the battery cover, but it is made in China. The price is under $300 in the US, and some are available used on E-Bay for under $200.The recording formats include CD-quality, 44.1 or 48 kHz WAV files at 16 or 24 bit depth, or 7 different MP3 compression algorithms. The internal mics are good, with perhaps even a bit too wide a frequency response for recording in noisy environments. I find that for the performances I have recorded at the LSA Seminars in the chapel at Case Western University, I ! get more hiss and rumble (i.e. more high end and low end data) than in recordings made with Zoom recorders at the same time. In any case, if you really do want to make commercial CDs, you will want to purchase high quality external microphones that you can place and aim independently. Regards, Daniel Heiman ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Anthony Hart" <[email protected]> To: "Lute List" <[email protected]> Subject: [LUTE] Portqble recorders Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:06:55 +0200
Has anyone had any experience of CD quality portable recorders for recording live performances (legally)? I have seen specs for several including ZOOM, Tascam Grateful for any help -- __________________________________________________________________ Anthony Hart MSc, LLCM,ALCM. Musicologist and Independent Researcher Highrise Court 'B', Apt 2, Tigne' Street, Sliema, SLM3174, MALTA Tel: +356 27014791; Mob: +356 9944 9552. e-mail: [email protected]; web: www.monsignor-reggio.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --
