I have Zoom H2, and it sounds really bad. I gave it to my wife for
recording her classes. My bass player has Edirol R-09, which sounds
much better.
I didn't consider MicroTrack since it didn't meet my needs. I probably
won't consider Yamaha either since I don't agree with their design
What microphones are you using? My experience is that all of these
units sound very similar when using the same mics at the same quality
settings.
And I'm sorry, but the idea that there is no way something this small
could sound great is absurd. It's the microphones used that make the
Darcy James Argue / 08.5.7 / 11:37 AM wrote:
And I'm sorry, but the idea that there is no way something this small
could sound great is absurd. It's the microphones used that make the
most difference -- the recorder itself makes comparatively little
difference.
While I agree microphone
On Wed, May 7, 2008 12:26 pm, A-NO-NE Music wrote:
Also there is no way to use decent microphone if the device has no
balanced input (except Zoom H4).
The Microtrack is balanced (TRS).
Dennis
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Dennis Bathory-Kitsz / 08.5.7 / 0:36 PM wrote:
The Microtrack is balanced (TRS).
Sorry I missed that.
But I think carrying decent microphones with these devices kinda defeats
the purpose. Even with balanced input, none of these devices provides
phantom, meaning you have to add external pre if
Has anyone used the ZOOM H2 and found it satisfactory?
Dean
On May 7, 2008, at 7:30 AM, A-NO-NE Music wrote:
I have Zoom H2, and it sounds really bad. I gave it to my wife for
recording her classes. My bass player has Edirol R-09, which sounds
much better.
I didn't consider MicroTrack
On Wed, May 7, 2008 12:52 pm, A-NO-NE Music wrote:
none of these devices provides
phantom
The Microtrack has phantom.
Gotta read those specs. :)
Dennis
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I'm chiming in with a vote for a Marantz flash recorder. I have one that
I've been using for 4 years now, and it is a workhorse. Phantom power,
records to compact flash. I can get 3+ hours of recording at 44.1
uncompressed. I use a Rode NT4 mic.
They probably have better units now.and
Dean M. Estabrook / 08.5.7 / 0:54 PM wrote:
Has anyone used the ZOOM H2 and found it satisfactory?
Again, my comparison between my Zoom H2 and my bass player's Edirol R-09
was done on our weekly gig. We made the setup as similar possible, and
placed at the same location. The difference was
Hi Dennis,
While I've been generally happy with the results from my Edirol R-1
digital recorder plus Core Sound binaural capsule mics, if I did have,
say, $1000 to spend on a new portable digital recorder plus mics
(which I don't, but let's say I did), I am curious what you would
1/4? And how long can it record with it's batteries when using Phantom
power?
I know my little Marantz box can do over 3 hours driving a stereo mic. If I
had a bigger compact flash cartridge, like a 4 gig one, I might be able to
go 6 hours. I should try it.
On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Dennis
On Wed, May 7, 2008 1:06 pm, Eric Dannewitz wrote:
I'm chiming in with a vote for a Marantz flash recorder. I have one that
I've been using for 4 years now, and it is a workhorse. Phantom power,
records to compact flash. I can get 3+ hours of recording at 44.1
uncompressed. I use a Rode NT4
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz / 08.5.7 / 1:02 PM wrote:
The Microtrack has phantom.
Gotta read those specs. :)
Shoot! I am keep embarrassing myself, huh. The reason why I didn't
include Microtrack for my comparison on my purchase was, aside from I
didn't want to carry external microphones, I remember
On Wed, May 7, 2008 1:13 pm, Darcy James Argue wrote:
While I've been generally happy with the results from my Edirol R-1
digital recorder plus Core Sound binaural capsule mics, if I did have,
say, $1000 to spend on a new portable digital recorder plus mics
(which I don't, but let's say I
On Wed, May 7, 2008 1:18 pm, Eric Dannewitz wrote:
1/4? And how long can it record with it's batteries when using Phantom
power?
I don't know, since I keep battery packs in my pocket. Whenever the little
icon goes down to half, I plug them in.
The spec rates mine at 3-4 hours and the
Hi Dennis,
Thanks. What mics do you usually use with the Microtrack? I am mostly
interested in what mic options exist for portable digital recorders.
Obviously, the availability of balanced inputs and even phantom power
in a portable recorder expands the landscape considerably. I first got
By the way, I recorded this from row 14 left with the Microtrack on my
knee, using its own T-mic:
http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/waam/fanfare-heat-premiere.mp3
It's the Vermont Youth Orchestra playing my Fanfare:Heat this past
Sunday. They'll send a pro recording, but I just had to
On 7-May-08, at 1:18 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote:
1/4? And how long can it record with it's batteries when using
Phantom
power?
I know my little Marantz box can do over 3 hours driving a stereo
mic. If I
had a bigger compact flash cartridge, like a 4 gig one, I might be
able to
go 6 hours.
On Wed, May 7, 2008 1:43 pm, Darcy James Argue wrote:
What mics do you usually use with the Microtrack? I am mostly
interested in what mic options exist for portable digital recorders.
I try to be minimal. When I have to be really portable (everything in one
small bag -- charger and cable,
Darcy James Argue wrote:
What microphones are you using? My experience is that all of these units
sound very similar when using the same mics at the same quality settings.
And I'm sorry, but the idea that there is no way something this small
could sound great is absurd. It's the microphones
I'm interested in this recorder discussion, too, though there's something
that I haven't heard discussed.
I have a small Olympic recorder. Nice machine for catching my son's voice,
etc, but hits a wall when a full orchestra plays Tchaikovsky. Clips the loud
parts. With all of the recorders
On 7-May-08, at 12:52 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote:
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz / 08.5.7 / 0:36 PM wrote:
The Microtrack is balanced (TRS).
Sorry I missed that.
But I think carrying decent microphones with these devices kinda
defeats
the purpose. Even with balanced input, none of these devices
On 7-May-08, at 12:26 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote:
Darcy James Argue / 08.5.7 / 11:37 AM wrote:
And I'm sorry, but the idea that there is no way something this
small
could sound great is absurd. It's the microphones used that make the
most difference -- the recorder itself makes comparatively
Andrew Levin / 08.5.7 / 2:32 PM wrote:
I have a small Olympic recorder. Nice machine for catching my son's voice,
etc, but hits a wall when a full orchestra plays Tchaikovsky. Clips the loud
parts. With all of the recorders mentioned can you set input levels? Or do
they have built-in compressors
I'd say that's pretty impressive. Thanks for sharing.
Dean
On May 7, 2008, at 10:45 AM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote:
By the way, I recorded this from row 14 left with the Microtrack on my
knee, using its own T-mic:
http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/waam/fanfare-heat-
premiere.mp3
Most recorders have an analog -20 db input level switch for recording
loud sources. My Edirol R-1 does not have an analog switch, and
requires a somewhat convoluted method of reducing the input level
digitally, which is one of the two things I find most frustrating
about it. (The other is
On 7 May 2008 at 13:11, A-NO-NE Music wrote:
Dean M. Estabrook / 08.5.7 / 0:54 PM wrote:
Has anyone used the ZOOM H2 and found it satisfactory?
Again, my comparison between my Zoom H2 and my bass player's Edirol R-09
was done on our weekly gig. We made the setup as similar possible, and
Haven't been reading this thread until today, so someone may have
already posted this link, but I thought this site:
http://www.wingfieldaudio.com/portable-recorder-sound-samples.html
Very helpful.
Dick H
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It's hard for me to get the information I'd like to have about the
subtle differences among these machines when the playback files have
been compressed to this extent.
I don't find the differences among the results to be significant for
simple snapshot recording needs. (I hear differences
I have to agree with Chuck. What were they thinking? Any tiny flaws
in the mics or A/D conversion is completely obliterated by the mp3
encoding, which introduces WAY more audio skewing than any of these
machines ever originally showed.
Christopher
On May 7, 2008, at 8:01 PM, Chuck
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