Topic: ISO 4 track recorder

[mcforce]

hello,

i'm sort of a newbie here. i have done some recording with a Sony D100 DAT a while back.

i have been looking all over the internet, but haven't (yet) found anything that suits my needs.

i need a recorder that records 4 tracks *simultaniously*

i want to record live shows with two tracks from the board and two tracks from microphones.
i doubt there's a handheld recorder out there, but i need at least a portable one, preferably not too big.
16bit/44.1 khz would be ok, but the higher the better. hard disk drive / internal storage or removable card doesn't matter, but it should do at least 2-3 hours of continous recording.

price range ~500-600 USD

or maybe i could use two 2-track recorders? would i have any timing issues when mixing the tracks together?

any ideas welcome ;-)

thanks
Kirsten

[TNJazz]

Go another $150 more and there's a great unit in the Yard Sale section.

http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,114943.msg1537349/boardseen.html#new

[rowjimmytour]

Edirol R44 or R4 but you are going to have to put out a little more $$$
http://www.edirol.com/index.php/en/products-mainmenu-421/field-recording-mainmenu-390/r-44
http://www.oade.com/digital_recorders/hard_disc_recorders/R44.html
http://www.edirol.com/index.php/en/products-mainmenu-421/field-recording-mainmenu-390/r-4
http://www.oade.com/digital_recorders/hard_disc_recorders/R4.html

[NOLAfishwater]

Go another $150 more and there's a great unit in the Yard Sale section.

http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,114943.msg1537349/boardseen.html#new

best advice

[leehookem]

The R44 is a no brainer.

[sunjan]

i need a recorder that records 4 tracks *simultaniously*

i want to record live shows with two tracks from the board and two tracks from microphones.

Do you need the recorder to lay down four separate tracks? Otherwise you can get an UA-5 (+ H1xx or MTII) and feed it with mic+board and record matrix on the fly. 2 channels only, but it has been done successfully.

i doubt there's a handheld recorder out there, but i need at least a portable one, preferably not too big.
it should do at least 2-3 hours of continous recording.
price range ~500-600 USD

If you can't find a cheap R44, you could go the lappy way and pair up an Asus Eee PC 901 (long battery life model) with an external 4-channel sound card like M-Audio Fast Track Ultra or similar.

[Fried Chicken Boy]

Thumbs up on the R-44, too.  Been using mine for about two months now and recorded about 10+ hours of material (both 2- and 4-tracks with phantom) without a single hitch.  Suffice to say, I'm a HUGE fan of this recorder and it's definitely one of the better investments I've made.