Topic: Roland R-05 (announced at Musikmesse)

[aaronji]

Roland announced a new recorder at Musikmesse:  http://blog.dv247.com/roland-r-05/10815/...

Also, http://www.rolandconnect.com/product.php?p=r-05.

[runonce]

.interesting
 

[su6oxone]

Looks cheap, more like the R-09 than the R-09HR, and sounds like it has an internal battery.  Interesting though...

[aaronji]

^^^ The Roland site has a picture showing a battery door marked "BATTERY: SIZE AA".

[spyder9]

Clutch!  I almost pulled the trigger on a HR a week ago.  The R05 is certainly replacing the HR. 

Quick observations:

1)  Moved Mic-In/Line-In connections up Top
2)  Hold button is on the Side, instead of the Back
3)  Input adjust buttons are now on the Face
4)  Improved battery door?
5)  Bigger screen?

More or less, a complete ergonomic redesign.  I like it. I bet it sounds exactly like the HR.



   

[udovdh]

Also: SD card slot at the top instead of bottom.

But what is really different aside from reshuffling the outside?
5V PIP?

[JD]

Interesting. I like the lay out better on this than the RO9hr. Looks to have almost 3 times the battery life. Also like that it now has a metalic exterior.

Not sure if I like that display bettery or not. I guess it would be more visble in the sun, but also a little more obvious when recording undercover.

My biggest concern, other than sound quality, is that they didn't go back to the magical break away jacks that the R09 had.

Found it listed for 200 euros, not sure what that is in dollars.  http://www.dv247.com/studio-equipment/roland-r-05-wave-mp3-recorder--72918

[spyder9]

From what I could find:  MSRP $299.00

That's a big price drop from the HR's MSRP of $399.00 from a couple of years ago.  Stiff competition between Roland, Tascam, Sony, Marantz, and Zoom is really working in our favor. 

I think Roland's marketing decision to roll out the R-05 under the "Roland" name was smart for the short term.  If it came out under the "Edirol" name, with the price drop, it would've killed the HR off immediately.   

[e.maynard]

And finally a thread adapter on the bottom.

[edtyre]

Volume up/down are on the face too. Better than on the side.
I have three recorders right now, one will have to go to buy this one 

[willndmb]

i wonder why the name - 05
it seems like going backwords by going from 09 to 05

[jbell]

^^^ Was thinking the samething!!   

[spyder9]

Marketing.  Look at it again.  It says "Roland", not "Edirol".   

[spyder9]

Nice short article and video from cnet.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20001106-1.html

[rastasean]

i wonder why the name - 05
it seems like going backwords by going from 09 to 05

other than the fact its not edirol, maybe they don't want people getting fooled by the sony m10.
For that matter, how the hell are model names picked?