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Gear / Technical Help => Recording Gear => Topic started by: TheMetalist on July 27, 2016, 03:08:25 PM
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Both Sony M10 and Roland R05 are great but far from new on the electronics market which (usually) evolve very quickly.
Some new recorder must be a worthy competitor to those two? Any suggestions?
Personally I would love a tiny device like the two above but without internal mics to get it even smaller and more convenient for stealth recordings.
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Not new, but if it's stealth you're after what about the iPhone?
I recently recorded a concert with Church Audio CAFS -> Ugly Battery Box -> Tascam ixj2 -> iPhone
I was rather impressed.
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Not new, but if it's stealth you're after what about the iPhone?
I recently recorded a concert with Church Audio CAFS -> Ugly Battery Box -> Tascam ixj2 -> iPhone
I was rather impressed.
how long does it last, the battery life using that? It works only on iphone 4/s?
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how long does it last, the battery life using that? It works only on iphone 4/s?
It works on the new iPhones with the adapter, which I have used. I keep some mics, the ixJ2 and an adapter in the glovebox of my car as my standby.
On this occasion I used an iPhone 4s (64gb) to keep the connections to a minimum in stealth mode. I have the RØDE Rec App which enables 44.1/24 recordings.
From memory after about 2 and a half hours the battery was still more than 70%. I was using a battery box, and the PIP was switched off on the ixJ2. I doubt the PIP on the Tascam unit would be sufficient in loud situations, and it would probably drain the battery on the phone a lot quicker.
Now interested to know what PIP voltage it does supply, so will check later.
Edit: Just checked the PIP voltage and it was 3.56v which is actually higher than I expected. I might try ditching the battery box next time. Also, just charged iPhone 5 up to 100% battery and ran a recording for 90 mins, PIP on, Airplane mode on, and the battery ran down to 86%. So more than adequate for stealth.