Hey folks,
Back around the 2000-2003 timeframe I used to tape a lot of shows - mainly with DPA 4021 > Lunatech V3 > DA-P1.
Been cleaning the garage lately, came across a bunch of old DATs and have been listening to / transferring them to my computer all week.
Kinda gave me the taping bug again - I've got a few gems that I simply recorded with a pair of Core Sound Binaurals > Sony PCM-M1. The DPA / V3 rig sounded fantastic, but what a headache! Gobs of batteries, mic stands / mounts, labeling/organizing boxes of DATs ...
I was just thinking that having a setup similar to the CSB > Sony PCM-M1 rig again would be fun and relatively hassle-free compared to the DPA/V3 rig. Then it occurred to me that people probably don't use DAT at all anymore and things would be very convenient with a recorder that went direct to SDRAM or Compact Flash media.
So, my question is - if you already had experience with and liked CSB mics, what's the modern digital recorder of choice for something like CSBs that have a 1/8" mini jack connector? What's the modern Sony D8/PCM-M1?
The priority here would be keeping things simple / hassle-free and choosing a recorder that generally yields good results and has good usability for live recording.
I've done some Googling, but if there's a consensus favorite recorder I'd like to know about it!
Oh, and I looked over at the Core Sound site - I've enjoyed their other products over the years, but I'm shocked to see that PDAudio 'product' still for sale on there since it's running on discontinued HP PDAs that kinda sucked even when they were current, 10 years ago. In the iPhone age do people still even bother with the acronym PDA!?
Thanks!