My band is currently reuniting after a 4 year hiatus. I joined them in '97 and in '04, we took time off for other things. (kids, school, marriage, etc.) I've always considered them my band mates, but we just needed a break. Well, after seeing our guitarist kick major a$$ with his current cover band, we decided to reunite to record all of our unfinished material, play some shows and write lots more music. We all have ideas that need the band's involvement to get finished. That said, I've always been the band's A/V guy. When I joined the band, I upgraded their tape deck recorder to my portable MD recorder. I recorded every single practice and show with my Sony MZ-R37 MD Walkman and Sony ECM-MS907 microphone. With the mic positioned correctly in our practice spot, the mix and sound I got in our recordings was absolutely astounding. I still remember my band mate's faces when they first heard the sonic quality of the MD playback. It was light years better than their old cassette tape way.
I've always been a gadget guy. I mean, I buy technology before any of my friends. I had a home theater before it was trendy. I had a LaserDisc player in that home theater. I have 2 MD decks. I've been a Sirius subscriber a year before Howard moved there. Yes, I have an iPhone. I love gadgets. My next purchase is going to be a portable digital recorder. Through reading reviews, I have decided that the Edirol R-09HR is going to be my choice. I've never heard or worked with this type of technology. How much better can I expect my band's recordings to be once I upgrade from MD to the Edirol? I know for sure that making CDs for everyone will be easier now. Converting MD to MP3 was a headache. The Edirol process (or any digital recorder's process for that matter) seems too easy to believe.
I guess I will sum up my first post with saying that I am very excited about my upcoming purchase and I want to hear from some people who will confirm my suspicions that the Edirol will knock my ears off of my head in a good way.
Thanks for reading.
RJ