The impression I get from this community is that the majority of you are into taping concerts. No doubt this facet of field recording has its own special considerations, especially when making expensive purchases. You all seem to know your sh!t and I appreciate your bravery because in a world of rushed production schedules, someone has to be the guinea pig.
I guess my question is, what would you buy if you were a recording artist, producing your own music? Not really interested in recording PA systems as much as ambient noises, voices, intstruments and other elements to color my tracks. I also DJ on the side and it would be very useful to be able to record sessions (RCA out from mixer) What do you think my wisest purchase would be a portable Recording Device?
- R4 seems cool. A little big and a tad more than what I need, but definitely a contender.
- MicroTrack looks hot, but there is no XLR, it has to boot up and you cant even replace the batteries? Screw that
- JB3 (or similar device) with PreAmp (I'd be interested in some opinions aside from Mic2496 or Denecke)
- V3 seems like a popular choice though I find it ugly and unwieldy in design. It's also damn expensive for not giving you an all-in-one solution.
- R1 Oade Mod sounds interesting, although after much searching I found very few posts on it. I guess not too many people have it.
- Was interested in seeing specs on Oade's Mod for the UA-5, but the link is broken.
- Marantz 671 Oade Mod seems tight. I think it only does 16-bit, but that really doesn't matter for what I do.
Ideally I would like to pay no more than $900 - $1,000 for the perfect setup.
Is this a rational request, or will I promptly be told to stop smoking crack?