Topic: Edirol R-09 Release Information -ptII

[gewwang]

Minor gotcha on the r09 last night.. Recorded 2+ hours @ 24/48.. When I was done I wanted to review the peaks, etc on the way home but it said the file was only 1 second long. The file size displayed as 1.X GB so I wasn't too worried and figured it was just a 2GB+ file display bug.  Copied the file off just fine. It was about 2.7GB. That was with 1.03.

So don't freak if this happens.

When my Rob Zombie set wav file couldn't open due to the malformed header file, the R-09 was reporting a 31 min file even though it was 95 min. But that was with version 1.02. I've upgraded to 1.03 and will be rolling for 311/Dashboard Confessional tonight in Omaha if my flight gets there in time.

[Sebastian]

Got my R-09 yesterday and it looks great. The only bad thing I found is that annoying red recording indicator light. How is everyone covering it when stealthing? And the display could be bigger (or I should wear my glasses more often). I'm happy I got rid of the MicroCrapper before it exploded and upgraded to a R-09.

The unit is absolutely easy to operate. Everything is intuitive! I'm almost bored with it after just one day. Too bad there's no shows to tape around here until August 7
And the fact that this thing boots up and is ready to record in about 3 seconds is outstanding!

[neutrino]

Got my R-09 yesterday and it looks great. The only bad thing I found is that annoying red recording indicator light. How is everyone covering it when stealthing? And the display could be bigger (or I should wear my glasses more often).

I opened mine up and covered the two red LED's with black electrical tape. I know other's who have just covered the rec button with transparent tape and colored the tape with a black marker...
dB-

[SunWizard]

Heres some more R-09 sample recordings you can check out.  I just put up on Archive.org 24 recordings I made of the 7-4-06 Rainbow Gathering in Colorado.  All acoustic recordings with the CMC-4(AT 853) worn on my glasses > R-09 (44.1 kHz, 16 bit) and no battery box, using mic in low setting.  http://www.archive.org/details/2006_Rainbow_CO

If you only listen to a few, get the first 2 songs. On many of the songs there were about 15 musicians and the soundstage came out great, there was an upright bass, 3 guitars, mandolin, hand drum, violin, sax, lots of vocals, and you can hear the position of each.  I really liked how easy to run this was in very primitive conditions camping out for 5 days.

[gewwang]

And the display could be bigger (or I should wear my glasses more often).

IMHO the smaller the better. After a few shows, i can read the meters just fine with the r09 down by my ront pant pocket. As long as the peaks are going over -6, i leave it alone. I just put black elec tape over the rec button and overload led. I don't worry about security spotting it since it probably looks like i'm just checking my cell phone when i reach for it

[dorrcoq]

I don't worry about security spotting it since it probably looks like i'm just checking my cell phone when i reach for it

That's what I'm hoping, too

[kuuan]

SunWizard you beautiful recordings from the Rainbow Cathering make me want to go downtown to buy the R-09 ( and stop wondering which preamp to get to make the H120 a better recorder )

[Rick]

FYI - The Transcend 4GB SD Cards are now $89.00 @ newegg and the $30 rebate is now good through 8/7

Rick

[gmm6797]

Can anyone take pictures of an R-09 next to an R1 for comparison sake?

Thanks

[leehookem]

FYI - The Transcend 4GB SD Cards are now $89.00 @ newegg and the $30 rebate is now good through 8/7

Rick

 

[Zaphod]

FYI - The Transcend 4GB SD Cards are now $89.00 @ newegg and the $30 rebate is now good through 8/7

Rick

 

Got mine on the way. 

[udovdh]

What battery life can I expect with Duracell AA's?
And rechargable batteries? (2350 mAH?)

[Nick's Picks]

good question.
ive got some of the same, and wil find out as soon as my r09 arrives.
can't wait to run this sucker.

I"m going to test it out agaisnt the a/d in my Marantz 671...and see which one I like better.  It would be *very* sweet to see the 09 stand up against the Marantz...which would then hit the chopping block.

[Rick]

What battery life can I expect with Duracell AA's?
And rechargable batteries? (2350 mAH?)

Well, on 2 AA Alkalines, I was able to record over 6 (!) hours.

I just finished a little battery test of my own.  Powerex 2500 mAh.  I got 9 hours of record time.  The low battery indicator came on about the 8:50 mark, so there was still a few minutes left.  I recorded at 64 kbps .

[blindowl]

Got mine.  Lovin' it.  Not much else to say that hasn't already been said here.   I'm using it with a 4BG Transcend card.  Last night I recorded a live reggae show.   The band had loud booming bottom bass and bone rattling bass drums.  Just for comparison I recorded both with and without the bass cut switch on.   "On" was definitely the way to go for this band!

I recorded the show using just the internal mic and found the mic to be quite adequate if not impressive.  For a special show I'd probably use an external mic but for everyday purposes I think the internal mic is okay.

I guess I'll be selling my Microtrack soon.  Even though the Microtrack finally seems to have most of the bugs ironed out, it can't match the R-09's 4GB continuous file ability!   And I'm tired of the Microtracks sluggishness.   The R-09 is ready when you are.