Topic: Deity PR-2 Pocket Recorder

[Niels]

Yes. Not a device I would use for field recordings, but still considering if I should get it for music.

[magmazing]

Ran into a situation last night where the PR-2 thought the microSD was full and stopped allowing me to record but the card was basically empty. There were no noticeable errors on the card.

Formatting the card fixed the problem though.  Seemed to be an odd issue. Wonder if it was a one-off issue or a bug with the firmware.

[Pieteker]

Hey all,

I wanted to pass along some details about a recently uploaded show from the Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks performance at the Rialto Theatre in Tucson (April 1, 2025). Although I’m not the one who recorded it, the uploader (Tapehead2) shared some important information regarding technical issues that affected his recording.

What Happened:
Tapehead2 recorded the performance with a Deity PR-2, but it turns out there were several digital “digiskips” throughout the show. It appears the problem stemmed from an incorrectly formatted memory card, resulting in multiple one-second skips across the recording.

You can check it out here: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=791324

[Pieteker]

Last night, I recorded eight hours of white noise using my AT853s with the PR-2, and I didn't notice any digital skips in the waveform. Everything worked great. I used a Sandisk Extreme MicroSDXC - 64GB Class 10.

[rumbleseat]

I'd love to challenge my PR2 to see whether I can get it to skip.  I've done 4 shows without a problem so far (stereo, stock memory card, no bluetooth).
Is white noise appropriate as a test?  If I cut 1 second out of that file and rejoined the pieces, could you find it?
I was thinking of recording for a couple of hours at a time (stopping before the auto split) with two independent recorders and comparing file lengths/times.  They should match within milliseconds.  If the PR2 is shorter by a second or two, that should indicate skipping. Would this be a good challenge?

[Pieteker]

I’ve got to say, I’m really starting to feel confident using the PR-2—even for critical recordings. I taped an intimate in-store gig today by Dutch singer-songwriter Lucas Hamming, and the sound came out incredible! Have a listen: https://e.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=kZv8UdZR2Q4ezVuMTmVf7wpcAqOXJFqCgJy

[robeti]

Impressive result! Very nice.
I barely tape acoustic shows but if I did I'd be taping in 32 bit float as well!

[tapeheadtoo]

Hi, I was the one referred to several posts ago re: skips in PR2 file.  I'm not sure whether the issue stemmed from a bad format.  In any case I recorded another show the other night with a new card, newly formatted, and did not experience any skips.

I wrote to Deity support and gave them samples of the skips.  Waiting to hear back from them.

[lpmaskman]

I recorded a lot with it since I bought in january and haven't experienced any skips with that, I'm using with the included Kingston card.

[lpmaskman]

Any tips to how to use the included laverier mic properly to record speech? This one might be useful to me for shooting interviews with musicians.
I connected it, set input to mic, pushed up gain to +3dB and still faint sound got recorded while I clipped on my t-shirt and recorded some talking.

[aaronji]

The gain shouldn't matter in 32-bit float mode.

[lpmaskman]

New firmware out: https://deitymic.com/firmware/

Firmware V1.9 (LATEST)

– Fixes rare bugs

[tapeheadtoo]

I had written to Deity tech support about the skip issue; they advised me to update the firmware to V1.9.  Not sure if they actually identified the bug and fixed it, or if this was simply a default response.... in any case, I've recorded one show since doing the update and no skips noted.  Though, before the show that had skips in it I had recorded others without issues, so it'll be a while until I can safely say the problem is resolved.

New firmware out: https://deitymic.com/firmware/

Firmware V1.9 (LATEST)

– Fixes rare bugs

[Pieteker]

Today, I taped an in-store gig using the Deity PR-2 and modded AT-mics, and it turned out pretty well.

👉 Listen to the recording: https://e.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=kZM12qZXhJXxsCVPluil1wmGFw3hfw5qjpk

[SIC]

First of all, as this is my first post a "Hi" to all, and thanks for having me.
I try to make that as short as possible. As I switched away to a true RAW video camera app on my phone, this app cannot (like all other 3rd party apps) apply a negative gain, which will blow all my concert footage sound.
I am now looking to tape the sound for my footage in the best way I can afford right now.
Situation: Always front row, right at the barricade, in venues from 300 to approx. 5000 people, practically never outside, stealth is nearly as important as SQ in my case, sadly. That is why I came on the Deity through my research. It seems like the optimal device for my needs.
However, although I wish I could, two DPA 4060 (or the likes) are not achievable right now for me.
Given that I am always right in front of stage as said, do you think I can achieve proper results here if I just buy a second W.Lav Pro to record in stereo and make that my new to-go kit? I somehow saw on the official page that they only allow 110db SPL max (with a *), which might be too little in that case, somewhere else I read >130db which should be plenty.

Any experiences or advice for that specific situation would be highly appreciated.
Many thanks!