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i go an buy an R1 and then i find the gigatracker...
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August 23, 2005, 07:56:05 AM »
i bought an R1 a few days ago brand new on ebay and it arrives today. ive been pretty excited about it obviously since i purchased it and cant wait to try it out. then i found this...
http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-GIGATRACKER
has anyone else used this? should i resell the R1 and grab that thing instead? i know it doesnt record as high as the R1 will but i will really only be using it for cd quality anyway. i guess what im really wondering is if this gigatracker has any real problems i might not be aware of.
any help will be appreciated. thanks...
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Re: i go an buy an R1 and then i find the gigatracker...
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August 23, 2005, 08:00:59 AM »
Do a search for archos gmini on this site. I have no idea in what situations you will be recording, but I think that if you were to sell or return the R1 for something that can record at 16/44.1, you would be happier with the much cheaper and versatile Nomad Jukebox 3. Do a search for the Jukebox 3 or JB3 on this site too.
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Re: i go an buy an R1 and then i find the gigatracker...
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August 23, 2005, 11:17:36 AM »
beware of the fixed gain settings on the preamp. 0, +29 and +50, not exactly ideal. I ran the SP preamp for one show and returned it because of this shortcoming.
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Re: i go an buy an R1 and then i find the gigatracker...
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August 23, 2005, 04:09:08 PM »
when im recording(which is alot)i almost allways run my mic(sony ms957) in the line in unless im using my sony mz-r50 MD because that particular md has a mic sens. setting for low and high. for years i was dealing with the crappy preamps in minidisc's and having the sound blow out every single time unless i distanced myself. actually the only reason i switched to the R1 is because i got sick of fixing skips with the minidiscs and also wanted to record at a higher bit rate.
the music i record is alot different from what most people on this board are recording i suspect. i record noise shows. ear bleeding, PA speaker blowing, harsh noise so its allways very very loud hence me going through line in. i never have to worry about stealthing because i am a kind of a staple figure at these clubs and shows so i have full access to anything i need.
well.....i suppose i will have to go try this thing. it just arrived and is apperently super simple to use. i think ill go make some noise...
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ps. i have a feeling i will be selling this thing for the gigatracker simply because it has a much higher storage capacity and when i tour with bands it can hold alot of other things to keep me amused. i make DVD's for a living so taking something thats basicly an ipod with high quality recording ability is pretty appealing to me for on the road.
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August 23, 2005, 05:25:32 PM »
Well, if you're recording noise, then the occasional minor blip on the analog in of the gmini won't be much of a problem then.
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hhhmmmm....actually it will though...
when you listen to noise you can tell what is and isnt supposed to be there so thats very informative....
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My mistake, it's on the digi-in, so if you're going line-in, you'll probably be ok...but limited to 16-bit, I'm pretty sure.
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What you should really do is sell the R1 and buy some nice mics. You'll see more improvement in sound quality with good mics than a good recorder. The sony mics are basically the bottom of the mic food chain so you should really consider replacing them with something that's gonna pull better quality recordings.
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