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Re:Whats the best newbie recorder idea
« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2003, 12:46:29 PM »
Jb3 all the way...
Its not as cheap as you think--- $200-250 new or usedfor the jb3
 plus $30-50 for that all too necessary xtra battery.
and some kinda way to get optical to it.  
 ~$50 for a c02...which I have had no problems out of so far...taped 10 shows or so with it.

sooo for about a $450 investment, you can get a jb3 rig that can be plugged into anything that has spdif outs and record.

not dirt cheap, but not really a bad deal for what you get.
30+ hours or pure wav files, with good file system and lightning fast transfers via firewire!!!
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Re:Whats the best newbie recorder idea
« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2003, 12:47:13 PM »
hell yeah 100 posts!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Re:Whats the best newbie recorder idea
« Reply #17 on: June 04, 2003, 01:04:47 PM »
I've read numerous times that the CO2 is a shadey route for the JB3.  The original poster states he'll prolly have a UA-5 which has optical outs deemed "reliable" by everyone I've talked to..  So ya, looks like a $270-300 to get running.

Speaking of transfers, is there any preferred firewire card if you don't already have the ports on your PC or can a cheapie do the trick just fine?  I remember the days of really lousey USB controller cards so I wonder if it's worth it to buck up a bit..
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Re:Whats the best newbie recorder idea
« Reply #18 on: June 04, 2003, 01:47:40 PM »
thanks guys for all the help. It looks like the JB3 is the way to go. And by October I should have an I or power book so i can use that too

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Re:Whats the best newbie recorder idea
« Reply #19 on: June 04, 2003, 02:26:13 PM »
I picked up a firewire card for like $17.00 off pricewatch, not the best, but not the cheapest either...i hvae had no problems

 now if I can get my network card to work right I'll be ok
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Re:Whats the best newbie recorder idea
« Reply #20 on: June 04, 2003, 02:48:31 PM »
So can you digitally transfer the files?  Especially can you do it w/out having to use a proprietary program (or file type) and w/out a stand alone MD w/coax?

Never thought you could just plug in a MD, open a sound editor, and go.

You can digitally transfer files, but you cannot do it with the portable Sony, AIWA, or whatever units (you can with the HHB portadat -- but the price on that is outrageous). A full sized home unit is required for digital transfers other than the HHB.

Heck I can just plug in a cassette player, open a sound editor and go. The same applies to MD.

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Re:Whats the best newbie recorder idea
« Reply #21 on: June 04, 2003, 03:18:14 PM »
Ya, I guess I should note that the importance of a digital transfer is different for everyone..  I know that Doug Oade has made mention that going analog in on a Sony CDRW-33 (stand alone burner, think thats the right model #) sounds *better* then going digital in!  It has some super DSP in it apparently... but it is interesting to note..
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Re:Whats the best newbie recorder idea
« Reply #22 on: June 04, 2003, 04:25:34 PM »
You also have to remember that I'm not opposed to using analog transfers (that was the only way we did stuff back in the early 80's when I did sub-mastering). I can get better sounding recordings using analog @ 24-bit than digital @16/24 using my MOTU 2408mkII "card".

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Re:Whats the best newbie recorder idea
« Reply #23 on: June 05, 2003, 10:38:38 AM »
Guys I was just reading through some old threads and came across some one saying that Tapes had to be formatted to use in the DA-P1? What is this about? Just curious.. Thanks again

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Re:Whats the best newbie recorder idea
« Reply #24 on: June 09, 2003, 04:54:31 PM »
you will not have an "A" or "absolute"time on your tapes...this is just the number that NEVER changes during the life of the dat tape......something VERY useful when going into a standalone..... ;)

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