Topic: magazine article on field recorders

[machinelf]

Fwiw, seems like a decent overview of a few of the big ones... (MicroTrack was too new for insertion, tho...)

http://emusician.com/mag/emusic_playing_field/

[kgreener]

way cool, it's finally online for all to read, thanks for the up +

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=51133.0

[meteosat]

yes - a fair analysis I thought - just as well as I have plumped for an R1 just a couple of days ago!!

[zowie]

"[The PMD671 is] a great machine for someone who already owns a high-quality portable mic pre. Otherwise, this machine would be stellar if [Marantz] would improve that one problem.” Since then, David has gotten his wish: according to Marantz, recent firmware and hardware updates have addressed such concerns."

Hardware updates? Anyone know what that's about?

[sygdwm]

"[The PMD671 is] a great machine for someone who already owns a high-quality portable mic pre. Otherwise, this machine would be stellar if [Marantz] would improve that one problem.” Since then, David has gotten his wish: according to Marantz, recent firmware and hardware updates have addressed such concerns."

Hardware updates? Anyone know what that's about?

that concerned me a little too. just ordered one from doug. then i read that.

[fozzy]

"[The PMD671 is] a great machine for someone who already owns a high-quality portable mic pre. Otherwise, this machine would be stellar if [Marantz] would improve that one problem.” Since then, David has gotten his wish: according to Marantz, recent firmware and hardware updates have addressed such concerns."

Hardware updates? Anyone know what that's about?

that concerned me a little too. just ordered one from doug. then i read that.

I know there was an issue w/ 24bit files and windows compatability which required you send the unit in for a firmware upgrade.  Unfortuanately i believe any sowtware updates require shipping the units into marantz.  Turn time has been good from what I have heard.

[sygdwm]

im not sure i like the sound of that. dont you think doug would have said something? or maybe its already been done. :crosses fingers:

[F.O.Bean]

hope someone finds out whats up w/ the hardware problems

[sygdwm]

hope someone finds out whats up w/ the hardware problems

i will report back soon. need cf.

[F.O.Bean]

hope someone finds out whats up w/ the hardware problems

i will report back soon. need cf.

thanks, +T

[wbrisette]

Over the past five years, excellent hard-drive-based field recorders have emerged from companies such as Nagra, Deva, and HHB, moving the industry into the random-access age. Those specialty products, however, are priced out of the reach of most individuals.

Deva? anybody know of a company called Deva that sells hard drive recorders? 

(the company is Zaxcom) ... it's not the haven't been around for any length of time, or won any Academy Awards (in technology)...