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Title: magazine article on field recorders
Post by: machinelf on November 02, 2005, 11:50:11 AM
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/
Title: Re: magazine article on field recorders
Post by: kgreener on November 02, 2005, 12:57:11 PM
way cool, it's finally online for all to read, thanks for the up +

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=51133.0
Title: Re: magazine article on field recorders
Post by: meteosat on November 02, 2005, 04:18:17 PM
yes - a fair analysis I thought - just as well as I have plumped for an R1 just a couple of days ago!!
Title: Re: magazine article on field recorders
Post by: zowie on November 02, 2005, 05:17:28 PM
"[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?
Title: Re: magazine article on field recorders
Post by: sygdwm on November 02, 2005, 05:21:14 PM
Quote from: zowie on November 02, 2005, 05:17:28 PM
"[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.
Title: Re: magazine article on field recorders
Post by: fozzy on November 02, 2005, 05:25:05 PM
Quote from: drew griffin on November 02, 2005, 05:21:14 PM
Quote from: zowie on November 02, 2005, 05:17:28 PM
"[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.
Title: Re: magazine article on field recorders
Post by: sygdwm on November 02, 2005, 05:33:10 PM
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:
Title: Re: magazine article on field recorders
Post by: F.O.Bean on November 03, 2005, 05:18:54 PM
hope someone finds out whats up w/ the hardware problems
Title: Re: magazine article on field recorders
Post by: sygdwm on November 03, 2005, 05:19:53 PM
Quote from: Bean on November 03, 2005, 05:18:54 PM
hope someone finds out whats up w/ the hardware problems

i will report back soon. need cf.
Title: Re: magazine article on field recorders
Post by: F.O.Bean on November 03, 2005, 05:29:59 PM
Quote from: drew griffin on November 03, 2005, 05:19:53 PM
Quote from: Bean on November 03, 2005, 05:18:54 PM
hope someone finds out whats up w/ the hardware problems

i will report back soon. need cf.

thanks, +T
Title: Re: magazine article on field recorders
Post by: wbrisette on November 04, 2005, 05:33:02 AM
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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?  :P

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