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Gear / Technical Help => Recording Gear => Topic started by: Joeski on October 20, 2006, 11:06:01 AM
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I found this item and was wondering is it any good for a newbie like my son. Taping Phil, Ratdog etc
Thanks
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Here is a link http://www.neurosaudio.com/store/prod_USB2_80gbspec.asp (http://www.neurosaudio.com/store/prod_USB2_80gbspec.asp) ;)
If your going to spend that much money, I would get a microtrack 24/96, unless he is going to use it more as an mp3 player, then I would go with an IRiver. The Microtrack stinks as a playback system IMO. Otherwise some basic pro's and con's for the neurosaudio unit.
Pro's:
Small
80gig HD
records in wav
Line-in rec
Long battery life
Open Source
Con's:
8bit wav recording ???
no digital input
8bit wav recording >:(
oh yeah, 8bit recording :'(
Id say this unit is more for voice recording
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It's not a 8bit wav recording... 44.1/16
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I'm surprised to still see the model still offered new on their site. Must be going on 5 years now since first introduced with 20 GB drive. A bit awkward when I tried this, but little to choose from back then, it worked well enough to provide deck functions if not cut short by internal battery life, and mostly needed a mic pre to function with most mics.
Have a dated mini-review in the FAQ 'choosing a deck' section on my site that may be of interest at http://www.sonicstudios.com/page38.html (http://www.sonicstudios.com/page38.html)
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It's not a 8bit wav recording... 44.1/16
Well that's good to know, I was thinking what a pos..., so then what does "8, 44.1 & 48KHz WAV" mean then?
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Originally the replacement for this, the neuros 3, was supposed to come out early this year, but has been delayed indefinitely because other products have been prioritized. I was hoping to buy the neuros 3 for playback alone, because it's spec'd to support 24/96. I'd really like a cheap HD unit that can playback 24 bit for the car/office/etc.
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Well that's good to know, I was thinking what a pos..., so then what does "8, 44.1 & 48KHz WAV" mean then?
8kHz is the rate used to sample voice in telephone systems. That option is for people who are recording a conversation or lecture and want the extended record time.
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Here is a link http://www.neurosaudio.com/store/prod_USB2_80gbspec.asp (http://www.neurosaudio.com/store/prod_USB2_80gbspec.asp) ;)
If your going to spend that much money, I would get a microtrack 24/96, unless he is going to use it more as an mp3 player, then I would go with an IRiver. The Microtrack stinks as a playback system IMO. Otherwise some basic pro's and con's for the neurosaudio unit.
Pro's:
Small
80gig HD
records in wav
Line-in rec
Long battery life
Open Source
Con's:
8bit wav recording ???
no digital input
8bit wav recording >:(
oh yeah, 8bit recording :'(
Id say this unit is more for voice recording
I used a Neuros II for a couple of years and found it very suceptible to sound generated vibrations causing glitches (skips) in my recordings. I'd stay away from one.
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Here is a link http://www.neurosaudio.com/store/prod_USB2_80gbspec.asp (http://www.neurosaudio.com/store/prod_USB2_80gbspec.asp) ;)
If your going to spend that much money, I would get a microtrack 24/96, unless he is going to use it more as an mp3 player, then I would go with an IRiver. The Microtrack stinks as a playback system IMO. Otherwise some basic pro's and con's for the neurosaudio unit.
Pro's:
Small
80gig HD
records in wav
Line-in rec
Long battery life
Open Source
Con's:
8bit wav recording ???
no digital input
8bit wav recording >:(
oh yeah, 8bit recording :'(
Id say this unit is more for voice recording
The neuros is not 8 bit its 16 bit.
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I found this item and was wondering is it any good for a newbie like my son. Taping Phil, Ratdog etc
Thanks
I found that you HAD to have a preamp in order to use this I did some consulting for Neuros on the new recorder that never took off. And it was a real shame it would have been great this recorder is not that great I found the internal amp to be very noisy and I found that more often then not this thing ether crashed or the power supply in this unit would self desitruct The model I was given to evaluate/keep blew up real good Joe at Nueros has some great ideas but unfortunately he has too many people working for him to stay focused on one product I was also a consultant for the 442 he wanted me to develop a preamp for that recorder as well but it was kinda hard since there was no input adjustment for the line input and no VU meters :) oh well.
Chris Church
I suggest edirol or m-audio units instead.