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Title: Best recording deck <$400
Post by: Mattyb123 on December 05, 2007, 11:35:33 AM

I have a pair of Sonic Studios DSM-5L clip on mics..........Now what?  They end up in a single 1/8 inch stereo mini plug..........which deck(Edirol, etc) should I get to start taping shows?  Thanks in advance!

Title: Re: Best recording deck <$400
Post by: Belexes on December 05, 2007, 04:42:40 PM

R-09 is newbie friendly and small for ease of stealth taping.  Some have had problems with the input jack, but that is repairable if it happens.

Assume you have a battery box or some other option to power those mics?

Title: Re: Best recording deck <$400
Post by: Depechemode1993 on December 05, 2007, 06:16:02 PM

I love DAT! they still pull off great recordings and are relatively cheap.

Title: Re: Best recording deck <$400
Post by: Belexes on December 05, 2007, 08:20:38 PM

Quote from: RyanJ on December 05, 2007, 06:16:02 PM

I love DAT! they still pull off great recordings and are relatively cheap.

I still love my DAT too, but the media can be expensive if you do a lot of recording.  I'd recommend a flash recorder to a noob.

Title: Re: Best recording deck <$400
Post by: aaronji on December 06, 2007, 02:29:02 AM

Other flash recorders in the price range include:  Marantz PMD620 ($399), Zoom H2 ($199) and the Microtrack II ($300)...

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