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Gear / Technical Help => Recording Gear => Topic started by: firmdragon on December 28, 2007, 09:02:57 PM
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a buddy of mine is looking for a new recorder. here're the guidelines:
-small and compact,
-up to 48k
-long recording lenghths (he does dj shows. so 10 hrs?) not necessarily on the same battery.
-the usual line in/digital in
-hd or memory stick doesn't really matter.
what would be the best fit?
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budget?
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a buddy of mine is looking for a new recorder. here're the guidelines:
-small and compact,
-up to 48k
-long recording lenghths (he does dj shows. so 10 hrs?) not necessarily on the same battery.
-the usual line in/digital in
-hd or memory stick doesn't really matter.
what would be the best fit?
Recording from the mixer, so line in?
I'd be using a Zoom H2 or Edirol R09 with a 2 Gig card at 320 kbps MP3 and the power adapter they ship with.
digifish
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I'd have to recommend a Nomad JB3. Allows both line-in and digi-in. Internal HD allows many hours at 16/48.
If you're looking for 24bit, you'll have to look elsewhere...
Terry
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jb3 will probably be too big.
i guess digi in isn't essential. he'll be doing some line-in, but i think he's planning on doing some stealthing as well.
i think for him 16/48 will be good enough.
budget? open ended.
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If your friend can live without digital-in/out I´d go for the Marantz PMD620.
Check my 9h55min testrun with 2 rechargeables(2700mAh) at 24bit/48kHz.
Using line-in will increase recording time as no internal mics are drawing power then.
It has the size(10cm x 6cm x 2,4cm) of a cigarette-pack and runs with 2 1,5V batteries or rechargeables.
MP3 recording is limited to 192kbit though on this machine.
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If you decide on an R-09, there was just one posted in the Yard for a good price:
http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,96277.0.html
(don't know the seller, just pointing this out)
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-T firmdragon. You've been a member for 4 years and have close to 1,000 posts. You should know the answer by now. ;)
Happy holidays from your Uncle 9 and good luck on that search. :)
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budget? open ended.
What about a MINIR82 then?
(http://sonosax.com/Products/MINIR82/minir_pen.jpg)
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-T firmdragon. You've been a member for 4 years and have close to 1,000 posts. You should know the answer by now. ;)
Happy holidays from your Uncle 9 and good luck on that search. :)
lol. yeah i know. i already have a recorder that i'm happy with. there's no need for me to learn about new ones. the one i have might get jealous.
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The Sonosax would be a nice recorder for a friend.
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(http://sonosax.com/Products/MINIR82/minir_pen.jpg)
(http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Drooling/drooling-5.gif)
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$4,800 new? :o
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If you decide on an R-09, there was just one posted in the Yard for a good price:
http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,96277.0.html
(don't know the seller, just pointing this out)
That's mine, and I think it would be a nice fit for this application.
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Is it still available ??
Phil
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$4,800 new? :o
Yes, but if I wanted to stealth and money was no object, I'd probably have a closer look at this one. Besides, $4,800 is already much lower than originally conceived.
Sonosax lowered the MINIR82's list price by (I think) some 20% or 30% since its introduction, presumably with Sound Devices' 744T in their sights. Of course Sonosax can't keep up with the free-falling Dollar, but in Europe, the MINIR82's list price is already lower than that of the 744T.
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Is it still available ??
Phil
Yes. Since you're new your PMs probably don't work. Send me an e-mail with the e-mail link under my username (spyboychoir AT gmail DOT com).
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Is it still available ??
Phil
Yes. Since you're new your PMs probably don't work. Send me an e-mail with the e-mail link under my username (spyboychoir AT gmail DOT com).
As an FYI for firmdragon, my R-09 is still available. International shipping costs to PhilG killed this deal.