Topic: Help I cant find a Recorder for my need !

[Church-Audio]

So, mainly only the customer service SUCKS and they still build durable quality products??

Fostex used to be one of the top location recorders out there for film then they started to break down! The service at fostex SUCKS. That is one of the main reasons they are no longer in on top and companies like Roland have eaten them for breakfast.

Chris Church

I think Fostex has always built durable products the real question is will you be able to get parts when you need them and slow service turn around times keep your machine tied up for weeks. I also look at format I feel the best format is a memory card if you want reliability there is nothing better. Much better then tape, hard disk, CD.

[John Willett]

I suppose it depends where you are - I am in the UK and Fostex's Agent in the UK (SCV London) have always been excellent.

Although I use the FR-2 now, I also have two D-10 DATs, which I have had for many years, and have always found SCV to give very good service.

[Kevin Straker]

get a tascam hdp2 and xlr>rca cables.

[flintstone]

KenH posted that the HD-P2's XLR ports work well for line input, as follows:

"When I record The Radiators, who provide a soundboard patch bay w/ RCA
and XLR outs, plug the other end to XLR in on the P2, the mic/line switch
to MIC and set the pad at -20db.

I've done this several times, and it works great. And others I know have
done it this way too."

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=73541.0

Send a PM to KenH to get a pointer to files he has recorded in this manner.

Flintstone

[dxtreme]

I dont think that will work as i am using analog in and need the A->D converter in the recorder. Also, for the sake of redundancy, i also need to run another line to the camcorder to capture the sound.

[jeromejello]

not for nothing, but you can always run line out of the mixpre (3.5mm TRS) into somthing like a R1 or R09.

might open up some other options for you.