Topic: Very versatile recorder

[fmaderjr]

I use 2 x Sony M10s to record diff sources, and they are a BREEZE to matrix/align in post with WaveLab 6 I thought it would be a PITA, but just align on one section and BAM, done deal so dont be scared away from buying 2 x M10s

He meant one recorder with phantom power & one with PIP if he can't get a recorder he likes that has both. An M10 would certainly be a good choice for the PIP recorder. He wasn't worrying about recording 4 channels.

[ScoobieKW]

The path I took, is one recorder, the M10 with two mic powering options. For P48 mics, I use a Denecke PS-2 phantom supply, and a 9V battery box for my AT853 mics.

[Karl]

Thanks fmaderjr for reading what I wrote 

So let me know if we are on the right track...the recorder I am looking for needs these things:

- 48V Phantom Power
- Nice clean pre-amp stage
- At least 24 bit, 48khz recording
- Ease of transferring files to computer
- Comfortable battery life (4-6 hours minimum)
- Price - the $300 range is about right

So far the Tascam DR100 MKII seems to be coming up as the choice. Are there any other obvious choices I am missing?

(in short, trying to replace my Edirol UA-5 and Nomad JB3 into a simpler [and more current] solution)

Thanks for the tip ScoobieKW!

[cd2go]

So let me know if we are on the right track...the recorder I am looking for needs these things:

- 48V Phantom Power
- Nice clean pre-amp stage
- At least 24 bit, 48khz recording
- Ease of transferring files to computer
- Comfortable battery life (4-6 hours minimum)
- Price - the $300 range is about right

Have you considered the Tascam DR-40? It has all the above, plus a smaller footprint, half the cost, and runs forever on 3AA's...

[fmaderjr]

Thanks fmaderjr for reading what I wrote 

So let me know if we are on the right track...the recorder I am looking for needs these things:

- 48V Phantom Power
- Nice clean pre-amp stage
- At least 24 bit, 48khz recording
- Ease of transferring files to computer
- Comfortable battery life (4-6 hours minimum)
- Price - the $300 range is about right

So far the Tascam DR100 MKII seems to be coming up as the choice. Are there any other obvious choices I am missing?

(in short, trying to replace my Edirol UA-5 and Nomad JB3 into a simpler [and more current] solution)

Thanks for the tip ScoobieKW!

That is a very good choice, but personally, I would go with a route like this rather than getting 2 recorders or a recorder with phantom power.

The path I took, is one recorder, the M10 with two mic powering options. For P48 mics, I use a Denecke PS-2 phantom supply, and a 9V battery box for my AT853 mics.

I would get an M10 for your recorder. For Phantom power I would get a Tinybox  instead of just a phantom power supply so you get 30 dB+ of clean gain as well as phantom power. Of course if all you record is loud stuff, I'm sure a simple phantom power supply would work just as well. The Tascam is supposed to have a good sounding preamp, but using a good external pre like the Tinybox should sound even better (again unless you only record loud stuff and don't need much gain).

If you go the tiny box route, you can also use it to provide PIP. Depending on the mics you use, however, the PIP of the M10 might be just fine. Illconditioned has stated that the M10 will power AT8853's and CA-11's just fine. If you have more power hungry mics and you want something smaller than the Tinybox to power them, you could order one of the Church Audio battery boxes which are barely bigger than a 9 volt battery.

[Karl]

Good tip, cd2go, it looks like the only real thing I give up is a digital coaxial input, and that's not a must for that price difference.

fmaderjr, I am trying to go as simple as possible. Even adding a tinybox would be one more piece of gear to deal with, one more set of cables.

[tim in jersey]

Right. So either I go with the zoom (idea leaves a bad taste in my mouth) or look at buying two separate recorders to do my jobs.

I use 2 x Sony M10s to record diff sources, and they are a BREEZE to matrix/align in post with WaveLab 6 I thought it would be a PITA, but just align on one section and BAM, done deal so dont be scared away from buying 2 x M10s

I'd say you got extremely lucky that you have 2 decks with clocks so similar. I *always* have to do some time stretching to get things "just exactly perfect".