[musictlk] portable/field recorder recommendations anybody?

Cameron Strife cameron at cameronstrife.com
Thu Jun 12 03:57:41 UTC 2014


Hi. Ah, interesting. I'll have to look into that Olympus...

Thanks,

Cameron.



On 6/11/14, Brandon Keith Biggs via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello,
> The Olympus 100 has 2 XLR inputs and has speech output.
> How easy are the Zoom recorders to use?
> I like to record into different folders, use the recorder as the sound
> card, change input types, ajust levels and transfer files.
> thanks,
>
> Brandon Keith Biggs
>
> On 6/11/2014 5:41 PM, Daniel Romero via musictlk wrote:
>> I'm typically a big fan of Zoom stuff. The ZoomH6 was just released but
>> the H4N is still a decent recorder. To get really wide stereo field
>> recordings, your best bet is to get an Olympus LS14, paired with a set of
>> master series mics from
>> soundprofessionals.com. I have an LS7 with standered binaural microphones,
>> and the wide spread is impressive. I hope this helps. The Olympus
>> recorders do not have XLR ins, but the Zoom does which would be nice for
>> external condenser mics.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jun 11, 2014, at 3:57 PM, Cameron Strife via musictlk
>>> <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi everybody. I need to pick your brains for a moment... I'm looking
>>> for a no frills easy to use 24 bit field recorder that can record to
>>> an sdhc card, is stand mountable, and has clean and quiet built in
>>> stereo mics/preamps.
>>>
>>> I'd like something with two xlr jacks as well but it's not a
>>> requirement... Four tracks at once would be nice. This would be used
>>> for everything from one on one guitar lessons, group lessons, and
>>> gigs/recital recording or whatever else I can hire myself out for
>>> around here...
>>>
>>> Any suggestions? Here is a short list of the models I'm considering:
>>>
>>> Marantz PMD661 MKII
>>> Marantz PMD620 MKII
>>> Korg MR-2
>>> Roland SD-2U
>>> Roland R26
>>> Sony PCM-M10
>>> Tascam D100MKII
>>> Tascam D40
>>> Superscope PSD410
>>>
>>> My budget is around $400 give or take.
>>>
>>> Any positives/negatives from anybody who's actually used any of these
>>> units before?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Cameron.
>>>
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