Seriously -- A friend of mine had a great little digital recorder that he occasionally brought to jam sessions, so he could record and learn new tunes.
It was about the size of a pack of cigarettes, and he could upload the music he recorded to his computer, and burn a disc of the session. It recorded really well (caught all our mistakes, and everything!), but I don't know who made it. He was a student here at UMD, and has since moved away.
He would turn it on, lay it on the table we all sit around, and it did a great job of picking up the sound from all around the table, and not just from one direction.
If you're going to use it for voice, you wouldn't need multi-track, would you?
One concern is how many simultaneous tracks do you need to record? If 4 is enough, FOSTEX makes a nice little unit for about 400 bucks. Has an internal 40 gig drive, usb out, good quality.
Personally, I haven't used any of them. When I want to record, I have an Alesis mixer and record with Steinberg Cubase SE. That's not portable of course, unless you have a good fast laptop. If so, you could get a DI box and download a free program called Kristal Audio Engine that does a pretty good job mixing multiple tracks for a free program. Even has some decent digital effects.
Paw, we used them at the Speech and Hearing Department for clinical recordings of speech issues.
My boss then... the Clinical Supervisor got them at Radio Shack...they were great, but Im sure CNET would have some good input..Id check their comments.
Anyone out there familiar with portable digital audio recorder?
I've been looking to get one. Would like a multi track. Most use will be for spoken audio.
The standard in use by many people is the MiniDisc... much like a CD but tiny, the whole unit is about the size of a pack of cigs. Go to minidisc.com for brands and reviews. I use a Sony all the time to record my teachings.
There is a new type out that used Flash memory cards rather than disks... probably the way of the future.
What exactly do you want to know? I have a Sony ICD-B7 recorder that works fine for me. I don't know about mulititracks, however on mine you can several different recordings, so I guess that sortava multitrack set up.
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Sorry, Paw, I dunno. I'm still using my turntable and 8 track player....
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And who says 8 tracks are a thing of the past..
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My eight-track is on the entertainment center right next to the beta machine, and the black and white tv.
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Seriously -- A friend of mine had a great little digital recorder that he occasionally brought to jam sessions, so he could record and learn new tunes.
It was about the size of a pack of cigarettes, and he could upload the music he recorded to his computer, and burn a disc of the session. It recorded really well (caught all our mistakes, and everything!), but I don't know who made it. He was a student here at UMD, and has since moved away.
He would turn it on, lay it on the table we all sit around, and it did a great job of picking up the sound from all around the table, and not just from one direction.
If you're going to use it for voice, you wouldn't need multi-track, would you?
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One concern is how many simultaneous tracks do you need to record? If 4 is enough, FOSTEX makes a nice little unit for about 400 bucks. Has an internal 40 gig drive, usb out, good quality.
Personally, I haven't used any of them. When I want to record, I have an Alesis mixer and record with Steinberg Cubase SE. That's not portable of course, unless you have a good fast laptop. If so, you could get a DI box and download a free program called Kristal Audio Engine that does a pretty good job mixing multiple tracks for a free program. Even has some decent digital effects.
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Paw, we used them at the Speech and Hearing Department for clinical recordings of speech issues.
My boss then... the Clinical Supervisor got them at Radio Shack...they were great, but Im sure CNET would have some good input..Id check their comments.
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The standard in use by many people is the MiniDisc... much like a CD but tiny, the whole unit is about the size of a pack of cigs. Go to minidisc.com for brands and reviews. I use a Sony all the time to record my teachings.
There is a new type out that used Flash memory cards rather than disks... probably the way of the future.
Cheers.
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Hey there Bishop. Welcome to Greasespot. :)
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Paw,
What exactly do you want to know? I have a Sony ICD-B7 recorder that works fine for me. I don't know about mulititracks, however on mine you can several different recordings, so I guess that sortava multitrack set up.
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