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Re: small digital recorder



The iRiver iHP140, despite its disguise as an mp3 player, has an 
optical SPDIF input and will record uncompressed WAV files.

Then there's the Sound Devices 744T...save those pennies...

> The Marantz PMD670 has digital input.
>
> On Mar 28, 2005, at 5:29 PM, Tom Ritchford wrote:
>
>> The problem that all the other recorders appear to have is that they
>> don't record digital ins!  Very irksome as my board has a nice digital
>> out...
>>
>> On Mar 27, 2005 10:06 PM, Randy Leifer 
>> <redrabbitlosangeles@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> I'm seriously thinking of the Core Sound PDAudio
>>> system. I like the small size and the 24/96
>>> capability.
>>>
>>> I am a bit tentative though. Pricing this system, I
>>> find it rising...and rising.
>>> --New PDA $450-650
>>> --PDAudio hardware $200(CF card, digital in only)
>>> --PDA recording software $50
>>> --SanDisc mem card 1g $80-100 each
>>> --Mic2496 $500 (for field recordings, optional in my
>>>                case)
>>> --add cables, extra mem cards, case, possibly a stereo
>>> mic....$150-?
>>>
>>> .....Now you can see, this is about the price of other
>>> choices....perhaps even a laptop?
>>> Of course I would be gaining a PDA to use.....if I
>>> could FIND a use for it!! (I don't use appointment
>>> books, etc).
>>> I guess these are questions I need to decide for
>>> myself....Do I really need anything over 16bit/24khz?
>>> Is the PDAudio's portability going to become usefull
>>> to me? Should I just find the cheapest rackmount CD
>>> burner available? ....I'm so confused.
>>>
>>> =RANDY=
>>>
>>>
>>> --- Edwin Hurwitz <edwin@indra.com> wrote:
>>>> At 12:53 AM -0800 3/24/05, Randy Leifer wrote:
>>>>> I've narrowed my choices to 2 so far.
>>>>>
>>>>> The Edirol R1 and the Tascam DP-01fx.
>>>>>
>>>>> There is a third option. I COULD buy an el'cheapo
>>>>> desktop PC, and put my recording software (Cubase
>>>>> SL)on there...but I don't have room for that
>>>>> equiptment...and I am close to maxing out my wall
>>>>> outlets already. (I have an eight-legged sea
>>>> creature
>>>>> under my desk.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Or you could try the PDAudio from
>>>> http://www.core-sound.com/ Haven't
>>>> seen it myself, but everything I have seen of Len's
>>>> has been great.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Edwin
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Edwin Hurwitz
>>>> Boulder CO
>>>> http://www.indra.com/~edwin
>>>> http://www.cafemontalban.com Location Recording
>>>> Services
>>>>
>>>>
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