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Re: MiniDisc for field recording

>a portable HD recorder like the Jukebox should have the same quality 
>as a DAT, if the converter is sufficiently good (I dont know), and 
>its smaller and less sensitive to humidity and such, since the 
>mechanics (the HD) is totally sealed. Its pretty small too, although 
>not quite as small as an MD.
>
I would think (but I do not know) that a portable DAT would have much 
better A/D chips than a Nomad, since recording is it's Raison d'Etre, 
where the Nomad is really about playing music and having the recording is 
"bonus."  I looked on the creative site, but I didn't see anything about 
which WAV formats it records in or what it's sampling and bit depth are.

I do most of my field recording on a MiniDisc, it's size, battery life and 
ease of use are pretty key for me.  I record my gigs either on the 
portable DAT or the MD.  My portable DAT ate a tape on Saturday night, so 
there you have the downside.

      Kevin

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