Re: new gadget

[burnett@pobox.com]

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006, goddard.duncan@mtvne.com wrote:

> all- apologies if this thing has been mentioned here before & escaped my
> notice..... from time to time in the past, we have discussed & debated 
>the
> most cost-effective &/or reliable way of preserving performances for 
>later
> re-appreciation. minidiscs, dats, laptops, cassette recorders, mini hard
> disc recorders & even things that use flash memory.
> I saw this effort:
>
> http://www.ikey-audio.com/
>
> in the UK sound-on-sound rag just before the christmas winterval. seems 
>to
> fit the bill- no mic pre's, but then I don't think I'd use them if they 
>were
> there. much better to invest in a dedicated portable mic pre-amp, as 
>those
> of us using minidisc walkthings will know.
>
> $230 I think.... mine is costing £130.
>
> but this thing can record from it's rca jacks (we call 'em phonos over 
>here)
> straight onto pretty much any usb storage device, as uncompressed wav or 
>a
> variety of mp3 templates, & it only has two buttons. you can even 
>connect it
> straight onto one of those ipod things.
>
> what could possibly go wrong? I wish they'd left off the level control, 
>as
> it looks suspiciously like one of those walkman volume controls that go
> crackly after six weeks, but maybe I'll pry the lid off & remove that 
>from
> the equation.
>
> I've got one on the way- I'll let you all know how rubbish it is in a few
> days!

Let us know, please - I've been looking for a device for this kind of 
thing for field recording, and this looks perfect. If, of course, it's 
not rubbish :).

best,
Steve B
http://www.subscapeannex.com/about_steve.html