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Re: Alesis Masterlink on Sales via eBay



Fair enough. I'll get back on the sites later and do a more thorough 
analysis of the features to make my final decision.

k-
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Walker" <billwalker@baymoon.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 1:27 PM
Subject: RE: Alesis Masterlink on Sales via eBay


> Not true, I believe they have a gig bag for it, and I bet that you would
> find uses for both the CD burner and the modeling tools at some point. 
>For
> me, I could see using at a gig and then burning a few copies to sell 
> people
> at the end of the evening. Talk about instant gratification for an 
> audience
> member?
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kris Hartung [mailto:khartung@cableone.net]
> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 12:23 PM
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Re: Alesis Masterlink on Sales via eBay
>
>
> It probably isn't much bigger than the Marantz, but it looks more like a
> table-top solution than a portable solution you can put in its case and
> throw over your shoulder. It has the XLR inputs and the compact flash 
> media,
> which are probably of the top five features I'm looking for.  I guess the
> main thing I don't like is all the other stuff it has that I don't reall
> want..the effects, the burner, pitch contoller, all the bells and 
>whistles
> marketing it as an educational tool, rather than just a plain and simple
> digital recorder.
>
> Dimensions of the portable Marantz:
>
> a.. Width............................................................ 
>10.4
> in. (264 mm)
> a.. 
> Height..................................................................
> 2 in. (55 mm)
> a.. Depth.............................................................. 
> 7.3
> in. (185 mm)
> a.. Weight....................................................... 2 lbs. 
> 14
> oz.(1.3 Kg)
>
> Roland CD2 dimensions:
>
> Dimensions W x D x H: 12 x 9-11/16 x 2-15/16 in. (not much bigger)
>
> The Roland is about $695, the Marantz is roughly the same.
>
> This page has these two and a few more for comparison:
> http://www.janetdavismusic.com/digitalrec.html
> Kris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Walker" <billwalker@baymoon.com>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 1:08 PM
> Subject: RE: Alesis Masterlink on Sales via eBay
>
>
>> No, I meant the CD2, How big is too big, this thing is not much bigger
>> than
>> the R1, has preamps and would allow you to do everything you want to do
>> and
>> more, Its half the size of your masterlink, about the same size as a
>> standard marantz recorder.
>> Bill
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kris Hartung [mailto:khartung@cableone.net]
>> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 12:04 PM
>> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>> Subject: Re: Alesis Masterlink on Sales via eBay
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "William Walker" billwalker@baymoon.com
>>
>>> The new stereo recorder from Roland looks great, records to CFC or CD, 
>>> in
>>> non compressed wave files and has a couple of decent mic preamos as 
>>> well.
>>> Bill
>>
>> Must be one of these three:
>>
>> http://www.rolandus.com/products/productlist.aspx?ParentId=109
>>
>> The R1 only offers 137 minutes of recording, and it doesn't appear to
>> support a memory card of any sort for swappping them out and archival. 
>> The
>> CD-2 is too damn big, and I don't need a CD-R burner.  The R-09 looks
>> cool,
>> but it doesn't appear to have XLR input...what a drag. Plus I don't need
>> effects on a unit. I just need high quality recordings to a removeable
>> media, in wav format, so I can get to my PC and edit/master with 
>Wavelab.
>>
>> I think the Marantz is going to work better for me at this stage:
>> http://www.marantz.com/p_product.cfm?id=2418&cont=e&line=prd&cat=pro
>>
>> It also has Digital input and output, XLR microphone inputs, unbalanced
>> line
>> input and output on cinch/rca, plus records on WAV, Broadcast Wave, MP2 
>> or
>> MP3. And I like hte compact flash option. I can get a few gig of those 
>> and
>> be set.....has phantom power, USB for file transfer, etc, etc.
>>
>> Specs/Description:
>>
>> PMD670
>> Professional Solid State Recorder
>> The Marantz Professional PMD670 is our second generation solid state
>> recorder, recording audio directly as files to Compact Flash or 
>> Microdrive
>> storage formats, which can then be inserted directly into a computer for
>> editing and distribution. Building on the worldwide success of our first
>> generation recorders, we have optimized and refined our original
>> specification and incorporated a whole range of additional features
>> requested by our user base.
>>
>> FEATURES
>> - Accepts media in Compact Flash or IBM Microdrive up to 10gb ( when
>> available ), allowing over 12 hours total recording time in uncompressed
>> stereo WAV format, and much longer in compressed MP2 or MP3.
>> - Records as WAV, Broadcast Wave, MP2 or MP3
>> - Switcheable bitrate ( 16 - 384 kbps ) and sampling frequency ( 48, 
>> 44.1,
>> 32, 24, 22.05, 16khz ) allows the user complete control over file sizes
>> and
>> audio quality.
>> - USB port for direct high speed file transfer and software updating
>> - Large LED screen shows a wide range of recording information
>> - Lockeable covers for setting selectors and media slot, allows 
>pre-setup
>> to
>> leave users free to concentrate on recording without concerning 
>> themselves
>> about complex settings.
>> - Improved ergonomics for easier use in the field.
>> - Digital input and output, XLR microphone inputs, unbalanced line input
>> and
>> output on cinch/rca.
>> - Switcheable phantom power ( 48V )
>> - Automatic and manual recording level control
>> - Microphone filtering and limiter
>> - Mark points during recording and playback
>> - EDL playback modes
>> - Built in condensor microphone and loudspeaker
>>
>> **For additional information about solid state recording and our
>> recommended
>> media please see the FAQ section**
>> **For users of Windows 98 - if you experience problems with your USB
>> connection please install the updated driver from our downloads page**
>> **For a higher resolution product sheet for the PMD670 please see the
>> downloads section ( 1.5MB download )**
>>
>> European language user guides in pdf format are available to download 
>> from
>> the main product downloads section.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kris
>>
>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Kris Hartung [mailto:khartung@cableone.net]
>>> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 7:09 AM
>>> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>>> Subject: Alesis Masterlink on Sales via eBay
>>>
>>>
>>> Now that I'm on my gear selling craze, I'm selling my Alesis Masterlink
>>> hardrive recorder on ebay as well.
>>>
>>>
>>
> 
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7386494367&rd=1&sspagenam
>>> e=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>>>
>>> This is the same unit that I used to record many of the Y2K5
>>> performances,
>>> many of the tracks on my prior CDs, including Xperimentus. I love the
>>> unit,
>>> but I'm looking for something more portable, proably the Marantz 
>>> portable
>>> solid state recorder that can record directly to wav or MP3 and on a
>>> memory
>>> card.  This will benefit all of you who play at Y2K6, because I won't
>>> have
>>> that 5.5 hour space limitation on the Alesis, in between burning the
>>> material to redbook CD-R on the unit.
>>>
>>> Kris
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *************************************************
>>> Krispen Hartung
>>> Improvisational / Avant-Garde Looping Guitarist
>>> http://www.krispenhartung.com
>>> info@krispenhartung.com / 208-724-5603
>>> Performance Calendar:
>>>
> 
>http://www.mojam.com/concerts/search?key=performer&value=Krispen%20Hartung
>>> Discography - http://www.krispenhartung.com/catalogue.htm
>>> Text message me at 2087245603@cingularME.com
>>>
>>>
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