Re: Field Recordings

["matt davignon" <mattdavignon@hotmail.com>]

Hi Mary Jane,

I do, and I use a plain old Sony voice-activated cassette recorder that I 
bought at The Good Guys. I didn't have the funds to buy a minidisc 
recorder, 
and wound up being very glad that I didn't. I love the sound 
characteristics, accessibility, and versatility-during-performance of tape.

The recorder I use was about $100 (Sony TCM-50DV), but aside from having a 
nice tape movement mechanism, it's not noticeably better than a similar 
model I got for $40 (Sony TCM-20DV). Both of these can record and play at 
normal and half speed. They also both have a nice analog pitch wheel that 
can let you speed it up OR slow it down by about 20%. I also got a 
recorder 
at Radio Shack for about $75 (CTR-118) that probably doesn't record as 
well, 
but has an analog speed lever that goes from 75% to 200% speed, as well as 
a 
pitch changer that doesn't change the speed.

All three of these are used in my current live setup.

Matt Davignon

>Hi,

>I'm curious to know if any of you make field
>recordings. What kind of portable/remote
>equipment do you use? Special mikes? Suggested
>techniques? Helpful books or web sites for more
>info?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Mary Jane



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