[
Date Prev][
Date Next] [
Thread Prev][
Thread Next]
[
Date Index][
Thread Index][
Author Index]
Re: MiniDisc for field recording
> >
> 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.
>
It recordsa at a least 44.1/16 bit. I'm not sure if there are downsampled
options, or ones for better performance.
I would also assume that a DAT machine would have better A/D converters,
but
a minidisc's converters would be probably be comparable.
While I've had no opportunity to do any critical comparisons, I've been
happy with the quality of the stuff I have heard from the unit.
> 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.
>
Yes, DATs are limited lifespan instruments. I don't trust them any more,
myself.
bIz