Re: other recorder recommendations ?

["Doug Cox" <dougcox@pdq.net>]

Google the specs and details on the Yamaha MD-4 minidisk recorder.  I have
the MD-8 (love it!), and a good friend owns the MD-4 (qually great, just
less channels).  He's looking to sell his MD-4 for $200 plus shipping.  If
you're interested, you're welcome to email me off-list.

Not exactly "small", but definitely a good balance of portability with a
solid build quality.

Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mountain Man" <mtman@cloud9.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 4:42 PM
Subject: OT: other recorder recommendations ?


> I asked for recommendations for a small, portable multi-track recorder a
> while back.  Based on a recommendation here, I bought a Zoom PS-04.  I
> was quite disappointed with it.  Aside from the cheap construction, the
> interface wasn't at all intuitive (at least for me).  There's no undo,
> and I couldn't find a simple, easy-to-use way to erase a single track or
> a whole recording.  In addition, the looping feature doesn't seem to
> work properly.
>
> Oh well, on to the Korg PXR4, I thought.  A hundred dollars more, but
> surely a more usable unit.  It arrived today.  Hmmmm.  Shoddy
> construction.  Hard-to-read and hard-to-navigate menus.  It does have
> undo.  But erasing tracks/songs seems to be just as hard as the Zoom (in
> fact, I can't even find an entry in the index for erase or delete).  And
> no looping.  Fifteen minutes of trying to figure out why the thing
> doesn't do what I expect, and the lack of intuitiveness has me ready to
> throw in the towel.  Sigh.
>
> So, can someone suggest a small, take-it-with-you multitrack?  It
> doesn't necessarily need to be digital; I'm open to minidisk, or other
> technologies. And it doesn't have to be studio quality; this is intended
> for use at jam sessions to play along with, and capture ideas.   It
> *does* have to be easy to use!  And good build quality would be a plus
> as well.  Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance for your suggestions,
> Elby
>