Re: looking for: a cheap portable digital audio recorder

["Ian Popperwell" <popperwell@iname.com>]

Hi,

The trouble is that you don't say what "cheap" means for you - neither do 
you say which "non-cheap" models that you've seen that might help us.

Whether cheap or expensive, I have an Edirol R-1 (about £300). It records 
to 
Compact Flash cards (although only comes with a tiny one). it has built in 
effects (including various "mastering" programmes which are multiband 
compressors, it also has a limiter which is additional to the effects. It 
records directly to WAV or various resolutions of MP3. Goes straight into 
USB and doesn't need any of it's own software. I have a few small gripes: 
fiddly level control, you can only monitor levels in record pause mode, 
not 
when recording, the screen is very faint. But I like mine, I've recorded 
gigs from the desk and with the built in mics, I use it for recording 
practices too and loads of other jobs.

There's also a similarly priced M-Audio one and a much highr priced 
Marantz 
with XLRs and fantom power.

I have an Iriver MP3 player which records - IHP120 - but as has already 
bee 
said, the built in mic is rubbish+ it picks up hard disk noise, also quite 
fiddly to work with.

Hope this is of some use.

Ian.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "3nki" <3nki@modaldub.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 8:43 PM
Subject: looking for: a cheap portable digital audio recorder


> hello list!
>
> i am looking for a cheap and portable digital audio recorder. i've  seen 
> some nice ones, but they aren't cheap at all. perhaps some  people on 
>the 
> list have ideas? ;)
>
> important qualities:
> - built-in mic
> - USB or Firewire connection to computer
>
> desirable:
> - built-in compression
> - decent audio quality
> - stereo recording
>
> thanks for any advice!
>
> -3nki
>
>
>