Re: ipods for field recordings

[Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>]

On 15 maj 2007, at 13.20, L.A. Angulo wrote:

> Hi Per,
> I saw a guy the other day with one ipod which had a
> adaptable/removable microphone on the lower part,but i
> forgot to ask him what model ipod he had.So you re
> saying with a good mic think they be be just as good
> as a say an Edirol R-09 or what u have?


Yes, that's what I'm saying. I also said this:

> As good as the mics you plug into it. And also as
> good as the mic pre
> amps sound.

BTW, when you're talking about an "iPod", do you mean the brand name  
owned by Apple? Because in English "a pod" can be used for any kind  
of little unit used to transfer something. Me, I was specifically  
talking about the Zoom H4 and its built-in X matrix positioned stereo  
mics. I've been holding off from buying an iPod because there were no  
on that came with audio recording facility, so two years ago I bought  
the 30 GB iPod anyway, thinking I got "get a handheld dictaphone  
later on". So when the H4 launched on the market it was way better  
then I had been thinking about picking up.

Two years ago I researched the market for recordable iPods and found  
nothing usable. Either you had to buy an old iPod model and run a  
Linux hack on it or you had to go with some add-on that didn't give  
the audi fidelity needed for music. And also, the iPod I wanted -  
with the biggest hard drive and video display - wasn't compatible  
with those "crappy fidelity" add-ons. That may have changed since  
then, but you have to do a web search to find out.

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
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