[grc] Help me choose a recorder?

[timo]

The Tascam DR-40 has good features as previously mentioned on this list, 
but it also has a GREAT fail-safe dual format record option to perform a 
simultaneous backup at a lower decibel rate and different audio format.  
This is really a bomber option that means that you will never have 
saturated audio if you program your backup copy to be 6 or 12 db lower 
than your master.  Haven´t seen other recorders with that feature as of 
yet.  The newer version DR-44WL also comes with some funky wifi 
features, still at an affordable price.

BH has the silver version of the DR-40 for $150
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1039056-REG/tascam_dr_40sl_dr40_portable_pcm_recorder_xlr.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1079895-REG/tascam_dr_44wl_wi_fi_enabled_portable.html

timo



On 2/27/2015 1:13 PM, Jamii Tata wrote:
> I would recommend the Zoom H4n. Lots of features, has line-in and now quite
> affordable between $150-$200 range.
>
> I have two Zoom H2s as well. And do have to say the H2 is lighter if you
> holding it in your hand. But I always feel like if I drop them they will
> break. The H4n will easily withstand a fall or two.
>
> -Jamii
> On Feb 26, 2015 2:39 PM, "Brian Edwards-Tiekert" <brian at kpfa.org> wrote:
>
>> Several of my students have had good luck with Tascam DR-05, which is hard
>> to beat on price (about $65 from some outlets). The mic-in jack doubles as
>> a line-in jack, and the internal mics are adequate.
>>
>> If you like Zoom's stuff, the H1 is also quite affordable at $100, and laid
>> out better for radio reporting than the H2. From what I gather (I haven't
>> played with one), it has the same limitations the H2 did -- the line-in
>> jack produces clipped audio at relatively low levels, and the mic-in jack
>> is hissy with low-output dynamic mics. The built-in mics on the Zooms,
>> however, tend to sound very nice.
>>
>> At $200, I'll second Transom's recommendation of the Sony m10. Both the
>> built-ins and the external jacks produce very clean sound, there's a dial
>> for on-the-fly recording level adjustment that is *much* nicer than having
>> to press up and down buttons, and the thing makes a set of batteries last
>> for *ever*.
>>
>> Also, the Sony records to micro SD cards, which is the format that many
>> smartphones with removable memory use. That means that if you're gathering
>> field tape on deadline, you can record something on the Sony, swap the card
>> into your phone, and then use the phone's data connection to send the audio
>> back to a studio.
>>
>> -Brian
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 10:46 AM, Brian Shiratsuki <settled at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 12:05 AM, Frieda Werden <wings at wings.org> wrote:
>>>> My old Zoom H2 is dying (both the external power supply and the line-in
>>> no
>>>> longer function) and I'm looking to choose a replacement...
>>> well, transom likes the sony m10. two other favored models are by
>>> tascam, and the third by sound devices is pricey and weighs ``less
>>> than three pounds.'' B&H offers the sony in three colors for $200.
>>>
>>> no experience here with portable recorders. however i have had two
>>> pocket audio devices (smart phones, as they call them) fail due to
>>> lint. a palm centro collected lint in the headphone / mic jack; the
>>> internal mic connection became flakey and eventually failed. applying
>>> a toothpick restored function.
>>>
>>> more recently a nexus 4 became difficult to charge through its micro
>>> USB charge / data connector. i had a wireless qi charger in my virtual
>>> shopping cart before figuring out how to clean out the connector using
>>> small pieces of thin cardboard.
>>>
>>> so maybe you can save the H2, if only for use as a backup.
>>>
>>> brian s
>>>
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