Advice on mobile recording devices,please

John Cooper · Post by **John Cooper** » Tue May 13, 2003 11:25 am

On 2003-05-13 01:46, The Z Station wrote:
Whoa! What happened there?!

Quadrupled my post...

Don't worry I killed the dupes.

-John

The Z Station · Post by **The Z Station** » Tue May 13, 2003 9:52 pm

Thanks John, must have been an itchy trigger finger...

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Wed May 14, 2003 5:42 am

Time to say thank to all who helped me to get a good recording device.
Thanks Braincell, the Olypus devices look s great but are for voice recordings only.
I´ve searched for the DS3000, the frequence response works from 300-5000Hz in SP mode and 300-3000HZ in LP mode, it will costs around 370$. Good for speech recording only.

Thank you Zonnie, your recordings helped me alot and I think I will buy a MiniDisc recorder this week. Your recordings are lovley and precise that kind of recordings I want to make.
So I will compare some DATs and MD recorder this week and will let you know what I´ve bought finally next week.

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Wed May 14, 2003 7:40 am

I think I go for this MD recorder:

<a href="http://www.minidisc.org/brian_youn/mzn10/index.html"> Sony MZ-N10 </a>

The Z Station · Post by **The Z Station** » Wed May 14, 2003 9:44 am

I'm glad I could help!

I hope you get something that will suit your portable recording needs!

The other equation: What mic are you going to use?

Skoal!

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Wed May 14, 2003 11:49 am

Hey Zonnie,
go one page back and hit the link to my new mics.

Skoal

The Z Station · Post by **The Z Station** » Wed May 14, 2003 12:23 pm

Cool! I have to check those binaural mics out!

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Wed May 28, 2003 7:29 am

Chris, how is your minidisc going ? I'm thinking of getting one now too, probably the Sony MZ-701. It's pretty cheap and seems to have everything I need (level indicator etc).

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Wed May 28, 2003 10:01 am

I can´t tell you Spirit, I´ll buy it foremost next week. My CD-Burner canceled his life, so I must buy a new one first.
I will give you a review next week.
Cheers

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 8:43 am

Fostex MR-8 ($300 at zzounds.com)

This is what you want but the drawback is it uses expensive flash cards versus the MD which uses cheap media, still the battery life would be much longer and with no moving parts my guess is it would last longer. Seems like it's twice the price of an MD recorder but the extra features make it worth it.

Recording Medium : Compact Flash Card
Recording Time : approx. 25 track-minutes (128MB) Normal mode
Recording Format : FAT16 (VFAT)
Sampling Frequency : 44.1 kHz (Normal Mode), 22.05 kHz (Extended Mode)
Quantization : 16-bit linear (non-compression)
A/D Converter : 16-bit Delta-Sigma
D/A Converter : 16-bit Delta-Sigma
No. of Recording Track : 8 tracks. maximum 2 tracks simultaneous recording)
Recording/Reproduction Frequency : 20 Hz - 20 kHz (Normal Mode)
Dynamic Range : 88dB or more (typical)
T.H.D. : 0.05% or less (typical)
Inputs/Outputs
Analog In (2ch)
Connector : XLR-3-31 type (Pin2:hot) and Ø6mm TRS phone
Input Level : -40dBV (MIC) - +10dBV (LINE)
Input Impedance : 10K ohm or more
Stereo Out (L, R)
Connector : Ø6mm stereo phone
Output Level : -10dBV (unbalance)
Load Impedance : 16 ohm or more
Headphones
Connector : 2 x Ø6mm stereo phone
Max. Output : 20mW or more (@32 ohm)
Load Impedance : 16 ohm or more
MIDI Out
Connector : DIN 5 pin
Format : MIDI Standard
Foot Switch
Connector : Ø6mm phone
Level : TTL level
Digital Out
Connector : Optical
Format : IEC 60958 (S/P DIF) 44.1kHz (Normal Mode only)
USB
Connector : B type (data save/load controlled from PC)
General
Dimensions : 283(W) x 65(H) x 215(D) mm
Weight : approximately 1.6 kgs (without AC adapter)
Power Supply : AC Adapter AD12A (supplied accessory) or 6 x AA alkaline battery

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 9:53 am

Interesting. I've already got plenty of Flash cards. But not really portable for spontaneous moments... Still, things are getting closer

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 10:07 am

Agreed, very interesting. Good that I haven´t bought something yet.
Damn, the decision is not easy but this Fostex would be cheaper or near the same price as my chosen MD-R. And the quality would be better than any MD-R. 25min should be enough to record enviromentals( or is it 25min for each track, thats around 100min for a single stereo track,or?) 1min 16bit 44.1kHz stereo is around 10MB.

Thank you Braincell this is a good suggestion/alternative.

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