[access-uk] Re: accessible mp3 recorder - any recommendations?
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:01:19 +0100
Hi Andy,
I don't disagree with you about the noise on the Edirol, but you can get rid
of it completely with a good mic and preamp. Sound Professionals make a
very good powered preamp and mic, just for the Edirol. Now, I think it is
as quiet as the Zoom, except for the Zoom's noise on batteries. I have only
just received the preamp, but I will be demonstrating that on future
podcasts.
They all have their ups and downs, but I think for decent recorders, only
the Zoom or the Edirol should be considered. The DS50 can't record to Wav,
which is what I do all the time, then compress at the computer end, as the
Edirol's MP3 encoder is not that good either. But the DS50 annoys me,
because they advertise it as a podcasting machine, and I don't think it is
that good.
All the best
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Andy Logue
Sent: 09 April 2007 22:29
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: accessible mp3 recorder - any recommendations?
Hi Simon.
This is not really quite accurate. Yes, the Zoom Recorder does have a
slight hum which is only apparent while on batteries and when recording very
quiet sounds. Yes, I'd rather it was not there at all, but I've had the
Zoom for about four weeks now and cannot actually hear the hum on anything
that I've recorded. Normal background sounds will blank it out. As I said,
if you where trying to record total silence, while on batteries, then you
may hear it, if perhaps someone identified it firstly. Using balanced
microphones or an external power pack for the Zoom is reported to get rid of
this annoyance. I've also got the Olympus DS 50, which is also another very
good recorder. This however, does not record as mp3, as the Zoom does, but
most of us end up editing our recordings with GoldWave or Sound Forge
anyway, and it's a simple thing to convert to MP3 format. The DS50 will
play mp3 tracks, though unfortunately, the on-board speech will not read the
albums or titles out to you. The Zoom can take a 4gb card so will hold a
load of mp3 tracks, but likewise, accessing particular tracks would be very
difficult. I'd say that neither the Ederal, Olympus or Zoom would make a
good mp3 player, but if you are looking for a digital recorder, then it
would have to be the Zoom, then the Olympus and then the Ederal. I know
Steve will not agree with this, but I believe the Ederal's pre-amp creates
the most unwanted noise. If you visit the Blind Cool Tech list at:
http://www.blindcooltech.com/
and search for either of these models, you will find loads of demonstrations
that have been recorded as podcasts. If you are going to hand over several
hundred quid, then it would be worth checking some of these out beforehand.
If you require any more information regarding either the Olympus DS 50 or
the Zoom Recorder, please don't hesitate to get back to me.
Best wishes.
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 10:02 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: accessible mp3 recorder - any recommendations?
> Hi Simon,
>
> It also has a horrible, if quiet, noise when on batteries.
>
> All the best
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Of
> goshawk
> Sent: 09 April 2007 11:45
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: accessible mp3 recorder - any recommendations?
>
> personally, I really like the Zoom h4, as it has both XLR and quarter inch
> jack inputs, takes standard AA batteries, records to SD cards, and has a
> USB
>
> port, as well as loads more. I also found it super easy to get it
> recording,
>
> and it isn't too pricy either, especially for all the features it has
> on-board.
>
> Simon
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Green" <stephen.tina@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 11:27 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] accessible mp3 recorder - any recommendations?
>
>
> Hi All
> Sorry to pose the perennial problem once again, but can I have
> recommendations for the most suitable accessible MP3 recorder/player that
> would fit my requirements most closely?
>
> A couple of times a year I need to make recordings from different analogue
> sources, all of which have a standard headphone or line outlet, so my
> first
> requirement is for a player which can record to MP3 via a line in socket.
> the quality needs to be good, but no more than 44.1 kHz, 16 bit at 128
> kbps.
>
> It would be nice if it recorded to an SD or CF card, otherwise a USB port
> would be essential as I'd like it to play back standard MP3 files
> downloaded
>
> from my computer, but at an increased speed, at least 50%.
>
> As it would be used infrequently, it should ideally take ordinary alkaline
> batteries, and maybe it could play back daisy audio books.
>
> So what about the book courier or the new book port 2, or the edoral or
> the
> milestone 311, or the Olympus ds50?
>
> All advice would be gratefully received.
>
> Steve Green
>
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