I would be interested in hearing how you find the ihp140 and in particular whether it has more than set recording levels. Where are you buting from by the way? Graham Lewis Centre for Academic Practice University of Warwick University House Kirby Corner Road Coventry CV4 8UW UK Tel.: (+44) (0) 24 765 72737 Mobile: 07733450022 Fax.: (+44) (0) 24 765 727326 http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/cap/about/staff/lewis/ http://innovations.warwick.ac.uk/innovations/ http://cap.warwick.ac.uk/tdf >>> steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 02/06/05 07:01am >>> Hi Ray, I also think the Iriver IHP140 Hard Disk player will do what Andy wants. It is also accessible to some degree. Please see the review that Michael Lang did on Main Menu, http://www.acbradio.org/mainmenu.html, of the IHP100. Do a JAWS or Window-Eyes search on that page for Iriver and you will find it. The latest model is the same, but it has a 40 GB hard disk. Michael does show us how to record with it too. Michael always does excellent reviews, and this is no exception. Go take a look, if you are really interested. Incidentally, for those interested, if you want real quality recording, you ain't gonna get it for 200 quid. The MZB100, while accessible, falls short, because it only has automatic recording levels, and so does the Iriver. Sunil's player that he talked about for 600 quid, is certainly very reasonable, for a high quality recording machine. Just my two pence worth, but I rejected the MZB100, because I didn't like its auto recording level. I have just ordered the Iriver, but not for recording, but I will try the auto level, and see if it is any better. All the best -- Computer Room Services: the long cane for blind computer users. Telephone Voice: +44(0)1438 742286, Fax/BBS: +44(0)1438 759589 mobile: +44(0)7956 334938, Email: Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ray's Home Sent: 05 February 2005 22:28 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sony MZB100 Andy. Looks as if you are going for the MZ B100 which is the closest you will get to having an 'afordable' MD recorder that's much more usable than the run-of-the-mill portables. I am not sure on this, but I am almost certain that Sony, even to this day, do not allow for high speed transfer FROM MD to your computer via USB. You can do it the other way around. I do not know what Sonic Stage, or whatever will allow precisely, but I think its a case of matterial being counted on and off external machines when using with a PC. You and others maybe interested inthe the following about the Edirol R1. This is a realtime MP3 player/recorder, which can also record raw wav files too. Its pretty exspensive at around £280.00. What we really need is something along the lines of the memory card/CD recorder who's name I cannot think of just now. If only we could have such a talking device, minus the CD writer, I feel this really would be a good replacement for the trusty old APH recorder. Anyway here's details of the R1. Ray Personal emails: Email me at mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx EDIROL R-1 PORTABLE MP3/WAV RECORDER Searching for the highest recording quality in a portable device? The Edirol R-1 combines a portable MP3 player with a high-quality MP3/WAV recorder that will suit both audio professionals as well as musicians. Top-grade components have been used in the R-1, which can record/ playback at crystal-clear, 24-bit audio resolution without compression. Audio recorded on the R-1 is stored as stereo files directly onto removable CompactFlashT cards, allowing for maximum flexibility in recording time. Up to nine format-quality modes are provided, ranging from 64~320kbps MP3 compression to 24-bit linear WAV format. 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