Dave - not bad considering you used the internal mic.
Love of jazz - as someone who uses the PS5 exclusively, I would have to say it is the best 4-track solution for songwriters etc. who value getting from idea to MP3 demo quickly above sound quality:
1. Built-in input effects for guitar, bass and vocals. (At least a few are worth using.)
2. Built-in MIDI tone generator to play either MIDI files as backing or, alternatively program MIDI backing on the machine itself using one of the built in patterns.
3. Records in compressed mode, thus making exchange of files with other PS5 users easy (data for a 4 minute, 4-track song can be as low 10MB total) when collaborating with distant folks.
4. Mixes directly to MP3.
Major negative points:
1. The obvious -- only 4 tracks.
2. Bass on MP3s tend to become more boomy than it sound.
3. Recording is limited to 2-tracks per take, same as similarly priced machines available today (PS5 is long discontinued.)
4. Recording compressed results in noticable sound quality degradation when bouncing.
5. No easy way to import individual tracks onto a PC.
6. Hit or miss when buying CF cards that work - max capacity is 128MB (you can format larger card as 128).
Everything on
my music page was done on the PS5. All but a few were using the PS5s internal MIDI tone generator for backing.
Tom