Field recorder???????????????

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I am looking for an inexpensive field recorder,(under$200)
and wonder if anyone knows of a 4track cassette of any kind that is battery powered?

Also, I have heard that there are some decent Minidisc units, and wonder if anyone can recommend one.

I will be using it for a scratch pad when I travel, and if the quality is good enough,(like I hear about Minidisc) maybe for mobile work.

Thanks for any pointers on this!
Kirk out.
 
I often work with a Tascam DA-P1 but that's a very expensive gadget. On the otherhand, I've made a lot of simple recordings with a sony portable MD with a little stereo mic from them. Nothing really fancy, but it worked great.
 
Don't forget to turn off auto-input level, or everything will sound like a donkey barking (?)

How do you call that IIIII-AAAAA sound a donkey makes anyway?
 
There is a Zoom palmstudio kinda thing that is small and battery powered. When you have enough with a simpl LR track instead of several tracks I would defintely go with a mini disc recorder rhough.
 
Downside Studio said:
Don't forget to turn off auto-input level, or everything will sound like a donkey barking (?)

How do you call that IIIII-AAAAA sound a donkey makes anyway?
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i believe the term is braying


as for field recorders i am fairly sure both zoom and tascam have each released "palm top" studios, little hard disk fourtracks that run on a couple of aa batteries... but don't quote me on that, i just remember glancing at a few adverts for them.
 
I don't know about $200 but . . .

I have been having a blast with my Korg PXR4. It's small, light, and gives amazing performance for the price ($350-$400 depending on your sales person). It is a four-track, fully digital unit that may well do more than you need it to do (multitracking, editing, mixdown, some effects, instrument tuning, etc...) However...the audio quality is spectacular considering the size, weight, and cost, using only its built-in condenser mic. I can record up to 4 1/2 hours of mono audio on a 128mb smart card using just 2 AA batteries, then copy the entire track or multiple tracks onto my computer for editing in less than 8 minutes. It uses MP2 format files. It also has a headphone jack for monitoring and playing back, which actually works well. Worth looking into.

The one downside is that it is small enough to lose. I used it to record a show at a local club last night, but had to stay near it for fear someone would stick it in their pocket.

Jon
 
In that price range I wouldn't look any further than a minidisc. Go here; http://www.minidisc.org/ and shop around. Even with more expensive gear, it's a good idea to backup record with a minidisk.
 
Veiledsaber-I have a PXR4 also, and it has truly amazed me! Try it with a Behrenger mxb-1002, a small, cheap, battery powerable mixer which will feed *some* (18v) of phantom power to a pair of condensers, and go from the tape out on the board to the line in on the Korg. This will give you good stereo recordings, and it will beat the electret condenser in the Pandora- Best of luck- Richie
 
The battery powered Tascam 4-track is the PortaOne,...

and I think also the PortaTwo and PortaTwo/HS.

All three may be found on Ebay for under $200.
 
Take a look at the Zoom Ps-02. I think the tones are decent for an all in one with built in everything. Great for a scracth pad. I am gonna get one soon. Scratch Pad only for me though.

Fangar
 
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