Re: [microsound] solid portable audio recording

[Rob Danielson <type@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 1:24 PM +1300 12/10/05, Shanan wrote:
> Without meaning to do a "me too", I agree with Aaron's
> HiMD suggestion.

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A few additions to these very good assessments:

> A few bad points:
> - the unit clicks and whirrs for 6 secs every 20 or so
> - you need to keep it away from the mic

This troubled me at first but I found the high-pitched clicking can 
be completely absorbed by placing it inside of a leather case with a 
zipper.

> - compressed recordings can't be captured to PC as
> easily/quickly as uncompressed
> - HiMD discs are relatively expensive

Not too bad, 15 hours for $60 and they can be recycled.

> - the remote doesn't allow you to record - you have to
> hit the actual unit

The more RH-10 has record control from the remote for $60 more. Rob D.

> FYI the model I bought was the NH900, which is no
> longer made but I picked one up quite cheaply from a
> sale of outgoing stock. I just used a cheap ($150)
> stereo Mic and left my good/large mic at home. Am
> happy with results since I process the sound anyway.
>
> In the future, cheap solid-state gear seems to be the
> way to go. But IMO it's just not there yet.
>
> --- Aaron Ximm <ghede@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >  > Goldwin Carlin wrote:
> >  > > Any recommendations for an inexpensive yet solid
> >  (stereo, good freq.
> >  > > response, etc.) portable audio (field) recording
> >  device?
>
> ...
>
> >  My $.02 is that for applications like mine Sony's
>  > HiMD is far and away the
> >  best of many imperfect solutions. Increasingly
> >  people think is a luddite's
> >  position but it is very highly motivated. To wit:
>
>
> -
> Shanan | octif.org
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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