Comments on: Choice for audio recorders

By: Mindy McAdams

Mindy McAdams — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:28:27 +0000

@Benjamin - Sorry about that. It’s because your domain is a .info. Most sites at .info are spam, so I have an automatic-spam-alert on them.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:51:48 +0000

Thanks Mindy,

for some reason my responses seem to disappear into the ether … there is a new very small Marantz which is excellent quality and has a great inbuilt microphone.

Your blog is a great resource and I have added it to our links

Benjamin

By: Mindy McAdams

Mindy McAdams — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:54:45 +0000

@Benjamin - Hey, I like the multimedia on your site!

The Marantz yields excellent quality, I’m told, but it’s large, heavy, and VERY expensive, yes?

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:47:53 +0000

Hello,

I’m a BBC Radio producer and have tested most of the products mentioned and even recorded BBC documentaries on the Edirol.

The best little machine though is the Marantz … it oozes quality. I’m not a big fan of the H2 but its adequate for most things.

The audio for this sideshow was recorded on the Marantz http://duckrabbit.info/blog/?page_id=74

Cheers
Benjamin

By: Jannet

Jannet — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:05:13 +0000

Is anyone using the Zoom H4 recorder or do you hae a better suggestion? I want to be able to connect a mic if I want.

ALso, I recently did some recording over Skype with Call Recorder. I recorded video of myself in Florida and my a professor in Lubin, Poland. See the link:http://www.jannetwalsh.com/Site/Blog/B0A1FFEE-04EF-4930-B8F6-A1D8844B276B.html

Here is a recording I did also over Skype with Call Recorder. I was in Florida and interview someone in Rome talking on their cell phone about his visit with the Pope! Tell me what you think of the quality! See here - http://www.jannetwalsh.com/Site/Blog/768BE73B-D0C8-4802-87C6-CFDA54871474.html

Thanks,
Jannet

By: Al Dugan

Al Dugan — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:48:15 +0000

I know $200 can be tough for a student, but if you put it in perspective $200 is a bargain for a recording device of its quality.

When I started out in the 1960’s I used a Uher Report 4000. Since then I have owned a Nagra, a couple of Teac decks, some Sony’s and a Revox or two. Without exception these machines cost at least ten times the price of the H2. And a dollar was a little harder to come by. At any given time my recording equipment generally exceeded the value of my car. Every microphone I ever bought cost more than the H2.

The H2 is the only recorder I have now and I love it.

By: Mindy

Mindy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:02:46 +0000

You can buy an Olympus WS model for about $70, but you’ll need an external mic too. The built-in mic is not good enough. You can get certain Nady mics for as little as $15. Then you will also need a cable with a mini jack ($9) or an adapter ($3). So you can put a kit together for about $100.

By: Mike Perrault

Mike Perrault — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:45:51 +0000

Mindy,
I’m a student at the University of Oregon and 200 dollars for a recorder pretty much ruins my day. Any chance I could square away a recording setup for less than 100 dollars?

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By: Monica

Monica — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:25:53 +0000

I was just wondering how people found handling noise our how they have dealt with it in field recordings?

I know the Zoom 4 has a lot of handling noise and others have recommended the Edirol 09 above Zoom.

Is the bonus of additional internal mics enough to recommend the Zoom H2 over Edirol 09?

Just weighing up options before a purchase at the moment. I’m recording interviews in various locations and sound for video also.