toyranch

OK, that answers that. Thanks! Are the discs re-writable, or can you get re-writable discs so you can use the same one over and over, or are they all single use as a recording medium? (I know these are dumb questions to you guys and apologize for that)

Thanks very much for your help. I ran into Amazon when I first did a search and it said $600, but I found some used ones on eBay and Craigslist. Does it need a powered mic? I have some older regular mics that are good for recording. I was thinking about using my Audio Technica AT-816

I wish I had $600 for this, but I don't.

Sounding good and being for our reference aren't, in my mind, opposing statements. If I wanted cheap and "reference only" I could haul an old boom box in there and record it on cassette tape using the built in condenser mic. But I'm looking for better than that, just realizing that "live album quality" could be achieved if I spent enough, but I'm not needing that either. I want something I can walk in the room, set in the middle of it, turn it on, and let it record for 3 hours or so. Then take it home and dump it onto computer, slice out what I like, and keep that. Don't have a laptop, so that's not an option. The best/easiest for $200 or so is what I'm looking for to accomplish that.

I'm going to be recording rehearsals in a very loud small room. I want it to sound good, but it's mostly for our reference. I need something I can download onto my PC easily and turn into MP3's. My budget is around $200. I think that covers it, but let me know if there are any other factoids to address. Thanks in advance for your help and recommendations.