Hi, I produce interview clips for broadcast on public radio in some local markets here. If I told you the device I currently tape my interviews with you'd probably laugh. I know I get a strange look from the local recordstore teen when I ask if they have any metal casset tapes instock. "Metal? he replies. I think all of ours are plastic." LOL Ok perhaps some of you didn't even get that joke.. But that's why I'm here. I'm looking for your expert advice on moving into the all digital age of recording and what I want to record isn't a bootlegged concert. Not that I haven't done enough of that in my younger years. So here's what I'm looking for. Manual Recording levels. Preferably ones that you can change while in the middle of recording and ones that won't BEEP when changing them. AGC (automatic gain control) Not entirely necessary but it's sometimes nice when doing that interview on a crowded street. It's hard to get someone to stand around for 5 minutes while you adjust levels. All digital transfer from MD to PC. I understand the HI-MD's are the first to offer this. Headphone monitoring. I'd like to be able to hear what's being recorded while it's being recorded rather than having to guess or play back partials. ----------------------------- I got the geist from reading some posts here that all the HI-MD's record the same quality level. What wasn't really described is information about the features listed above. Any help is appreciated. Anyone with experience using these devices for interviewing I'd love to talk to. I've read reports that said these devices fail at recording sometimes and often won't write out the table of contents and screw up that priceless interview you just thought you recorded. Any info on that is appreciated as I can't exactly have that happen. So help me move from the tape age to the digital age Thanks in advance
