Best portable digital recorder?

[dfretto]

Any suggestions on the best portable digital recorder?

I think I'm giving up MD.

Thanks

[tekdroid]

Any suggestions on the best portable digital recorder?

I think I'm giving up MD.

Thanks

What is your budget?

Why are you giving up MD?

[rayzray]

if we have 57,000 members and half gave up MD'zz;; there would be 28,500 units at least out there for sale;; that would keep us MD lovers going for another 5 to 6 years!! that's how i see it!!

Edited June 28, 2007 by rayzray

[Strungup]

Any suggestions on the best portable digital recorder?

I think I'm giving up MD.

Thanks

probablt the Zoom H2 due out in August , For immediate gratification the R-09 those are the only ones in the same budget range with mics built in, The MicroTrack requires additional investment of Good Mic cables (XLR to TRS) and Good Mics , it wont eally respond well to lesser mics, I know I owned it .

I have a Lute player freind who is on his R-09 all th time now , I just dont like the breakable battery cover ,and the USB port being hidden inside the Battery compartment.

[rayzray]

i had looked at a Zoom once and didn't like the frequency response;; (20-20,000);; like is this new model gonna have the same response..??

some ppl say it doesn't matter;; but to me;; it does;; does it to u??

[Strungup]

i had looked at a Zoom once and didn't like the frequency response;; (20-20,000);; like is this new model gonna have the same response..??

some ppl say it doesn't matter;; but to me;; it does;; does it to u??

Very interesting Ray , how can you Talk about frequencies you cant hear ? 20 hz- 20khz , is industry standard For every NICE mic out there

Every Cd you own (with the Exeption of SACD ,and DVD's) are 16bit,Sample Rate 44.1 20-20khz . THE MD's that you own , everysingle one of them records in 20-20khz , The Amplifiers that reproduce the sound ,are.... you guessed it 20 - 20khz

So if you dont like 20- 20khz , I will be waiting around to buy all that equipment your about to get rid of.

[rayzray]

Very interesting Ray , how can you Talk about frequencies you cant hear ? 20 hz- 20khz , is industry standard For every NICE mic out there

Every Cd you own (with the Exeption of SACD ,and DVD's) are 16bit,Sample Rate 44.1 20-20khz . THE MD's that you own , everysingle one of them records in 20-20khz , The Amplifiers that reproduce the sound ,are.... you guessed it 20 - 20khz

So if you dont like 20- 20khz , I will be waiting around to buy all that equipment your about to get rid of.

you will NEVER convince me;;

first of all;; when i DJ,, i can tell the difference between my MD's and the CD's and i blame it on the (20-20,000);; *i must have dogg ears;; stand aside Snoop Dogg*..

second;;

my Pana and sony ear buds say they have frequency respose of (5 to 23,000);; and they SOUND greater than all the others i have..

my headsets all have about 10 - 23,000 or 24,000 FQ res..;; and i CAN tell the differense..

just call me "Daugg" woof-woof;; why sell them with those specs IF they are not there and are not audable..??!!

it's like da sugar pill;; i know it's there and it makes me feel good;; make me hear good; and makes my head good..

soooo,, why do they sell (5-24,000) resp ear budds??

late edit]] maybe you can FEEL the 5 Hz as rhumbles;; and the 23,000 & 24000 as buzzes;; ;; it really DOES sound bettah..!!

it also makes eating pears a lot easier..

Edited June 29, 2007 by rayzray

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The Buds might be rated for 5 hz , but if what is coming off the CD is only 20 , ..........

24khz just gives the headroom for the Phones to Breathe better , therefore they sound better. the simple fact of the recorded Material Being 20-20khz , means that , that is ALL your going to hear....... is 20- 20khz

Subharmonic frequencies are indeed felt not heard , ultra harmonic (above the 18khz human threshold) adds "Air" some people would call it "Life" or "Realism " and it would still be correct , but your more feeling it than hearing it .

I also have very good ears , and frequency charts to back it up , because I make a habit of getting my hearing checked evry 6 months or so in a Medical facility . ( when you work in the recording industry ,you Really want to know what your actually hearing , and what your not hearing )

Broader range headphone , just breathe better because they are "Over built" to be able to handle the wider range. If it produces 20 hz Easier than another headphone you will notice it , if it produces 20 Khz Easier and cleaner then you will notice it .

All speaker have what is called a "Damping factor" and they are rated on what is called "Free Air Resonance" . That is the open air (Non Boxed , speaker sitting out of the cabinet) resonating frequency , (and its a Bad way to judge a Speaker)

But the Damping factor has Everything to do with what your hearing and feeling.High Damping factors yield more efficient frequency handling capability .

The headphone are just small enclosed speakers , the same mathematics , apply just the inclusion of the ear cavity as the room size , and the headphone casing as the speaker baffles , rearrange the equazions accordingly and will have the same damping factors as Near field studio monitors , only 1/4 of an inch in diameter .......

Lets talk Time alignment , phase coeffiecients and resonant projection before you come at me with anything about frequencies .

20- 20Khz , stays 20-20Khz , unless the source material changes and it is Not 20-20

but each piece of gear will only produce what is already there , some just do it better than others . That is why Tascam "Sounds " like Tascam , and Yamaha "Sounds like Yahama , Panasonics circuits are different than Sony , etc .

[rayzray]

The Buds might be rated for 5 hz , but if what is coming off the CD is only 20 , ..........

24khz just gives the headroom for the Phones to Breathe better , therefore they sound better. the simple fact of the recorded Material Being 20-20khz , means that , that is ALL your going to hear....... is 20- 20khz

Subharmonic frequencies are indeed felt not heard , ultra harmonic (above the 18khz human threshold) adds "Air" some people would call it "Life" or "Realism " and it would still be correct , but your more feeling it than hearing it .

I also have very good ears , and frequency charts to back it up , because I make a habit of getting my hearing checked evry 6 months or so in a Medical facility . ( when you work in the recording industry ,you Really want to know what your actually hearing , and what your not hearing )

Broader range headphone , just breathe better because they are "Over built" to be able to handle the wider range. If it produces 20 hz Easier than another headphone you will notice it , if it produces 20 Khz Easier and cleaner then you will notice it .

All speaker have what is called a "Damping factor" and they are rated on what is called "Free Air Resonance" . That is the open air (Non Boxed , speaker sitting out of the cabinet) resonating frequency , (and its a Bad way to judge a Speaker)

But the Damping factor has Everything to do with what your hearing and feeling.High Damping factors yield more efficient frequency handling capability .

The headphone are just small enclosed speakers , the same mathematics , apply just the inclusion of the ear cavity as the room size , and the headphone casing as the speaker baffles , rearrange the equazions accordingly and will have the same damping factors as Near field studio monitors , only 1/4 of an inch in diameter .......

Lets talk Time alignment , phase coeffiecients and resonant projection before you come at me with anything about frequencies .

20- 20Khz , stays 20-20Khz , unless the source material changes and it is Not 20-20

but each piece of gear will only produce what is already there , some just do it better than others . That is why Tascam "Sounds " like Tascam , and Yamaha "Sounds like Yahama , Panasonics circuits are different than Sony , etc .

soooo,, does this mean you are admitting i (rayzray) wins?? that the headphones and ear buds "Breathe" better and you "Feel" the music better;; i KNOW i was right!!!!

it's like medicine;; over the counter medicine is the same as prescription meds;; but,, precsription meds just have the EXTRA "Boom";; just like the extra frequencies ..

like some "Cars go Boom and Voom" better than others;; they are ALL "Cars" but some just have the better "Feel" and "Sizzle" & Headroom..

you certainly KNOW your stuff;; i admire you;; you seem to "Remember" things i have "Forgotten" in my long life.. i probably have studied a lot of this "Stuff' in my lifetime;; but just "Forgot it" for the lack of NEED for it.. i DID study speaker enclosures at one time;; then i just gave up building them.. it was easier on my ulser to just BUY them..

i (rayzray) DO love to "Feel" my speakers as much as need the "Life" and "Sizzle" they must produce to please me.. it the "Ears" that finally decide which speakers to buy;; isn't it??

i being a "Superior" being than most ppl just need superior headphones and buds as other beings do..???? that is;; phones being 5-24,000..

i suspect most of us HERE at MDCF ARE superior beings than other;; concidering the fact that only superior beings OWN MD units.. so we all should go for the "Feel" and "Headroom"..

they say god created everyone "Equal";; well i don't buy it;; they are NOT equal;; as an ear bud with 20-20,000 is not equal to an EB with 5-24,000 frequencies;;

thanks for "Making my Day";; and of course,, YOU "Win" too;; and u are definately a "Superior Being also;; maybe even a tiny bit superior than I (rayzray) *as i kiss da morror*..!!

[tekdroid]

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