Needing to record direct from a mixer

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Posted by Jayx1 on Jun-29-2006 05:03:

Needing to record direct from a mixer

What would you guys say is the best audio recorder on the market right now?

Plug in and record right out of a mixer using RCAs or an RCA adapter would be what im looking for.

Posted by NuERA on Jun-29-2006 05:35:

m-audio makes a fairly decent protable recorder.

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_...k2496-main.html

if you need better than that i would say you are looking at getting into some serious pro-level gear

Posted by mute79 on Jun-29-2006 13:45:

For the longest time i've been using Sony MD, but it breaks down a lot due to many moving parts...

The MicroTrack is definitely what you want. I'll be getting one soon myself...

Posted by Skipper on Jun-29-2006 14:15:

The Sony MD doesn't let you transfer music back to your PC though. That's incredibly limiting when you're recording livesets which are not copyrighted!

the iriver is great - the bigger, portable hard drive ones record simply with a cable connection. those are a bit more expensive. The smaller "jukbox" models have line in capability but you need a docking station to record. These are about 40US and are available from the iriveramerica website.

Posted by chinamon on Jun-29-2006 14:58:

quote:
Originally posted by NuERA
m-audio makes a fairly decent protable recorder.

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_...k2496-main.html

if you need better than that i would say you are looking at getting into some serious pro-level gear

that one is amazing. fabian strong bought one a few months ago and the recording quality is flawless.

Posted by NuERA on Jun-29-2006 15:02:

id avoid MD beacuse they break and the compression sounds ugly

Posted by Orko on Jun-29-2006 15:15:

quote:
Originally posted by NuERA
m-audio makes a fairly decent protable recorder.

http://www.m-audio .com/products/en...2496-main .html

[IMG]http://www.m-audio .com/images/global /product_pics/big /microtrack_big.jpg[/IMG ]

if you need better than that i would say you are looking at getting into some serious pro-level gear

This is by far the best product that I have seen in years. 24bit, uses flash memory, M-Audio quality. If I had the need I would get one of these hands down.

When you are buying memory, it will get a bit tricky. Prices are holding steady right now and not dropping too quickly. There will be a point in time soon where the price will drop dramtically and then level off again. I would suggest waiting to buy a really big compact flash card.

A 2gig will cost you as little as $60 right now.

Posted by Endgame on Jun-29-2006 15:29:

M-Audio, M-Transit.
100$ US

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Transit-main.html

It's not a recorder, but it converts analog to digital sound, and transmits it through USB so it can be recorded on any computer/laptop(using ANY recording software) or audio device. There's no signal loss when its digital through the USB (obviously) so long runs of usb cable dont hurt.

It also can be used for 'live broadcast' type situations because it plays realtime through USB.

I've had mine for about a year, and I always keep it with me when I travel with gear. Its never acted up, and is VERY simple to use.

Posted by Jayx1 on Jun-29-2006 19:17:

quote:
Originally posted by Skipper
the iriver is great - the bigger, portable hard drive ones record simply with a cable connection.

are the bigger ones on iriver's site as well?

Also is there anywhere in canada i can get the bigger models?

Posted by dallastar on Jul-03-2006 23:57:

Micro track 24/96 is USD 499.95 MSRP ahhhhhhhhhh I was thinking of getting a DVD-R recorder that looks like a DVD player but it records onto DVD's and CD's!

you think this is a wise move?

Posted by Pett on Jul-04-2006 04:03:

quote:
Originally posted by Dj EndgamE

looks like a nice cheep toy, id def buy that