for whatever reason my laptop has shit the bed and i can't record my mixes on it anymore. i think its got something to do with the soundcard in it. anyways, i'll eventually be getting a new desktop comp to place in the studio. is there any device out there that i can just plug into my mixer to record that way. sorta like save it and then i can transfer that to my other desktop where i can then burn cd's? i'm using a djm-500 as my mixer. and my desktop now is upstairs and my studio is in the basement. so i can't move the desktop down there. just looking for a quite, cheap fix till i get the new comp

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Dunno if they're any good but..

http://www.ikey-audio.com/ikey.htm

Maybe someone on here can comment on them?

nelly

maybe not so cheap.. but there are many options

Sony MD recorder
iKEY recorder <- neato!
hriver recorder
standalone burner such as the hhb burnit cdr850

Jay

thanks guys, i knew there devices out there, just didn't know the names. that ikey looks pimp

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Almost any MP3 player with line-in will work. I have an old Creative Nomad Jukebox 3, and it's a bit bulky for an MP3 player, it's like 4 years old, but it works really well recording my sets. It sounds just as good as what you would record with on a computer...

the sony mds are very nice.

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Originally posted by Psiweaver the sony mds are very nice.

i've already got a sony MD, what kind of cables do you use to hook it up? i've already looked at real quick when i first got it, i don't think it any inputs that could have worked. it is a recordable minidisc player. but i haven't used it lately i'll have to find it and try again.

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With the iKey, you also need to have an iPod, or any other type of HDD.

Any commercial standalone CD burner will work. I got a TDK dual-deck burner from Best Buy for $150 a few years ago.

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Originally posted by DJ Moyn i've already got a sony MD, what kind of cables do you use to hook it up? i've already looked at real quick when i first got it, i don't think it any inputs that could have worked. it is a recordable minidisc player. but i haven't used it lately i'll have to find it and try again.

what kind of md do you have? i have an old rack mount. -so it has rca in/out on the back. i just fab'ed some cables to go from the unbalanced outs (1/4") of my mixer to the rca's on the md.

if you have a portable/handheld one, you just need to get a Y-cable. (pair of rca's one end, and 1/8" headphone connector on the other end) hook up the rca's to the un-balanced rca outs (buy 1/4" adapter if your mixer doesn't have rca outs) and plug the 1/8" headphone into the "line in" jack on the mini-disc player. voila. as far as i know, there isn't a portable MD, or cosumer rackmount w/ 1/4" I/O.

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Originally posted by Trogdor With the iKey, you also need to have an iPod, or any other type of HDD. Any commercial standalone CD burner will work. I got a TDK dual-deck burner from Best Buy for $150 a few years ago.

not true. you don't need an ipod. you can you use a usb storage unit of anykind. the sandisk portable things( forget the names) work fine. according to thier site anyways. looks good, but i read some flaws on it

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Originally posted by DJ Moyn not true. you don't need an ipod. you can you use a usb storage unit of anykind. the sandisk portable things( forget the names) work fine. according to thier site anyways. looks good, but i read some flaws on it

Well, I said other HDD (reread my post), I suppose flash works too.

iKey Pro coming soon, check it out, looks sweet.