Re: Portable Sound Recording Devices

From: Dana Plays (email suppressed)
Date: Sun Oct 28 2007 - 22:38:13 PDT


Ryan,

How about a one chip Sony or Canon miniDV camera, a
Senneiser Microphone, XLR to stero mini, headphones.

This records 48khz and fits in your pocket, captures
directly into Final Cut Pro.

Good luck,

Dana Plays
Associate Professor
University of Tampa
Department of Communication

--- Ryan Marino <email suppressed> wrote:

> Thanks for all of the links and suggestions, I
> really appreciate the help.
>
> What I am ideally looking for is something that I
> can bring with me while I am out shooting with my
> bolex. Ultimately everything will end up on my
> computer so I am looking for something that is
> somewhat easy to hook up to a computer and import. I
> mentioned having a preference to tape because the
> thought of only having material on a disc or hard
> drive makes me nervous.
>
> Some one mentioned using primitive 4 tracks which I
> have used in the past and have gotten good results
> from. The lofi aesthetic is something that does
> interest me, but I just don't want to feel limited
> when I feel like having crisp sound and only being
> able to have sound with tape hiss in the background.
> I was considering buying a reporters tape recorder,
> a sort of high end cassette deck that is easy to
> carry around.
>
> A Nagra is pretty much out of the question.
>
>
>
> thanks
>
>
>
>
>
> -Ryan Marino
> Michael Wechsler <email suppressed> wrote: I know
> it's not tape based, but you may want to check out
> the Zoom H4
> recorder. Haven't used it personally, but from what
> I hear it's a
> pretty cool little gadget. Records lossless as WAV
> or compressed in
> MP3 to removable SD card up to 2GB (WAV records at
> up to 96kHz/24 bit
> and everything in between). Though it doesn't have
> AIFF recording
> support, that shouldn't really matter because both
> WAV and AIFF are
> lossless formats and a Mac can read both. The sound
> should be
> exactly the same aside from a few bits of data in
> the file header.
> Other cool features of the H4 are its two built in
> microphones in an
> X/Y crossed pattern to give you stereo recording, a
> USB interface and
> its ability to phantom power mics and serve as a USB
> audio interface
> on your computer. It's got two hybrid XLR-1/4"
> jacks and runs off
> two AA batteries. The product page
> http://www.samsontech.com/
> products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1901 might give you
> some more info.
> Like I said, I haven't personally used this one, but
> an in-the-know
> acquaintance has tested it out and raved about the
> sound quality.
>
> On Oct 14, 2007, at 7:39 PM, Kristine Diekman wrote:
>
> > Hello:
> > I use the Marantz recorders with the flash drive.
> They work well,
> > but you can only set them to wav or mp3, no aiff.
> The other draw
> > back is that they only have xlr inputs, so if you
> are using a
> > stereo mic with dual phone jacks or a stereo mini,
> you need to
> > adapt. I also use a marantz which records to a CD.
> This is really
> > my favorite tool, but it is not portable even when
> it is a field
> > recorder. Takes both xlr and phone jacks. I take
> it into the field,
> > but I would not travel with it. Finally, I also
> have the smallest
> > and best tape based sony DAT recorder which I have
> had forever. It
> > sounds great, is very easy to use.
> > kd
> >
> > Kristine Diekman
> > Professor, Video
> > Art and Technology
> > CSUSM
> > http://www.csusm.edu/vpa
> > http://www.csusm.edu/diekman
> > 760-750-4188
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Experimental Film Discussion List on behalf
> of Leighton Pierce
> > Sent: Sun 10/14/2007 2:55 PM
> > To: email suppressed
> > Subject: Re: Portable Sound Recording Devices
> >
> > The question is always:
> > How portable?
> > How much $$?
> > For what purpose (to record what)?
> >
> > Anyway
> >
> > Check out this website too for a number of
> interesting options:
> >
> > www.core-sound.com
> >
> > --Leighton PIerce
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10/14/07 12:59 PM, "Ryan Marino" wrote:
> >
> >> I am looking for some suggestions on good
> portable recording devises,
> >> something that would be somewhat light weight and
> easy to
> >> transport with out
> >> much of a hassle.
> >> I would prefer something tape based and I know
> that there are
> >> portable hard
> >> disc recorders that are most likely smaller and
> less of a hassle
> >> but the
> >> thought of them makes me nervous.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions would be a great help.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -Ryan Marino
> >>
> >>
> >>
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