Only time will tell.
> On 21 Feb 2019, at 2:39 am, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yeah I know right? It even had a DAISY player in it. Dude think of this. What > a world if Olympus had continued the stuff in the DM-4 in the LS-100. Or in > what ever new machine they do. Let's hope the LS-100 wasn't also an 1 off > kinda thing too. > > On 2/20/2019 10:29 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> As we’ve lamented previously its terribly sad that Olympus chose not to >> carry on with the development of the DM-4 as it included a whole heap of >> useful features that were never finished. >> >> >>> On 21 Feb 2019, at 2:25 am, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> That is 1 thing I did find interesting about the new DM-720 and the P4. I >>> think they had the British lady say more stuff. Am I right? That's also why >>> they don't and won't match the DM-4. The DM-4 had an actual TTS engine in >>> it. >>> >>> On 2/20/2019 9:57 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>> Yes it is a shame about XLR connectivity however the unit is small so >>>> adding that functionality would have made the recorder that little bit >>>> larger. >>>> I can see a good reason as to why people would buy this recorder if it had >>>> XLR connectivity as it would be a very cheap and practical studio device >>>> even though the unit isn't a multi track recorder. >>>> As things stand I'm very pleased with the recorder the way it is and I'll >>>> probably end up using the recorder more often than I've done the LS-P4 >>>> though its early days yet and the P4 does have some advantages over the 14. >>>> As for the LS-100? Well it sits in the bottom draw. >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Hamit Campos >>>> Sent: Thursday, 21 February 2019 1:51 AM >>>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder >>>> >>>> Dain to erace everything after you've been playing stuff hit the function >>>> key all the way to the left. Then hit the erace key. Now if you remember >>>> how erace use to work on the older recorders were you had to conferm 2 >>>> times you'll be good. But before that you'll get a choice of erace 1 file >>>> or all or multible. Choose all. Yeah Smart Mode ain't perfect. But it can >>>> be and has mostly been for me. Shame the LS-100 didn't have it and shame >>>> the LS-14 don't have XLRs. Again things I thought after getting mine when >>>> I got it. >>>> >>>> On 2/20/2019 5:04 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>>> I finally received my LS-14 recorder today so here are my impressions. >>>>> I know the internal speaker of a recorder is terribly important to some >>>>> people. For me an internal speaker doesn’t mean much and I suppose that’s >>>>> probably because I’ve used so many professional recording solutions >>>>> without speakers so I’m probably used to monitoring with headphones. >>>>> I will say that the internal speaker of the LS-14 does grab the attention >>>>> of the ears and has quite a pleasant sound to it. >>>>> The LS-14 is bigger than I had expected but small enough for portable >>>>> field use. If you want something smaller then go for the LS-P4 which has >>>>> several advantages over the LS-14. >>>>> The LS-P4 has a better voice guidance system though still no match for >>>>> the DM4 in this area. >>>>> I’ve played with the Smart Level -rehursal - mode of the LS-14 which is >>>>> very nice however its not the final say when it comes to adjusting levels. >>>>> In the end it comes down to your personal taste, do you want the smart >>>>> level function of the LS-14 or perhaps you would prefer the “Look Ahead” >>>>> buffer of the LS-P4. Whatever your preference both seem to work well. >>>>> I have my LS-14 running from a USB Powerbank and I’m going to test to see >>>>> just how much battery life I’ll et from the bank on the recorder in the >>>>> next few days. >>>>> I’m not at all concerned that the LS-14 cannot recharge batteries >>>>> internally, the Zoom recorders don’t do this so again its something I’ve >>>>> become accustomed to. >>>>> The plastic build of the LS-14 is excellent and not the shoddy plastic >>>>> build that was the Olympus DM-7. >>>>> The Line-in socket is a welcome addition to a recorder of this size and I >>>>> look forward to capturing audio from it. I hope an included line-in will >>>>> mean a pretty much record and forget idea when capturing. >>>>> As yet I’ve not set the Date and Time, voice Guidance doesn’t work with >>>>> this setting it seems. >>>>> The menu system takes a little getting used to but at least it can be >>>>> navigated. >>>>> I haven’t yet found a way to erase multiple files form memory, I can >>>>> certainly erase 1 file at a time. >>>>> I’m pleased to see the Olympus recorder supporting PCM Wave format all >>>>> the way up to 96KHZ 24-bit so very good for those of us who want to >>>>> record from turntables or want that extra excitement when capturing live >>>>> music. >>>>> Its a pity the LS-14 will not record FLAC and its quite possible that the >>>>> processor in the LS-14 isn’t quite powerful enough to manage what the >>>>> LS-P4 does in this regard. >>>>> So that’s pretty much it as far as I’m concerned with the LS-14 which >>>>> I’ve been exploring for the last 2 hours. >>>>> I found Neal’s review very helpful along with the knowledge obtained from >>>>> other list members here. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1975): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1975 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/29939004/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
