I found Tascam recorders to sound better than "the others" - the zoom devices have powerful marketing.
Forget about USB mics, they are crap and I'm polite. If you want to record straight into your com running Linux you exponentially add problem sources, I strongly encourage you not to. Good luck ---------------------------------- “Close your eyes. Fall in love. Stay there.” Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rumi ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Saturday, May 18, 2019 1:26 AM, David van Ooijen <davidvanooi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I own a portable Marantz with decent on-board mics that does the job. I > also own a slightly bigger Marantz (still portable) with on board mics > but that I connect proper mic to and use as my studios recording > device. Very, quiet mic preamps. Happy with both. > The best thing in both units is that you can override the auto gain > (don't even know if the bigger unit has auto gain, the bane of dynamic > playing). > David > > David van Ooijen > [1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com > [2]www.davidvanooijen.nl > > On Fri, 17 May 2019 at 20:16, Matthew Daillie > <[3]dail...@club-internet.fr> wrote: > > I have a Tascam DR-1 and it has given me years of loyal service. It > gives a very clean, natural sound, has good build quality and the > original battery still provides outstanding autonomy. This model has > obviously been superseded but there are several others on offer. Try > to see one in the flesh before purchase to check on the robustness > of the models of the present range. Tascam have been in business for > years, notably providing equipment to professional recording studios > and radio stations but I suspect the cheaper models cut corners on > solidity. > Best, > Matthew > Le 17 mai 2019 à 17:29, Tristan von Neumann > <[4]tristanvonneum...@gmx.de> a écrit : > > > Dear collective experience, > > > > > > > > > while we're at it: > > > I finally have some small budget to buy a recording device. > > > > > > > > > What I want: > > > * use it at home to record lute music and other instruments > > > > > > (* use it as a usb mic) > > > > > > * take it with me and record in the park or pub or wherever a > > session > > might come along > > > > > > * I have linux, so at least it should be possible to extract the > > files > > without removing the SD card > > > > > > > > > So far, the Zoom H2n seems like the best option. Some people say > > the > > noise is quite high, others don't. > > > > > > (Samples from youtube with guitar seem ok, but not really > > sparkling - I > > know, this is not a replacement big membrane studio mic, but > > still...) > > > > > In Germany, the Zoom is available for around 150 Eurobucks. > > > > > > > > > What are the alternatives? (and keep in mind that it should be > > available > > in Germany...) > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > > [5]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > -- > > References > > 1. mailto:davidvanooi...@gmail.com > 2. http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ > 3. mailto:dail...@club-internet.fr > 4. mailto:tristanvonneum...@gmx.de > 5. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
