Here's a webpage that runs down the specs of many of the recorders we've been
discussing here:
http://members.xoom.com/md_data/Recorder_table1.htm
Toward the bottom of the first of the three groups of specs is a column called
"Manual Rec Level", which is what we're talking about at the moment. Most of
the machines are listed as "yes", meaning that the record level can be changed
_while the recording is in progress_. The Sony machines are specifically
noted as only allowing level change while the recording is paused.
I've talked with a gentleman named Brian Youn who has a goodly collection of
recorders, and he has confirmed that the record level can, in fact, be changed
on the fly in the Sharp line. He has a review of the newest Sony and Sharp
machines (and a brief negative remark about Aiwa recorders) at
http://www.ece.utexas.edu/%7Eyoun/r90831.html
Dave.
David Witzany
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ....one of Nature's bounds checkers
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, Sean Buckingham wrote:
>anyway, ..I think the upshot of the discussion was this:
>
>Sony machines have both an Automatic Gain control and Manual recording
>levels (which I would expect to work well, seeing as it's sony..). The
>slight downside is that the machine has to be paused in order to adjust the
>levels..I guess this is just a personal taste issue really..
>
>Sharp machines only have manual recording levels, no AGC. Whether you can
>adjust 'on the fly' I'm not sure..
>
>Aiwa machines have Manual levels and AGC, and you can adjust the levels
>during recording. I'm not sure I'd expect the quality of the AGC to be as
>good as Sonys, but that's just heresay (heresy?!) on my part..
>
>Personally I prefer Aiwa's way of doing things, but I'm convinced about the
>build quality of their units..
>
>I'm done.
>Sean
>
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