Yep, makes a huge amount of sense to me and thanks for clarifying the memory capabilities of the Sony PC-MD50.
Unfortunately we cannot get that machine in Australia otherwise I'd consider it but for $99.00 U.S.? Well the Zoom H1 is one of those devices not to be passed up. On 20/09/2010, at 7:45 AM, James Scholes wrote: > The PCM-D50 is fitted with 4 GB of internal flash memory and a Memory Stick > Pro-HG Duo^(TM) slot. > > To be fair, if you thought the noise floor was too high on the H1, then > either you have a very special purpose for it, like recording speech in super > quiet environments, or you've wasted your money because you don't understand > that 99% of sounds you capture are loud enough to mask the sound. And if > they're not, use an expander/gate on your recording afterwards. The H1 is > not designed for the same applications that the PCMD50 is, but that's not to > say it can't do a damn good job. And as you said, for $99, not only can you > honestly not get anything better, but you'd be a fool to suggest that a $99 > piece of kit with no menus is up to the same standards of a menu-driven, $600 > recorder like the PCMD50. > > With the Sony recorder, or any other recorder with menus but no speech, you > have a hell of a lot more to remember than sample and bit rate. For a start, > you need to remember where those settings are in the menu system, never mind > how to set them once you get there. So I don't see it as a floor of the > recorder, as only the DM4, DM520 etc from Olympus overcome memory problems by > providing speech feedback. > > Previously, Dane Trethowan said: >> Yeah but correct me please about a few issues that the Sony machine has, for >> example can it only use memory stick? If so then I'm not particularly >> interested in that. >> >> As the review states on the H1, the noise factor of the Zoom H1 is only >> noticable in very quiet environments and you can hear this in the review >> itself so given all that? Well I reckon $99.0 U.S. is an absolute bargain. >> Admitedly you'll need a reasonable memory to remember what the format and >> sampling rate is set to but most people I know have good memories<smile>. >> >> >> On 20/09/2010, at 12:01 AM, Kelly Pierce wrote: >> >>> wow, this price sounds great, even with a conversion rate. This >>> recorder still has a high noise floor compared to minidisc recorders. >>> I ended up deciding to pay more for a sony PCM D50 for the lower noise >>> floor for broadcast quality recordings on the cheap. >>> >>> Kelly >>> >>> On 9/16/10, Dane Trethowan<grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: >>>> Hi! >>>> >>>> For those in Australia who are thinking about purchasing one of these >>>> superb >>>> recorders you may wish to hang fire for a week or two. Dynamic Music - the >>>> Australian distributors - are undergoing a major price restructure for all >>>> the products they sell right now and are expected to announce new >>>> attractive >>>> pricing for the H1, it should be available for $120.00 Australian which >>>> includes warrantees and so on, I'd rather that than say purchasing >>>> internationally or through Ebay<smile>. >>>> >>>> For full details consult yesterdays Age Newspaper, the Green Guide Section >>>> and the Bleeding Edge column. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> > > -- > > James Scholes > > -- > > Contact Information > E-Mail: ja...@jls-radio.com <mailto:ja...@jls-radio.com> > MSN/Windows Live Messenger: jamesscho...@msn.com > <msnim:add?contact=jamesscho...@msn.com> > Skype: james.scholes <skype:james.scholes?add> > AOL Instant Messenger: jamesscholes000 > <aim:addbuddy?screenname=jamesscholes000> > Jabber: jamesscho...@jabber.org > > Social Networks > Facebook: jamesscholes000 <http://www.facebook.com/jamesscholes000> > Twitter: JamesScholes <http://twitter.com/JamesScholes> > Last.fm profile: jamesscholes000 <http://www.last.fm/user/jamesscholes000> > > www.JamesScholes.com <http://www.jamesscholes.com> > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
