[Hornlist] Re: MD recorders
The Hi-MD minidiscs only use proprietary software for Windows, subject to DRM. There are some home grown applications to do it better however. Macintosh users are left out in the cold. Jeremy C. Hansen Eastern Illinois University ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Re: MD recorders
Dear readers, We have endorsements of the following models, then: Nomad Jukebox 3 HP iRiver 140 Marantz PMD670 William, specifications on the Nomad list only line in. Can you confirm that it works with a standard (1/8) microphone without a preamp? Also, can you upload by drag and drop rather than proprietary software? It would appear that the iRiver 340 and 140 support recording from an external microphone. The manuals do not show WAV as a recording format for the 340, only WMA and others. The 140 product manual does list recording to WAV format, with CD specs and up to 48khz. Steve, do you record to WAV or WMA? Also, can you confirm that you can in fact upload just by drag and drop rather than by proprietary software? Jeremy Hansen ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
RE: [Hornlist] Re: MD recorders
Check out the new Hi MD series on Sonu's web site. * NOTE: An attachment named winmail.dat was deleted from this message because it contained a windows executableor other potentially dangerous file type.Contact the system administrator for more information.--_=_NextPart_001_01C4FCAE.0B133EF4-- ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Re: MD recorders
Can you confirm that it works with a standard (1/8) microphone without a preamp? Also, can you upload by drag and drop rather than proprietary software? I use a Nomad JB3. You WILL need some sort of pre-amp in order to use a microphone, as the analogue input is line level (0.5V 50K impedance). There is some very good portable gear displayed on www.core-sound.com Pre-amps and digital converters (even better!) are available. Cheers, Graeme Evans (Principal Horn, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) +61 3 9318 0690(H), +61 419 880371(B), +61 3 93180893(Fax) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Re: MD recorders
On my Jukebox Nomad 3, I can adjust the gain as high as I want if I set it to mic-in instead of line-in. Did you try those two settings? Perhaps yours was an earlier model? -William In a message dated 1/17/2005 4:02:11 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I use a Nomad JB3. You WILL need some sort of pre-amp in order to use a microphone, as the analogue input is line level (0.5V 50K impedance). There is some very good portable gear displayed on www.core-sound.com Pre-amps and digital converters (even better!) are available. Cheers, ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Re: MD recorders
Here is the breakdown as best I can tell. The market is in a sorry state, and there seems to be no perfect product. Most recorders either record in mp3 format or do not allow faster than realtime digital transfer to your computer. Nomad Jukebox: records in uncompressed WAV, but some models do not allow adjustment of levels. Apparently does not mount as a desktop volume, so special transfer software is needed. Iriver 140: seems to do the trick, but has terrible reviews about quality control and durability. Other models do not allow the adjustment of line levels. Sony Hi-MD: Compatible with uncompressed WAV format, but it seems from the literature that it only records in ATRAC and you must convert it. Also, the conversion and transfer requires software that is Windows only and subject to DRM. The Net-MD players are all no good. Many people buy them thinking that the USB device included will allow the recorder to transfer digitally to their machine. Edirol R1: Everything one needs, although it is a little strange to use compact flash rather than a hard drive. I'm not sure if it will mount as a volume, or if you would need one of those (very inexpensive) CF USB readers. The Marantz PMD670 also seems similar. The drawback to these models is that they are very expensive. Please update my information as needed. Note that my own hunt has been for a recorder that is hard drive based, allows high-speed digital upload to a Mac (preferable as a USB mass-storage device), accepts a microphone input, records at least 1.5 hours, and allows adjustment of input levels while recording. ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Re: MD recorders
What Creative Nomad were you looking at? The models I checked out had no recording function. Chris --- Jeremy Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is the breakdown as best I can tell. The market is in a sorry state, and there seems to be no perfect product. Most recorders either record in mp3 format or do not allow faster than realtime digital transfer to your computer. Nomad Jukebox: records in uncompressed WAV, but some models do not allow adjustment of levels. Apparently does not mount as a desktop volume, so special transfer software is needed. Iriver 140: seems to do the trick, but has terrible reviews about quality control and durability. Other models do not allow the adjustment of line levels. Sony Hi-MD: Compatible with uncompressed WAV format, but it seems from the literature that it only records in ATRAC and you must convert it. Also, the conversion and transfer requires software that is Windows only and subject to DRM. The Net-MD players are all no good. Many people buy them thinking that the USB device included will allow the recorder to transfer digitally to their machine. Edirol R1: Everything one needs, although it is a little strange to use compact flash rather than a hard drive. I'm not sure if it will mount as a volume, or if you would need one of those (very inexpensive) CF USB readers. The Marantz PMD670 also seems similar. The drawback to these models is that they are very expensive. Please update my information as needed. Note that my own hunt has been for a recorder that is hard drive based, allows high-speed digital upload to a Mac (preferable as a USB mass-storage device), accepts a microphone input, records at least 1.5 hours, and allows adjustment of input levels while recording. ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/tedesccj%40yahoo.com __ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Re: MD recorders
It seems to me that if you're going to record digitally, that Compact Flash just won't cut it. A 2 GB CF cartridge is 90 dollars, however that will not get you far beyond 2 or 3 hours of recording. If you wanted to record two recitals in one night, or two in one day, you'd have to swap them out or buy a second cartridge. The Nomad I have allows you to adjust levels, and select either a line in recording or mic-in recording. -William In a message dated 1/16/2005 9:07:10 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Edirol R1: Everything one needs, although it is a little strange to use compact flash rather than a hard drive. I'm not sure if it will mount as a volume, or if you would need one of those (very inexpensive) CF USB readers. The Marantz PMD670 also seems similar. The drawback to these models is that they are very expensive. ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
