Hi I too have been looking at this. Anyone know if I-River can recieve a mic input! They are small and have plenty of storage. Maybe a small mixing desk into the I-river would be good. cheers Bob October wrote: >Hey all, > >I need some advice... I want to buy a device for >making high quality recordings "in the field" via a >MIC of enviromental sounds and also small jam sessions >in enclosed spaces and the like. It would also be >nice (but not required) to have the capability to just >plug a guitar or keyboard into it and record as well. >Being linux friendly, preferably via a USB cable (both >read and write) is highly desired! > >I am, however, on a limited budget! So basically I >need the most bang for the buck ;) > >Top end of my budget might include the Edirol R-1, at >around $400USD. This device uses compact flash cards >for storage but I'm worried about propietary (windoze) >software being required for file transfer. >http://www.edirol.com/products/info/r1.html > >I've also been reading up on something called the Zoom >PS04 which is aparantly a fairly popular digital >4-track recorder. Seems to have lots of bells and >whistles, is half the price of the Edirol, but has no >USB. This means buying a smartmedia card reader and >hoping I find a way to convert the proprietary ".aud" >files to waves or something with linux. >http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/models/ps04/pdmodel.html > >Then there is MiniDisc and even some harddrive based >music players with record features. Too many to even >sort through! > >Is anyone using anything like this with linux that can >help me out with a recommendation or two? > >Thanks in advance! > >Jon Hoskins > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >In a world without walls who needs gates or windows? > > --unknown > > > >____________________________________________________ >Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page >http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > >
