Re: Portable Digital Recorders

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On Sun, 2010-01-31 at 13:17 -0800, Kevin Cosgrove wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I'm interested in getting a portable digital recorder, something
> that can run on batteries or ac power (presumably through a
> wall-wart?), that has built-in stereo mics, and something which
> will take 2-4 line external inputs.  I've seen a lot of such
> things come on the market in recent years.  Many have SD or SDHC
> cards for their audio memory, which is fine with me as I have
> an SDHC card reader in my computer.  If I get one with a USB
> interface it's my _requirement_ that it operate with Linux over
> USB.  The same would go for firewire, though I haven't seen any
> of those.  Some units record only in lossy compressed format
> only, while others have uncompressed formats available.  I would
> prefer the uncompressed format to be available.  I'd also need
> at _least_ 4 hours of stereo 44.1kHz at at least 16-bit, with
> something like 24-bit being more desired by me.
> 
> I'll be doing remote recordings, then bringing the audio home to
> chop up with Audacity and/or Ardour, then authoring the result to
> CDs.
> 
> So, what works well with Linux and works well in general?
> 

    I have the Zoom H2 and it works fine with Linux.  I also like the
fact that it has 4 mics instead of 2 like the H4.  You can record front
and rear at the same time.


> Thanks people!
> 
> --
> Kevin
> 
> 
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