[ddots-l] Re: ot question about hd recorders
- From: "david hindmarch" <david.hindmarch1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 23:32:39 +0100
I would recommend the fostex FR2 or one of the nagra flashcard units.
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From: "Kylee Maloney" <kylee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 9:13 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: ot question about hd recorders
> Hi, Jim
>
> I'm a complete newbie to Sonar and CT (still trying to install it at work)
> but I do know a bit about hard disk and/or compact flash recorders as
> they've been in use as field machines here at Radio New Zealand for a
while.
>
> Up until recently, we preferred the Marantz PMD670 or the smaller 660.
> However, the preamps on these tend to overblow in dynamic environments,
> making them fine for sit-down interviews but useless for production-rich
> feature-making.
>
> The Tascams and the Sound Devices units seem to be the ones which the
> Features Department in which I work are aiming for. With the former, you
> need to record at top level and use the head-room to cope with the
dynamics,
> whereas the general opinion of my more knowledgeable colleagues is that
the
> Sound Devices units have the best preamps on the market. Neale Ewers, an
> experienced engineer from Wisconsin has used the four-track version for
some
> time now. He says (though the review seems to have been removed now) that
> the menus are easy to navigate, and that he had some small influence in
> ensuring that at least some of the features would be accessible.
>
> It's probably a bit more expensive than other units, but I definitely
> wouldn't recommend the Marantz, eve if the preamps were of better quality,
> as pretty much everything on the unit is menu-driven and, from a usability
> perspective, the manual is hopeless.
>
> Good luck with your search. Please keep us posted on how you go, as I,
> myself, am looking for a suitable field recorder for my own personal use.
>
> Cheers
>
> Kylee
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim" <jimmcauslan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 4:52 AM
> Subject: [ddots-l] ot question about hd recorders
>
>
> Hello List,
>
> I want to get a hard-disk multi-track recorder and I think I would like to
> go for the Foztex mr-8 hd. Its an entry level machine and from what I can
> gather from various web sites, is low on menus and high on proper pots
and
> faders etc. Does any one on this list have experiences re hd recorders to
> share?
> Would appreciate some feedback.
> Best wishes.
>
> Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn
> Minds are like parachutes, they work best when open.
>
>
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