RTP-area local music and culture

[david gourley <davidg.nospam.news AT verizon.net>]

jameshepler AT yahoo.com (James Hepler) put forth the notion
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> Good luck for $250 or less.  Marantz makes a nice hard
> disk recorder, but not in that price range.  You can't
> even get an Ipod with the recording feature for that
> little.  Go to sweetwater.com and check out the
> products and then see if you can find a better deal,
> although I recommend shopping at sweetwater.

BSW will beat 'em on quite a few things.
http://www.bswusa.com/main.asp 

ymmv,
david







> 
> --- "Koegler, Robert" <Koegler AT ncssm.edu> wrote:
> 
>> Hello All, 
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> So, I want to get a portable recorder to record band
>> rehearsals, shows
>> (either from the mixing board or via a mic), and
>> interviews.  I'd like
>> them to sound pretty good, so this means recording
>> at a pretty good
>> sampling rate, bit rate, whatever.  What I'd prefer
>> is an iPod that is
>> set-up for recording but I don't want to try and
>> hack an older one. Re:
>> minidiscs--the older ones seem to require going
>> Digital-Analog-Digital
>> to get stuff onto the computer, and the newer
>> fancier ones (Sony MZ100
>> or MZM200) cost $300 and $400.  The Edirol R09 costs
>> $400.  I know
>> there's some other MP3 recorders out there like
>> Archos, but I don't have
>> enough info about them. It would be nice if I could
>> also use it for
>> other listening pleasure (like MP3's).  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> So, if some of you have experience w/ any of this,
>> let me know what you
>> use and like.  Thanks.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Recap:
>> 
>> Portable Digital Recorder
>> 
>> Good sampling/bit rate
>> 
>> Line in and Line out
>> 
>> Easy to get stuff off and onto the computer w/out
>> having to go
>> Digital-Analog-Digital
>> 
>> Good, intuitive interface
>> 
>> Good battery life
>> 
>> Maybe an internal mic preamp 
>> 
>> Could use as an MP3 player
>> 
>> $250 or less
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> -RK (first time caller, long time listener)  
>> 
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