Equipment Strut: Portable digital recorders

[DJ_Enki]

I'm looking to buy a portable digital recorder so I can start recording my DJ sets. I don't want anything fancy, just a simple unit that I can plug into the mixer, that will reliably record for an extended period of time (up to about 4 hours, if I'm recording the entire night), and that makes exporting the recorded audio easy (so I can dump it into Pro Tools, for example).

What doth the Strut recommend?

 

[cookbook]

i am also in need of this recommendation, please HALP

 

[day]

Without a doubt.

http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h4n/





One of the best things about this is you can record direct/line in from the mixer and also record the room live with the mics on a separate track.

 

[bass_fever]

Zoom h4n's are nice, especially if you intend on using them with external microphones...aside from that the Sony units are pretty durable & are good quality, check the PCM-M10 or the PCM-D50

 

[dreskieboogie]

I have an Olympus Linear PCM Recorder called LS-10 which I highly recommend. I havent tried the line-input though. I have mostly used mine for interviews.





Dress

 

[dukeofdelridge]

how deep do I have to get for a good podcast-level portable?


anyone have any experience with the zoom h2? there's a part of me that wants to be able to plug in 1/4" mics like the h4, but that may be silly. Can you plop the H2 down on a table and interview your dad and expect it to come out all nice panned stereo'd amazing?





and can it edit my dad's stories down to a manageable length?


ha! dadjoke...





looking at all these PORTABLE_UNITZ, getting lost. Could probably get away with putting my iPod on the tabletop, but like the idea of multiple mics, eXpecially externals.





THANKS IN ADVANCE HAPPY FOLKS

 

[Bon Vivant]

I rock the Tascam DR-07. Not expensive, gets the job done, easy to use.

 

[funky16corners]

Bon Vivant said:I rock the Tascam DR-07. Not expensive, gets the job done, easy to use.




I have one of these too. Works great. I swapped out the 2gb card for an 8gb.