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Oboista
Posted From: 68.162.220.243
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2004 - 12:43 pm: | |
I know sadly little about all this. I'm a classical musician, and would like to be able to record myself for demo and audition purposes. I've been looking at minidiscs because of the price and portability, but I'm discouraged at the lack of digital minidisc-to-pc file transfer. Apparently it has to go to analog then back to digital, in real time, with a loss of quality, from what I understand. I'm trying to keep as much sound quality as I can. Are there any other options for portable recording systems that allow direct, lossless communication with a computer for editing, preferably through USB? Thanks all for your expertise. -Cathy |
Gordy
Posted From: 24.230.116.2
| | Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 10:22 am: | |
I recently purchased a Yamaha AW16G. They retail for $1,299.00 but most businesses have them for around $1,099.00. I have noticed some on e-bay in the $500.00 range. The unit is portable and weighs about 15 pounds. You can record up to 8 tracks at a time and have a total of 16 tracks. It has a ton of effects and CD burner built in. |
Jim at MTC
Posted From: 65.138.133.108
| | Posted on Friday, May 07, 2004 - 04:03 pm: | |
It is possible to do a digital transfer from minidisc to PC, provided that the minidisc recorder has a digital output and that the PC's soundcard has a corresponding type of digital input (that is, either optical or coaxial). However, it is true that the transfer must be done in real time, and that there is a loss of quality because of the compression technique used on the minidisc. Given that classical music should be recorded using the highest sound quality possible, the minidisc recorder is probably inadequate overall.
An alternative which might satisfy your requirements is the budget-priced Fostex MR8 8-Track Digital Recorder which has a USB port for PC communication. A major drawback might be if its 128 MB flashcard is too small in capacity. That's about 12 minutes of stereo recording - less if you use more tracks. You can read product details and user reviews on the zZounds site at:
http://www.zzounds.com/a--3769/item--FOSMR8 .
Although there are several other products, they are much higher priced and have many extra features which would probably be overkill for demo or auditioning purposes.
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