Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] portable recording device
From: Patrick Shirkey (pshirkey_AT_boosthardware.com)
Date: Thu Dec 13 2001 - 07:36:29 EET
Jason wrote:
>
> Patrick Shirkey and I have been discussing this very thing. he's been
> working on a
> prototype, although I haven't heard where he's at with it for a little
> while.
It's coming along. But because it's a prototype I have to buy all the
parts myself. Currently waiting on some spare cash for a cpu. The target
release date is by June 2002 just in time for Linux TAG.
Anyone know of how/where to get the parts for a mono preamp with phantom
power? If not how to build one would be cool too.
The main reason for this machine is to allow quick transfer of large
field recordings onto a main workstation. It will probably use ethernet
for now. Until we figure out the firewire protocol. USB is also an
option but if we do that we might as well go firewire.
> On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, Ben Saylor wrote:
>
> > This doesn't pertain directly to Linux; hope it's not too offtopic..
> >
> > I'd like to get some kind of small, portable recording device which I'd
> > use mostly for capturing environmental sounds in various places to use
> > in music, hopefully even making binaural recordings. It should have
> > decent fidelity (especially low noise), have a capacity of more than,
> > say, 30 minutes, stereo, and allow connection of external microphones.
> > Digital transfer of the recording to a computer is not essential -
> > analog transfer is acceptable.
> >
> > So far, a minidisc recorder seems to be the main option. Can anyone
> > comment on the sound quality of these - both the encoding format and
> > ADC/DAC? Which brands are good? Are there any other viable options?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ben
> >
>
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