Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] (semi)professional "field" recording work, what to use?
From: Brian Redfern (bredfern_AT_calarts.edu)
Date: Thu May 15 2003 - 00:47:13 EEST
Would pdAudio work with the Zaurus, seems like it only works with either a
laptop with a pcmcia adaptor, or a iPaq converted to linux.
On Wed, 14 May 2003, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
> Wilbert Berendsen wrote:
>
> You couldn't use the maudio quattro in the field as it needs a power
> supply however their are a couple of other options. One is a usb device
> that gets it's power from the computer.
>
> http://www.usbpre.com/
>
>
> The other which I would like to see more promotion of is PDAudio -- Core
> Sound's High Resolution Portable Digital Audio Recorder.
>
> http://www.core-sound.com/HighResRecorderNews.html
>
>
>
>
> > Hi, this is my first posting to this list; I'm a professional musician
> > (organist) and avid Linux user from the Netherlands.
> >
> > I want to make good quality recordings with lightweight equipment and to
> > further process the recordings on my Linux desktop PC.
> >
> > Currently I own a DCC recorder, but there are no DCC tapes available
> > anymore. I have some tapes, but they are starting to show problems.
> >
> >
> > So I'm in the market for some new equipment. I researched quite a lot and
> > I think there are the following possiblities:
> >
> > 1. Minidisc recording.
> >
> > consumer minidisc recorders are very compact which is good. But they
> > almost never have a digital out. Some have USB, but will not function as
> > an USB-Audio device under Linux (AFAIK, all use the proprietairy NetMD
> > protocol, which is partially reverse engineered, see:
> > http://www.marcus-brinkmann.de/freemd.en.html).
> >
> > so to use most consumer market MD recorders it looks like I have to have a
> > good audio interface to record the sound from MD to my PC (and still have
> > it D->A and A->D converted in the process.)
> >
> > A professional MD recorder which looks very good (the HHB PORTADISC
> > MDP500, see: http://www.hhb.co.uk/000/int.htm) has an USB interface that
> > if I understand correctly just manifests itself as an usb audio device
> > under Windows, and should thus also work with ALSA (?)
> >
> > so with that recorder I could once record the sound and futher process it
> > fully digitally. The price is around EUR 1600,= which is quite a lot. My
> > main concern would be the availability of MD's.
> >
> > 2. Harddisk/flashcard/cd-rw recorders.
> >
> > It seems these are very expensive now.
> >
> > 3. A laptop with a good (external?) audio interface (M-audio USB?)
> >
> > Just Linux on it and arecord -f cd full_concert.wav :-)
> >
> >
> > My question is: What equipment do other people use? Would the HHB MDP500
> > be a good choice? Will MD stay for another decade? I think it is
> > important that open standards are used (I feel more confident with usb
> > audio than e.g. NetMD)
> >
> > thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts :)
> >
> > regards,
> > Wilbert Berendsen
> >
>
>
> --
> Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
> http://www.boosthardware.com
> http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
> ========================================
>
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>
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