Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] (semi)professional "field" recording work, what to use?
From: Roger Williams (raw_AT_qux.com)
Date: Thu May 15 2003 - 05:36:16 EEST
>>>>> derek holzer <derek_AT_x-i.net> writes:
> is there any reason to avoid a portable DAT recorder?
Crappy built-in mike preamps? ;-)
I have a well-loved TCD-D10pro2 that I have no intention of getting
rid of, but I don't use it much any more (except for, ahem, safety
mixes). It's been reliable, but the format is getting a bit "long in
the tooth". And frankly, I found that I always wanted to use 3 or 4
mics, and hosed myself more than once by setting up a bad mix in the
field.
In any case, if you intend to do any further processing, it's likely
more cost-effective to use the same computer for field recording and
tracking that you're using later for mixing. Laptop-based HD
recording systems seem to be (my early skepticism is fading) reliable
enough these days that the cost savings make sense...
-- Roger Williams <raw_AT_qux.com> Qux Tool & Die, Middleborough, Massachusetts // Omne tulit punctum qui misquit utile dulci //
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