Portable Recorders ?

mh · Post by mh » Mon May 26, 2008 6:18 pm

thinking of buying an Sony PCM-D50... but i don't find any information about charging the batteries.
so when the battery is empty - i have to remove it and charge with an external battery charger, right? or is it possible to charge the batterie with usb?

thanks for your help!!

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Mon May 26, 2008 8:34 pm

mh wrote:thinking of buying an Sony PCM-D50... but i don't find any information about charging the batteries.
so when the battery is empty - i have to remove it and charge with an external battery charger, right? or is it possible to charge the batterie with usb?

thanks for your help!!

The D50 runs on four standard AA batteries. There is no recharging going on, USB or otherwise. It's all in the article, m'lad, the article:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/find/news ... -Guide.jsp

Read it, buy stuff from it, make me look good at work.

For dinner tonight I'm having a Spam Sandwich.

kaffein · Post by **kaffein** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:02 am

Well you can use rechargeable batteries as it supports them.
You just can't charge them while the batteries are in the unit, you have to take them out and put them on a charge.

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:53 pm

Price chop alert!!!

The pricetag of the Korg MR-1 just got nearly halved. Yesterday it was $700 - today it's $399. Yowza.

http://korg.com/gear/info.asp?a_prod_no ... egory_id=3

mrbird · Post by **mrbird** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:20 pm

Edirol R-9

Super relaible, more thank paid for itself, used to record DJ sets, live sets, ambient recordings...used the Zoom one it's a bit flimsy IMHO.

rozling · Post by **rozling** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:43 pm

Sales Dude McBoob wrote:Price chop alert!!!

The pricetag of the Korg MR-1 just got nearly halved. Yesterday it was $700 - today it's $399. Yowza.

http://korg.com/gear/info.asp?a_prod_no ... egory_id=3

That makes things interesting - 20gb is not to be sniffed at!

littlepig · Post by **littlepig** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:02 am

I just bought a Zoom H2. Made a few recordings which seem pretty good, easy to use an dvery light.

I am a bit concerned about the build quality the on/off button seems a bit flimsy.

Crash · Post by **Crash** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:32 am

littlepig wrote:I just bought a Zoom H2. Made a few recordings which seem pretty good, easy to use an dvery light.

I am a bit concerned about the build quality the on/off button seems a bit flimsy.

The buttons in general don't look like being build for eternity. You can buy a cheap "Silicon Jacket" for the H2 to protect it from dirt, it also claims to minimize handling noise.

Fortunately all major music stores in Germany offer 3 years warranty. Personally I bought it some Euro cheaper at an electronic store and paid 13 Euro extra for a 4 year warranty.

4am · Post by **4am** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:44 am

using a tascam dr-1 here.
good mics (better than the pick up of my double bass) and no hassle until now...

Hidden Driveways · Post by **Hidden Driveways** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:18 pm

I was dead set on buying this one for a few minutes:

http://www.bluemic.com/files/27/Mikey.pdf

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Portable Recorders ?

Sticking with the Edirol