What is the best device to use for live recordings?

[Shiva]

I am trying to find a way to record my gigs on a device. I purchased a laptop but I find it too bulky to carry it with me (+ cd case, it's too much).

I looked around and found those small mp4 players with line in, but they record on mp3 64kbps basis, and they are made in china etc etc...

I am looking for something small that records wav directly from the mixer using RCAs.
Any hint?

Tnx

[DIDI]

Re: What is the best device to use for live recordings?

I am trying to find a way to record my gigs on a device. I purchased a laptop but I find it too bulky to carry it with me (+ cd case, it's too much).

I looked around and found those small mp4 players with line in, but they record on mp3 64kbps basis, and they are made in china etc etc...

I am looking for something small that records wav directly from the mixer using RCAs.
Any hint?

Tnx

I saw Pole Folder recording here at 161 and it says, on Frisky I think, this is what he uses, Really cute little thing just plugged straight into the mixer.

http://www.edirol.net/products/en/R-09/

If you must have wav I think you will be going up quite a bit, both in size and price.

[Steve Graham]

Re: What is the best device to use for live recordings?

one of my mates uses this

http://www.pcuniverse.com/Archos-TV+-Digital-AV-recorder-HD-80-GB/500970/pd/p4389586&m_id=32&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ps

[ShawnD64]

Re: What is the best device to use for live recordings?

I saw Pole Folder recording here at 161 and it's says, on Frisky I think, this is what he uses, Really cute little thing just plugged straight into the mixer.

http://www.edirol.net/products/en/R-09/

If you must have wav I think you will be going up quite a bit, both in size and price.

i have the edirol r-09 and it is awesome. you can record wav's with it. you record to a sd card ... and i think sd cards go up to 8gb these days? maybe even 16gb. anyways, it is awesome. you can chose the bit rate you record at, has a line in and the sound off it is awesome...gonna record a set w/ it tonight.

also if you are into production at all the mic on the end can give you some quality found sound stuff... is dope

[Steve Graham]

Re: What is the best device to use for live recordings?

the Archos (i posted) has audio and video.. wav or mp3 up to 320 kbps, and holds 80 gigs

[Taylor Norris]

Re: What is the best device to use for live recordings?

another piece very similar to the Edirol from M-Audio

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/MicroTrackII-main.html

[ShawnD64]

Re: What is the best device to use for live recordings?

the Archos (i posted) has audio and video.. wav or mp3 up to 320 kbps, and holds 80 gigs

so you think you're better than me

i bought mine for the mic, so if it were for only recording sets ... the r-09 may not be the best choice.

[Dhar_2]

Re: What is the best device to use for live recordings?

i have the edirol r-09 and it is awesome. you can record wav's with it. you record to a sd card ... and i think sd cards go up to 8gb these days? maybe even 16gb. anyways, it is awesome. you can chose the bit rate you record at, has a line in and the sound off it is awesome...gonna record a set w/ it tonight.

also if you are into production at all the mic on the end can give you some quality found sound stuff... is dope

the Archos (i posted) has audio and video.. wav or mp3 up to 320 kbps, and holds 80 gigs

since when did it become about, whose is bigger???

[Steve Graham]

Re: What is the best device to use for live recordings?

so you think you're better than me

i bought mine for the mic, so if it were for only recording sets ... the r-09 may not be the best choice.

hahaha, yup!

and yes, size DOES matter

[DIDI]

Re: What is the best device to use for live recordings?

Errr Actually I think smaller is more important here!

[Shiva]

Re: What is the best device to use for live recordings?

^ Indeed, size does matter (in this case)...
I need a small recorder; the laptop is too bulky and to set it up it takes time etc...

[THE_LIGHT]

Re: What is the best device to use for live recordings?

IMO -----> iRiver H120 20GB



cheers
hafid

[Garrick]

Re: What is the best device to use for live recordings?

^ what haf said... i lost my 1gb iriver but that thing was great for recording.

[feather]

Re: What is the best device to use for live recordings?

Was gonna jump in and recommend iRiver as well. They have line-in and have good sound quality from what I've read.

[DIDI]

Re: What is the best device to use for live recordings?

^^ I looked at iRivers as well .[ I was getting pissed off that really good Melbourne sets weren't being recorded and I was thinking of volunteering.]
But I don't think you could get much better recommendation than that Pole Folder uses that tiny thing for his radio show and it really is tiny.

Size and Weight
Width 63 mm 2-1/2 inches
Depth 102 mm 4-1/16 inches
Height 29 mm 1-3/16 inches
Weight 0.1 kg 0 lbs. 6 oz.
*0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms