Field Recorders?

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

thinkin bout gettin a field recorder to capture some sounds out there in the world and make some organic naturish beats.

anybody got any tips/recomendations on what to grab/look for?

i was checkin these two out as i'm trying to stay around the $100 area...

http://www.tascam.com/product/dr-07/


and...
http://www.alesis.com/palmtrack

[theshoegazer]

I had the DR-07 for a while. Its an excellent recorder. Really good sounding recordings with some spiffy features. If you are doing weird sound experiments the looping function is invaluable. I have a Zoom H1 on the way so I'll report back when I run it through its paces.

[in2thegapagain85]

I'm sure that either will do you well, I saved up and splurged on the Roland R09, I think it was about $300...

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

thanks guys!

i think i might go with the dr07. i read a review that was complaining how its a little too noisy for the persons taste.

the loop button does look dope. as does the slow down/pitch shifting thing.

[magiclawnchair]

i have a zoom h2 and it works great!

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

nice man! the zooms look pretty awesome and they compare the tascam dr 07 to the zooms a lot (similar price range and functionality i think)...however a friend of mine advised me to stay away from the zooms...i have no idea why he did not explain himself.

the 4 mic "3d" capability sounds like it would be dope to use.


how long have u guys had your recorders? how do u feel about the build quality?
are they built to last or na?

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

i got a fistfull of ellis d and the woods are calling my name!!!!!!!

[magiclawnchair]

the owl cambridge songs on the myspace in my sig were all recorded live in my cousins garage in the 360 degree mode...

two aa batteries last about 4 hours or maybe more i forgot. havent used batteries in it for a while...

i got this in 2008 i think. i have done a lot of recording with it and it works great. the mics are real sensitive and seem to last. a beer got spilled on it once and it still works.

oh and all the sound clouds were done with this too...

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

duuudde! those were all recorded with the mic??

sound quality is pretty damn good...i think im sold on teh field recorder

wicked tunes too! keep on rawkin

[elbandito]

Check out the Zoom H4. I've heard good things about it, in a field recording capacity.