[linux-audio-user] (semi)professional "field" recording work, what to use?

[Anahata]

On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 09:30:09AM +0200, Wilbert Berendsen wrote:
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> I want to make good quality recordings with lightweight equipment and to 
> further process the recordings on my Linux desktop PC.
> 
[...]
> consumer minidisc recorders are very compact which is good. But they 
> almost never have a digital out.
[...]
> A professional MD recorder which looks very good (the HHB PORTADISC 
> MDP500

For the cost of the HHB potable recorder, you could buy a consumer
minidisc recorder *and* and a consumer home MD deck which does have digital
outputs.  This is what I do, and transfer the MD to the deck if I want to
get the sound in to the PC.

The HHB unit might have other advantages, such as professional XLR microphone
connectors with phantom power. 

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