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

[Brian Redfern]

Would pdAudio work with the Zaurus, seems like it only works with either a
laptop with a pcmcia adaptor, or a iPaq converted to linux.



On Wed, 14 May 2003, Patrick Shirkey wrote:

> Wilbert Berendsen wrote:
> 
> You couldn't use the maudio quattro in the field as it needs a power 
> supply however their are a couple of other options. One is a usb device 
> that gets it's power from the computer.
> 
> http://www.usbpre.com/
> 
> 
> The other which I would like to see more promotion of is PDAudio -- Core 
> Sound's High Resolution Portable Digital Audio Recorder.
> 
> http://www.core-sound.com/HighResRecorderNews.html
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > Hi, this is my first posting to this list; I'm a professional musician 
> > (organist) and avid Linux user from the Netherlands.
> > 
> > I want to make good quality recordings with lightweight equipment and to 
> > further process the recordings on my Linux desktop PC.
> > 
> > Currently I own a DCC recorder, but there are no DCC tapes available 
> > anymore.  I have some tapes, but they are starting to show problems.
> > 
> > 
> > So I'm in the market for some new equipment. I researched quite a lot and 
> > I think there are the following possiblities:
> > 
> > 1. Minidisc recording.
> > 
> > consumer minidisc recorders are very compact which is good. But they 
> > almost never have a digital out.  Some have USB, but will not function as 
> > an USB-Audio device under Linux (AFAIK, all use the proprietairy NetMD 
> > protocol, which is partially reverse engineered, see: 
> > http://www.marcus-brinkmann.de/freemd.en.html).
> > 
> > so to use most consumer market MD recorders it looks like I have to have a 
> > good audio interface to record the sound from MD to my PC (and still have 
> > it D->A and A->D converted in the process.)
> > 
> > A professional MD recorder which looks very good (the HHB PORTADISC 
> > MDP500, see: http://www.hhb.co.uk/000/int.htm) has an USB interface that 
> > if I understand correctly just manifests itself as an usb audio device 
> > under Windows, and should thus also work with ALSA (?)
> > 
> > so with that recorder I could once record the sound and futher process it 
> > fully digitally. The price is around EUR 1600,= which is quite a lot. My 
> > main concern would be the availability of MD's.
> > 
> > 2. Harddisk/flashcard/cd-rw recorders.
> > 
> > It seems these are very expensive now.
> > 
> > 3. A laptop with a good (external?) audio interface (M-audio USB?)
> > 
> > Just Linux on it and arecord -f cd full_concert.wav :-)
> > 
> > 
> > My question is:  What equipment do other people use?  Would the HHB MDP500 
> > be a good choice?  Will MD stay for another decade?  I think it is 
> > important that open standards are used (I feel more confident with usb 
> > audio than e.g. NetMD)
> > 
> > thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts :)
> > 
> > regards,
> > Wilbert Berendsen
> > 
> 
> 
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> Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
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