[linux-audio-user] laptop alternatives

[Len Moskowitz]

Hi again Eric,

If you need miniature mics, our HEBs using the DPA 4060 capsules would be my
first choice.

For a less expensive alternative you might have a look at Sony's latest
Hi-MD minidisc linear (no compression) recorders.


Len


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Dantan Rzewnicki" <rzewnickie at rfa.org>
To: "A list for linux audio users" <linux-audio-user at music.columbia.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] laptop alternatives


> On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 02:15:45PM -0400, Len Moskowitz wrote:
> > Hi Eric,
> > Yes, it is, and it is much smaller than a laptop and external USB or
> > Firewire mic pre/A-to-D.  A good match is our Mic2496 dual mic
> > pre-amp/A-to-D converter.  See our Web site for details.
> > Feel free to ask more questions.
>
> I'm not planning to do typical concert recording. My use would be more
> for collecting sounds from daily life, walks in the woods, traffic,
> construction, etc. For such a variety of sound sources, what would be
> the best mic to use with the mic2496/pdaudio-cf/ipaq combo?
>
> Another appeal to me is having one audio interface/pre-amp/converter
> settup that I could use either with my ipaq or with a (future) laptop.
> I'm thinking of the ipaq for hands free sound collection and the laptop
> more as a travelling studio for use in hotel rooms or while visiting
> relatives or friends.
>
> Are there other similar, possibly less expensive, devices that would
> serve these purposes? The pdaudio-cf costs ~$200 and the mic2496 ~$500.
> It will be awhile before I can make that kind of an investment.
>
> My current solution is to leave the lens cap on my miniDV camcorder and
> use that. This is ok for now. It's compact and decent quality. But,
> is limited by the tape duration, the mechanical noise of the tape drive
> motors and the linear access nature of tape. I've read that some
> firewire interfaces allow the tape to be run at 4x speed for data
> transfer, but I don't think my camcorder supports that. For field
> recording it would be more convenient to transfer files by moving a cf
> or microdrive card from the ipaq to a laptop or desktop, anyway. For
> portable studio use recording directly to the laptop harddisk is even
> more straightforward.
>
> -Eric Rz.