[LAU] Portable Digital Recorders

[Jeremy]

Kevin Cosgrove wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I'm interested in getting a portable digital recorder, something
> that can run on batteries or ac power (presumably through a
> wall-wart?), that has built-in stereo mics, and something which
> will take 2-4 line external inputs.  I've seen a lot of such
> things come on the market in recent years.  Many have SD or SDHC
> cards for their audio memory, which is fine with me as I have
> an SDHC card reader in my computer.  If I get one with a USB
> interface it's my _requirement_ that it operate with Linux over
> USB.  The same would go for firewire, though I haven't seen any
> of those.  Some units record only in lossy compressed format
> only, while others have uncompressed formats available.  I would
> prefer the uncompressed format to be available.  I'd also need
> at _least_ 4 hours of stereo 44.1kHz at at least 16-bit, with
> something like 24-bit being more desired by me.
> 
> I'll be doing remote recordings, then bringing the audio home to
> chop up with Audacity and/or Ardour, then authoring the result to
> CDs.
> 
> So, what works well with Linux and works well in general?
> 
> Thanks people!
> 
> --
> Kevin
> 

Hello Kevin, the Zoom H4 seems to work well, both the storage and audio
parts of the device are class compliant. We have Tascams at work, I'll
give those a go but Tascam is not very well known for its Linux
friendliness.

Best,

Jeremy