[LAU] [OT] Open Source Portable Recorder?

[Folderol]

On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:36:16 -0600
wes schreiner <wes at infosink.com> wrote:

> On 01/08/2013 07:16 AM, Burkhard Woelfel wrote:
> > WRT use cases:
> > I'd love to build something like the time machine jack client, only in
> > hardware.
> 
> This already exists. Both the Zoom H4N and the Tascam DR-40 have a mode 
> where they are constantly recording into a circular buffer, just like 
> Time Machine. When you push a button the buffer is stored and recording 
> proceeds like normal, so your recording starts several seconds before 
> you push the button, just like Time Machine.
> 
> wes

Slightly diverging, does any portable recorder have a RT clock so you can stop
and start it as you please but still know exactly when a sound occurred. I'm
particularly thinking of field recordings of wildlife and spoken commentary.

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