Re: [LAU] Looking for advice on a field recording device

On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 18:50:56 +0100 "Barney Holmes" <djbarney(a)djbarney.org> wrote: I had a Sony MD for a while and it made some good recordings, but I really got tired of the restrictions that meant I could not pull the recordings off the disk in anything but realtime. As far as I know, there's no way around that restriction. My understanding is that the unit lacks the ability to make an outward digital connection completely. Sony could have ruled the market, but they were so paranoid about cutting into their music division's sales that they crippled all but the most expensive "pro" MD decks because HOME TAPING IS KILLING MUSIC! (Remember that blast from the past?) Sony's remained paranoid about hardware that can make exact digital copies of media for a long time; their rootkit is another example of it. Those two things have kept me Sony-free ever since, except for a stereo mic that I got with the MD (an ECM-MS907) that consistently surprises me with excellent live recordings. After I got tired of the MD I got an MAudio Microtrack 2496, which is nice for really portable recording, though my older model uses a CF+ Microdrive for storage and it is showing its age. -- ====================================================================== Joe Hartley - UNIX/network Consultant - jh(a)brainiac.com Without deviation from the norm, "progress" is not possible. - FZappa _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user