Any ideas for a portable recording device?

Baggio...

Hey guys,

Just wondering if you could help me out with something? I'd like to be able to record my stuff with no hassle. So that I can remember what riffs I've played etc. Just some small portable recording devise - I tried to use a Dictaphone but the quality was terrible, I then tried to use my Jukebox but it takes ages to set up and adjust. Something quick and simple that, I can use to remember my stuff. Any ideas would be very great.

Thanks,

Baggio...:)

Doctor J

Do you need a multitrack or just mono?

If mono, someting like a minidisc walkman and a cheap mic would be substantially better than the dictaphone.

Baggio...

It would not have to be perfect quality or anything. Just so I can hear the stuff that I was playing. If I don't record a riff I forget it about 10 mins later (goldfish that's me!!:) .

Mini disk - That's not a bad idea.

Thanks,

Baggio.

feylya

What about getting a few room/overhead mics through a cheap mixer and put the output into a minidisk recorder or mp3 player, something like that?

Baggio...

Hiya,

I really just want something simple and portable. It's pretty much me sitting in the front room with my guitar. I'll be writing the odd tune for the band, so it's just a sketchpad for my ideas.

Thanks,

Baggio...

feylya

Hee, I was getting confused with the other Baggio

A minidisc recorder with an external microphone should be sufficent

sei046

i have a yamaha mt120s i am trading for anything interesting. sounds perfect for what you want

Baggio...

sei046 wrote:

i have a yamaha mt120s i am trading for anything interesting. sounds perfect for what you want

Hey,

What's a "mt120s"? You will have to excuse my ignorance. I just scream down a mic. So I'm new to all the techie stuff:D .

feylya wrote:

Hee, I was getting confused with the other Baggio

There seems to be two Baggio's: I'm the punk/hardcore one - my the names Robert.

Cheers,

Baggio...

monkeyfudge

I use one of these:

http://www.roland.com/products/en/R-1/specs.html

It records onto Compact Flash and the quality is lovely off it, but you'd be talking the best part of €400 for one.

Baggio...

monkeyfudge wrote:

I use one of these:

http://www.roland.com/products/en/R-1/specs.html

It records onto Compact Flash and the quality is lovely off it, but you'd be talking the best part of €400 for one.

Very Nice! But a bit too expensive for what I want.

Cheers anyhoo.

squibs

http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1705&brandID=4

Same idea but cheaper. They come up on ebay a lot.

Baggio...

Thanks Bro',

Bagg.

noh showband

Hi, Robert.

I got an MP3 player for around 50 quid that records voice - I hardly ever use it for listening to music, but that's possible too. It's tiny, slips into the pocket, a go-anywhere device for exactly the kind of thing I think you're talking about: Something you can take anywhere and if you get inspired, you can record the inspiration on the spot.

The quality is naff, so you won't be re-mixing it later, but since when does an initial inspiration not need re-working? All this mini-disk jazz is the next stage and frankly, I'd bypass it and go to the four-track portable, like the Zoom MRS4, for around the same price as a servicable minidisk recorder. It's tiny, runs on batteries and will let you check your harmonies and the like wherever you are - I used it on a bus once, just quickly cos I didn't want to wake up the sleeper beside me.

I think anything else is a waste of money, but then I didn't get a DVD player till last year, either.

monkeyfudge

The minidisc is a dying format alright.

The radio station that I work with has used minidiscs for years and it's getting harder and harder to get repairs and replacements.

Baggio...

Just wanted to say thanks for everybodies help - I've got a few decent ideas now.:D

Cheers,

Rob.

Kivun Sotilas

I use the record function on my mp3 player then I can shove all the riffs in a folder on my computer for using later.