Portable Recording Devices.

[Bellringer]

Does anyone have one of the new battery powered recorders that would be fairly affordable for sampling random noises while walking around outdoors? I used to do a lot of found sound stuff with a handheld cassette recorder but the quality was always iffy. What is best for the $?

[McLean]

I use a mini disc player/recorder to do similar functions. However, I need a good little mic to put in that unit to really make it work well. As of now I use a regular mic with an 1/8" adaptor on it. I sure could use a better solution than that.

[Nubus]

Have you seen that new Sony PCM D-1? It looks so rediculous.

[lukedavo]

Oh man, may not be the most professional sound, but take your headphones and plug them into the mic jack. Its a transducer just the same, give it try, I do all rehearsal and live recordings on my MD with headphones. Super easy with a decent result.

MD may not be the best option for you Bellringer, but it sure is the easiest.

[mikegee]

i own the zoom ps04 handheld 4 track recorder. it runs on 4 AAs, and saves on a SmartMedia card. it works really well outdoors and in public, has a powerful built in condenser mic, plus 1/4 and 1/8 inch inputs. and it also has a built in drum machine, so you can make your own beats

[Chaorta]

I've been using a Sony MZR minidisc for YEARS, and it just died, so i may pick up one of those little harddrive recorders for field sampling and such.

[johnS]

It seems things are finally moving on this front. Depending on your budget, either of these looks cool, and way more convenient than the MD:

edirol R-09
http://www.edirol.net/products/en/R-09/

M-Audio Microtrack
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_u...rack-main.html