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Edirol R-09 Digital Digital Recorder Review
March 2007Jeff Towne reviews the Edirol R09 in his on-going search for a recording device that's "small, sounds good and will run for long periods on batteries."
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Handhelds: Microphone Shootout Part 2
August 2006At the end of our studio announce mic shootout we plugged-up a few popular handheld mics used for interviews, to get a sense of the different sonic character of each mic. For this particular test, to eliminate other variables, we stayed in the larg...
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Sound Devices 722 Digital Recorder Review
May 2006by Jeff Towne The Sound Devices 722 is not the type of recorder we typically review here on Transom, it’s pricey (approximately $2,400 US) and complex, targeted firmly at the professional sound and film market. We usually prefer to point people ...
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January 2006Edirol R-09 WAV/MP3 RecorderLos Angeles, CA, January 17, 2006—Introducing the latest addition to Edirol's red-hot portable recorder lineup: the R-09. Building on the success of the R-1, the R-09 takes many of the most desired features — 24-...
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Setting Up A Small Recording Studio
January 2006This feature was published in 2006. Click here for a 2012 update. It's easier and more affordable than ever to set up a small studio, whether at home, or as an auxiliary production space in a larger facility. The Computer Large...
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M-Audio Microtrack 24/96
December 2005by Jeff Towne There’s little doubt that the future of remote recording is trending toward using flash memory. As the prices for this kind of memory continue to fall, it becomes increasingly practical to carry mult...
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Sony PCM-D1
December 2005I've been using this unit in the field after purchasing earlier this week in Tokyo and I have to say it has basically renewed my lost faith in Sony. I also own the Marantz PMD-660, 671 and the M-Audio Microtrack. Of all four machines this one is, by ...
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HANDS-ON: Tiny recorder, good quality, great features
October 2005After my frustrations with the Marantz PMD-671, which I returned, I continued to look for a similar unit. I'm still waiting. However, I wanted a replacement Voice Recorder (VR) for notes. I have an older Olympus that has been very reliable. I did a b...
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The Transom Mic Shootout: Blindfold Test
August 2005Update: Also make sure to check out our Handheld Microphone Shootout. As part of an ongoing training initiative, AIR: The Association of Independents in Radio helped organize a mic shootout, seeking to compare a wide variety of announce mics in ...
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Must be an audio record volume
July 2005I have just tried to repair permissions on my external firewire netdrive. Now when I attempt to start a new PT session I get a message, "session must be on an audio record volume." When I try to open a previous PT session, I get a message that the au...
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