[access-uk] Re: Well, What do you know! Sony MZ HR1 MD recorder

  • From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 19:18:38 +0100

Steve I base what I've said about the Edirol r09 on one or two comments on an 
audio list and on the pictures I've seen which, as well as conveying the 
smaller size, seem to show fewer buttons in evidence.  All the buttons 
associated with play, reviewing and record have been grouped into a sort of 
square with the record button, as far as I can see, in the middle of them all.

There are some thoughts and discussion at:

http://www.freelists.org/archives/blindcooltech/01-2006/msg01077.html

Given the R09 is half the size of the R1 its obviously much more a hand held 
machine.  Some of the publicity I've seen is donwright daft.  Inviting 
broadcast jornos to throw away their cassette machines - as if most wouldn't 
hav e done that some time ago!

One technical change is support for 48Khz .wav recording which I suppose might 
count a little in professional environments, but not very much, I'd have 
thought.  It is certainly good if the limiter has been given its own switch on 
the unit.

I have to say that, being a bit of a perfectionisdt, I'd tend to use a mic 
pre-amp for really serious recording going into the line socket.  I have one or 
two bits of gear that overcome the problem of connecting XLR connected micsup 
to help with this.

I think that as a sketch pad and interview recorder, as well as recording 
lectures, the R1 is a good buy.  the only thing in the access world to match 
this is the Plexter PTR2 which, as well as being a card recorder, is a CD 
recorder too.  It does cost rather more though.
Ray

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Steve wrote:


Hi Ray,
To be honest, I know nothing about the functionality of the R-9, but I will
get my hands on one one day.  Are you saying it is more menu driven?  What
brings you to that conclusion?  I was able to learn the R-1's menus from the
excellent PDF manual, so if the R-9 has the same type of manual, it should
be do-able, though maybe not easy.
All the best
--
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