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rginns

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Portable/Live Recording Tascam DR-1 or Zoom H4N?
« on: January 19, 2012, 07:03:27 am »
I'm in the market for a quality, multifunctional + creative mobile recorder, now what recommendations are out there guys? .. I do already own a mobile recording device, but i'm looking for something with a bit more edge, i've heard great things about the Zoom h4n and I know that Tascam are usually pretty reliable. So what advantages do each have over the other and what would be more useful in a live setting, or generally just for creativity? I wouldn't look to spend any more than the price of the Zoom which is around £249 $390 ...

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Charlie Grant

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Re: Portable/Live Recording Tascam DR-1 or Zoom H4N?
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2012, 01:35:19 pm »
Hi Richard.

You'll probably laugh but I've used a Zoom H1 for the past year or so and it's served me incredibly well. It's obviously not state of the art but once you learn how to use it, you can get some nice, clean recordings. The H1 is at the cheap end. If Zoom can be bothered to make a decent recorder for £70 then it suggests that their more expensive stuff might also be quality too. I'd love an H4N and believe it would be worth every last penny. But I've never used a Tascam device since the 4 track days so couldn't give you an honest comparison.

Rutger Zuydervelt has talked about recordings that he's done via a digital recorder made by a firm called Marantz. If you've heard his work then you'll know that it's about as clean as you can possibly get. Can't remember the name of it, but last time I enquired he mentioned a recorder that is pretty much in the same price bracket as what you're looking to spend.
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Re: Portable/Live Recording Tascam DR-1 or Zoom H4N?
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2012, 06:31:01 pm »
Hi Charlie thanks for the reply, I think you're right learning how to use your tools is most important. The Zoom does appear to get some love on here, which can only lead to positive things. The multitrack feature would be great and I think you can increase or slow the speed of the playback, which is a little handy, although I'm unsure if you can do this for each track?? I've not used any Marantz gear before but judging by the Machinefabriek sound I'm sure it'd be decent gear :)

Thanks for your input.
Rich.
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