Hi -

I'm trying to figure out the best option for purchasing a portable recorder and mics. I'm mainly looking to record solo piano right now, but I will probably also use it in other situations down the road, such as jazz combo.

Here I compare two currently available digital mobile audio recorders, one called R1 and the other R2, to avoid being influenced by brand prejudices.

Please comment which one you like better on this application.

Good morning,

I need your consultation: my Tascam HD-P2 is in assistance and probably I'll need to buy a new recorder.
I made a list of devices may fit my demands, of course you can suggest something else:

I need a portable recording device for some light foley work where I would need to be outdoors or mobile. Sounds include banging and slamming sounds that would be dangerous to record indoors, ambient sounds like nature, rain, or speech in a social setting, and the sound of wind rushing.

Hi! I am interested in doing line-in recordings and I need something portable. After realising that my laptop (using Realtek ALC892) could do only 16bit/192khz recordings, I decided to research more and had the following options.

Hello, I am new to the world of sound recording. I just found a used Tascam DR-05 that I put on lay away for mainly recording nature and live stuff. Any one use this? What would be a good, inexpensive mike for nature recording. I am thinking of a shotgun type.

I have a Zoom H1 and want to conduct oral history interviews by setting up two external mics. . (I'm brand new at all of this)

1. Can I do this? I assume two tracks means the X and Y onboard mics are both recording, how do I hook up two external mics? Am I right that each mic would then record in mono?

Been reading reviews but best advice will come from users so.. here's what's up.

Piano trio - digital ( or rarely acoustic) piano / violin / 'cello

Music - light classical, cafe music

Tascam dp01

any tricks for me

ity - does such a thing exist? I know the Edirol R-09HR can do about 1V (+2 dBu IIRC), but it's a little more than I would like to pay, and I would like even more voltage if possible.

Would prefer a lossless recording format but MP3 or ATRAC is not a dealbreaker for me.