[imc-sheffield] mp3 recording device

[atw]

Sounds like a top end machine but not sure why we'd want that. I was
looking at MP3 recorders recently in Curry's and I think you can pick
them up for about £20 now. Add say another £50 for a decent mike and
you've saved a lot of money.

But I guess it depends on how much it gets used and what it's used for
in the end. I read you only need 128kbps for CD quality - and that's
for music quality. And if recordings are for over the internet then
64kbps in mono would probably be more appropriate.

However if you can borrow them for free then why not.

steve





Friday, June 1, 2007, 11:49:04 PM, you wrote:


Chris> Hi

Chris> I'm interested in starting recording interesting political
Chris> meeting in Sheffield and there are quite a few coming up
Chris> -- see the events box.

Chris> I have done a load of reaseach into recorders and the best
Chris> one seems to be the Roland R09, it can record as mp3 onto
Chris> SD cards and it is a USB mass storage device so it'll work
Chris> with Linux with no problem.

Chris>  
Chris> http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=757&ParentId=109

Chris> There is a review here:

Chris>  
Chris> http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/edirol-r09-audio-recorder-hands-on-by-instapundits-glenn-reynolds-193233.php

Chris> And here:

Chris>  
Chris> http://www.rolandus.com/uploads/CMS/Downloads/1921/ny_times_2006_09_21.pdf

Chris> A friend of mine has one and I have had a play with it.

Chris> It costs £260-£270: 

Chris>  
Chris> http://www.planetgizmo.co.uk/product.php?productid=16257&cat=258&page=1

Chris>  
Chris> http://www.scan.co.uk/products/productinfo.asp?WebProductID=545090

Chris> I guess the bank account has enough in it since we haven't
Chris> really done anything for a year...

Chris> What do people think?

Chris> Chris