>oryoki2000 wrote:
> >
> > The new $350 Nomad Jukebox 3 hard disk
> > recorder/player offers real potential
> > for use as a field recorder. This version
> > adds optical input and 1394/Firewire output
> > ports, and it's lighter by a few ounces
> > than its predecessor.
> >
> > The optical input would work well with a
> > portable mic pre-amp like the Deneke AD-20
> > (~$325), which has XLR mic inputs and
> > optical output.
>
>Building the franken recorder?
This is an allusion I don't understand. Could you elaborate? A
search tells me that:
"Al Franken is a [US] comedian." Never heard of him, but maybe
that's who you're referring to.
I know about Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, but I don't think you are
suggesting that the Nomad is going to destroy its creator - just that
it might do some damage to your bank balance.
Frankly, I haven't had a chance to check out the machine, but I don't
have a problem with organising cables from mics to pre-amps housed in
the same bag as the recorder. In any case (sorry), an external
pre-amp can produce a better signal, as well as phantom power, so
it's worth the possible minor irritation. But optical outputs might
belong in the grief department perhaps. Has anyone had any field
experience with these?
JC
>
>You are, at this point approaching $700 for your "recorder". And it
>still won't do Phantom power. That's yet a third box to juggle. And
>that's not counting batteries for each box.
>
>I personally try to keep the number of objects I'm juggling to a
>minimum. One recorder that does it all. Saves a lot of grief out in the
>dark recording frogs. Less cords to tangle or snag on the brush.
>
>Optical links are fairly fragile, I wonder about their use in a field
>recording situation.
>
>Walt
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