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Re: Timed recording devices?

Subject: Re: Timed recording devices?
From: Walter Knapp <>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 20:41:36 -0400
Rudy Trubitt wrote:
> 
> Hi There,
> 
> Does anyone have suggestions for a recorder that can automatically
> wake up at regular intervals and record for a few minutes? I realize
> a laptop might be the best solution to the problem, but I was
> wondering about a cheap and dirty alternative. for instance, the only
> MD recorder's Ive seen with timer features are boomboxes for
> recording one's favorite radio programs...

What you are after used to be called a Froglogger, as the frog folks
were the first to use them extensively. There are several commercial
models, a google search should find a bunch of stuff.

The one I remember right off was pretty complex and may not be what you
want to get into, pretty expensive too:
http://www.titley.com.au/ecopro.htm
 
Most of the rest I've seen have been based on some scientific data
logger controlling a cassette recorder. The big problem there is that
such data loggers are very expensive. The ecopro above is a cheap example!

There are quite a few homebrew jobs around. These are some simple timer
set up to turn power on and off to a cassette recorder. A minidisc will
be slightly harder as it's microprocessor controlled so you have to do
more than just turn the power on. As noted the sony's have a
standardized remote pattern for many and it does have a (undocumented by
sony) record function.
 
Note for real scientific value you have to set up some system that will
time stamp the recordings. It's built into some minidiscs.

Walt



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