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Re: Upgrade from Fostex FR2LE

Subject: Re: Upgrade from Fostex FR2LE
From: "jeremy" therebesandinmypants
Date: Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:01 am ((PST))
ah, brilliant.
a friendly member has also pointed me towards the archives for each of thes=
e devices. should've checked there first.
let me know if you all have anything further to add on any of these
cheers
jeremy

--- In  BRIAN HARRISON <brian.harrison777@=
...> wrote:
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> Hello, several of my friends in the WSRS have successfully used the Ediro=
l R-09 and one of my friends has a Sony PCM-D50 which is brilliant and has =
XLR connectors.
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> Good luck
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> --- On Sun, 27/2/11, jeremy <> wrote:
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> From: jeremy <>
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: Upgrade from Fostex FR2LE
> To: 
> Date: Sunday, 27 February, 2011, 15:51
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> Indeed.
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> I am upgrading my main recorder to a 4 track. Not sound devices but proba=
bly an edirol with SD302 for preamps.
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> But i need a guerrilla recorder at times, even smaller than what i curren=
tly have in the FR2LE.
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> So basically i am getting rid of my fostex and buying 2 recorders:
> 1 that's bigger with 4 channels and needs the bag/batteries/mics/etc
> 1 that's small, portable, lightweight, built in stereo mics, low noise, e=
tc.
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> it's the second one of these that i'd love some recommendations for.
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> Edirol R-09HR?
> Olympus LS-11?
> Sony PCM-D50?
> Sony PCM-M10?
> Zoom H4n?
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> Any thoughts on these recorders? Has anyone used them for ambience /natur=
e recording with any success?
>
> cheers all
> jeremy
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> --- In  "Sean" <rastasean83@> wrote:
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> > Lots of good points made by oryoki
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> > just a point of information but the dr680 can record up to eight tracks=
, four being xlr inputs.
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> > I suggest keeping the fr2LE and if you want to upgrade, get one of the =
sound devices boxes. Of course, this is much more than your highest budget,=
 but they are built to last and a lot of sound recordists use them. Perhaps=
 instead of upgrading the recorder, you can invest in microphones!
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