Doublehelix
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8-channel portable HD recorder?
#608846 - 27/04/08 01:18 PM
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I am looking for something for a remote rig that can record up to 8 simultaneous tracks. I
would really like 24-bit, but I can live with 44.1 or 48K sampling rate.
It
does not have to be new, or even current.
The more portability, the better. I
will be taking feeds from a small mixer, so I do not need mic pres, or on-board mixing
capability.
Thanks!
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James
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake" ~Napoleon Bonaparte~
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Anonymous
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Re: 8-channel portable HD recorder?
[Re: Doublehelix]
#608847 - 27/04/08 01:25 PM
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THIS seems
to be the obvious contender.
Or for more money (and size) there's the HHB
Portadrive or Aaton Cantar.
Or you could sync two Sound Devices 744Ts.
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Blue Lizard
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Re: 8-channel portable HD recorder?
[Re: Doublehelix]
#608850 - 27/04/08 01:28 PM
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Hi DH,
I'm absolutely sure you can get smaller and cheaper, but from personal
use I'd have a hard time recommending anything less than a HD24XR for decent location
recording.
I know it's 24 track (but hey, you can never have enough eh?!),
but for it's capability and quality of conversion (XR model) it's a great piece.
-------------------- "It's not pretty, also you can't dance to it." - Frank Zappa
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Doublehelix
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Re: 8-channel portable HD recorder?
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#608853 - 27/04/08 01:37 PM
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Quote 0VU:
THIS seems to be the obvious
contender.
Or for more money (and size) there's the HHB Portadrive or Aaton
Cantar.
Or you could sync two Sound Devices 744Ts.
Ouch! OK, I should have been more
specific! My question was so vague, it was like asking "What mic should I buy?" without
any more specifics! Sorry about that!!! 
That Sound Devices piece is really nice, but way too rich for my blood, and way
over-kill for my (current) needs.
I will be using this device for live
recordings of my son's band (and any other bands that might play on the same ticket with
them) when I am running FOH. It is more to listen back and critique their performances
than anything else. I would like to be able to do some basic mixing at home back in the
studio however rather than just sticking up a portable hand-held 2-track in the room, or
taking a 2-track feed off of the mixer.
I was thinking something more along the
lines of the Alesis HD24, or something smaller.
Sorry for the confusion!
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James
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake" ~Napoleon Bonaparte~
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Doublehelix
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Re: 8-channel portable HD recorder?
[Re: Blue Lizard]
#608856 - 27/04/08 01:42 PM
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Quote Blue Lizard:
I'm absolutely
sure you can get smaller and cheaper, but from personal use I'd have a hard time
recommending anything less than a HD24XR for decent location recording.
Yeah, this is more like what I was
thinking! I was wondering if there is a smaller version of this guy... but as you say, you
can never have too many channels! TBH, I have been leaning towards the HD24 or the HD24XR,
but thought I would check to see if there were any alternatives, especially with less
track counts. They are a 3-piece, where all 3 of them sing, so I would really like NINE
inputs, but I can get by with eight.
-3 vox
-guitar
-bass
-kick
-2 OH
If I had a ninth input, I would also add in the snare
mic. If I had 24 channels, I would take the whole drum kit I suppose, but again, for my
uses, that is probably over-kill.
So is there really a big difference between
the "regular" HD24 and the HD24XR other than 96K capable?
Thanks for the
input!
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James
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake" ~Napoleon Bonaparte~
Edited by Doublehelix (27/04/08 01:42 PM)
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Blue Lizard
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Re: 8-channel portable HD recorder?
[Re: Doublehelix]
#608861 - 27/04/08 01:57 PM
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Quote:
So is there really a big
difference between the "regular" HD24 and the HD24XR other than 96K capable?
As I know you're definitely a man
not to want your signal paths compromised or degraded if at all possible  , then I'd
say yes - the converters in the HD24XR are worth the extra outlay (even for 44.1-48kHz
work). Even at current prices, you'll get 24 AD/DA and a 24 track recorder at the
same price that similar (or even lesser!) converters alone are going for...
Of course, if you're doing your conversion before hitting the recorder, then there would
be no advantage in the XR over the standard model.
Just make sure you factor
in the FirePort, as you'll need that for the transfer of tracks to a PC (other methods are
painfully slow in comparison).
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"It's not pretty, also you can't dance to it." - Frank Zappa
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matt keen
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Re: 8-channel portable HD recorder?
[Re: Doublehelix]
#608892 - 27/04/08 04:07 PM
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Yes the XR converters are much better - very nice quality Could always double
up as extra converters in your studio?
-------------------- Matt
www.krcollective.org
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