Recorders

Until now, specialised multitrack digital recorders designed for capturing live shows have been niche products with hefty price tags. Will Cymatic’s LR16 change that?

When it comes to recording a live show, most recording rigs are either bulky or expensive — or both. The ICE 16, on the other hand, is neither...

As a songwriter, I write, record and master on my beloved Boss BR8 (I'm soon to updgrade, possibly to the Tascam DP32). Would...

Compact stereo recorders are a great way of capturing audio away from the mouse and keyboard. Here’s our selection of current models, with links to the SOS review where available.

Building on their record for successful hand-held stereo recording devices, Olympus have stepped into multitracker territory...

With eight-track simultaneous recording and up to 32 tracks on mixdown, the DP24 proves you don’t need a computer to produce music.

What’s better, a DAW or real analogue tape? Both, of course! We take a look at an ingenious system that seamlessly integrates the two.

Zoom have created another portable recorder that’s overflowing with features and functionality. Can it be all things to all people?

Zoom’s latest recorder ups the ante on the features front — even including M/S recording — but remains very affordable.

Tascam’s new handheld recorder boasts four-track recording capability, but is that enough to help it break through in a very competitive market?

If you’re in the market for a portable recorder, there are plenty to choose from, with a variety of different features and at a wide range of prices...

Recording a gig and sharing the video online is a great way to get your name out there, and Olympus have created a pocket-sized way to do just that.

The FR2LE promises high-quality stereo audio capture in a small and inexpensive package. Is it perfect for location sound recording?

Tascam's latest 'Portastudio' boasts more hands-on controls than most such recorders.

Zoom have launched a sibling for their R16, adding a further eight tracks and some neat loop-sampling and rhythm-track features.

Tascam's mid-range pocket-sized digital recorder, the DR2D, supersedes the earlier DR1 — but does it have enough tricks to compete in an ever-evolving market?

Sam Inglis reviews the latest pocket-size stereo recorder from Olympus.

Hardly a month goes by that a new handheld stereo recorder doesn't turn up at SOS Towers, but the Rekord M has to be the...

In SOS mag's 25th anniversary year, it's nice to see a manufacturer naming their product in our honour. Seriously, though... Korg aim to break the mould with this pocket-sized stereo recorder, which offers overdubbing with no specified track-count limitation.

Tascam have made their smallest, lightest and most straightforward pocket recorder so far.

The PalmTrack is an extremely affordable pocket-sized recorder with plenty of features — but have Alesis sacrificed quality to keep costs down?