Recorders

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?

The portable audio pioneers release their smallest and most affordable handheld 24-bit/96kHz recorder yet. We put it through its paces.

The sound of analogue tape is still revered, but acquiring and maintaining your own machine presents a unique set of challenges.

Recording in a live environment demands simplicity and stability, and this intriguing new product from SADiE co-founder Joe Bull is designed to offer both.

Have computers made digital multitrackers obsolete? Zoom dont think so.

The H4 remains one of the most flexible of the current crop of portable 24-bit recorders, but Zoom have found plenty of room for improvement — and, more importantly, theyve used it.

These portable digital recorders are tiny, convenient, and they look great... but are Yamaha's latest gizmos any good for musicians?

Line 6 BackTrack is a single-channel, Flash-memory audio recorder that’s tailored to the needs of guitar players and songwriters. Designed to sit in-line with your guitar (it has an instrument input impedance), it records everything you play as soon as audio is detected. Check out our test report...