Recording

The user can choose if he wants to use two or four mics or an additional microphone, thanks to the 1/8" input. The PalmTrack provides some controls for gain settings, recording level and sample rate.

The volume, the limiter and the Phantom power can be adjusted directly on the recorder, without entering a menu. The ProTrack can work with four batteries (AAA) or with the included AC Adaptor.

This Alesis video recorder is an honest product. At a good price it provides all the necessary for a good recording and includes a software to transfer videos on Internet easily and quickly.

Boss made an excellent job with the Micro BR. This portable recorder provides four tracks more 32 virtual tracks, a good multi-effect for guitar and voice and an amazing drum machine with 300 rhythm patterns.

If you are looking for a portable multitrack recorder with all the necessary for your guitar, a multieffects, a rhythm guide, a speaker emulator, the Micro BR BR-80 is the recorder for you.

The AR-4i provides an application for iPhone that can be used to adjust the input level and the equalization, and it will be a very valid solution to improve the capabilities of the iPhone in the video recording. 10 hours operation with the batteries.

The Korg MR-1, compared with other portable recorders, is an expensive product, but it is a professional device. For the organization of the job the MR-1 offers a good flexibility. 200 projects for each format. 1.000 total projects.

With the MR-2 the user can choose between 40 built-in setups for the recording. Each setup provides specific settings for the analogic limiter, the equalization section, the level of the input and the mic sensitivity.

The MR-1000 provides a software, AudioGate, for some basic functions, like the gain control or the fade in/out, and for the audio conversion. This software can convert the recorded material in WAV and AIFF formats.

The SOS, Sound on Sound, is a good portable recorder, with the possibility of an unlimited number of tracks and it is equipped with all the necessary for a complete job: 100 effects, a drum machine, a software for the files conversion.

The LS-100 is the Olympus professional solution for the portable recording. This digital recorder features 2 tracks for the recording and 8 tracks for the playback, two XLR inputs with Phantom Power and the USB for the connection with the PC.

A good voice recorder. Simple, cheap and with a very good battery life. The VN-7200 provides some simple basic functions to optimize the recording and the playback. For a simple recording, a valid choice.

This multitrack recorder is an excellent Roland device with professional features, but portable. It can operate with four batteries. The R-44 provides a recording up to 192kHz/24-bit and built-in quality effects.

A good Roland portable recorder. Many advanced functions, excellent audio features and an incredible battery life: 30 hours for the playback and 16 hours for the recording. The weight of the R-05 is only of 140g (0 lbs. 5 oz.).

The R-09HR provides a professional built-in microphone, with an analogic input control. Roland has equipped this recorder with many functions to optimize the microphone use: a stereo/mono selector, a gain boost, a low-cut filter and a limiter.

Many useful functions, like A-B Repeat, Add Recording, Voice Operated Recording, DPC (Digital Pitch Control) and the alarm. 2GB Flash memory or an SD card for data. In addition, Sound Organizer, a software to burn a CD/DVD.

The ICD-BM1 is, certainly, a valid voice recorder. 340 folders, a good audio quality, some interesting functions, the compatibility with Dragon Naturally Speaking and other things. But the price is excessive.

The absence of the USB port can be a problem, but the headphones output can be used to transfer files from the recorder to the PC through the microphone input of the PC. Files are recorded in MP3 format.

The headphones can be used like a recording monitor. The user can use the signal of the headphones to listen the recording level and modify it, so to avoid distortions. The ICD-MX20 features a built-in 32MB Flash memory.

The ICD-PX820 provides a digital control for the intonation, the A-B repeat function and the Voice Operated Recording that automatically stops the recording during pauses. Up to 535 recording hours.

The ICD-SX712D is a Sony portable recorder with 6 recording modes that records in MP3. This digital recorder includes Dragon Naturally Speaking, a very useful software to transcribe voice for the print. Two built-in unidirectional microphones.

A good digital recorder with a 2GB built-in memory and many recording modes. The ICD-SX750 can record audio up to 750 hours in MP3 or WMA. Another version, ICD-SX750D, includes Dragon Naturally Speaking.

The ICD-UX200 is a good digital recorder and a music player. This Sony device can execute three types of files: MP3, WMA and AAC. The ICD-UX200 is compatible with ID3 tags. Headphones are included in the box.

A good voice recorder with 4GB built-in flash memory and five recording modes. The ICD-UX300 can be used also like a music player with MP3, AAC and WMA files. My opinion is that the price is good.

The excellent electronics, with four separate circuits, allows really a clean recording. 24-bit and 96kHz guarantee a professional job. The large display helps to work quickly and all is easy and immediate.

The PCM-M10 is a recorder with a built-in 4GB flash memory, a slot for a microSD memory, 24-bit/96kHz, and an included software for the editing: Sound Forge Audio Studio LE. It can record in WAV and MP3.

A multitrack recorder with the dimensions of a portable recorder. The DP-004 Pocketstudio provides four tracks for the recording, a digital mixer with controls for level and Pan and the Portastudio philosophy. All is direct and immediate.

The DP-008, in spite of the small dimensions, can be considered a complete multitrack recorder, but always with the Portastudio philosophy. A knob for each control. Level, Pan, effects and the equalization for each track.

A quality Tascam digital recorder with valid functions for recording and playback but with an affordable price. The DR-03 includes a 2GB MicroSD card and records audio at 48kHz/24-bit. Two formats: WAV and MP3.

Notwithstanding the low price, the DR-05 provides some useful and advanced functions for a portable recorder and two built-in microphones that feature a 125dB SPL sensitivity. If you want you can use the 1/8" input for an additional mic.

The DR-07 is a portable recorder with many advanced functions for a perfect audio quality: the MP3 loop, the automatic setting of the gain, a limiter, a low cut filter and the Variable Speed Audition, for the study of a musical phrase.

The most important difference between the DR-07mkII and its predecessor, the DR-07, is that the DR-07mkII features a pair of adjustable condenser microphones that can be set in two positions: XY and AB.

The DR-08 is really an excellent portable recorder. The recorded audio turns out of great quality, 96kHz/24-bit. In addition, this digital recorder provides many interesting functions, like the auto gain, the auto recording and a low cut filter.

The DR-1 is an excellent Tascam portable recorder. Small, much compact and lightweight, but with many advanced functions for a professional recording. In addition, a metronome, a tuner and some effects.

The DR-100 is a flexible and valid portable recorder. Four built-in mics are uncommon in a compact device and cover all the possible recording fields. A useful function of the DR-100 is the use of the MP3 ID3 tags.

The DR-100mkII is the improved version of the DR-100. Compared to the old version the DR-100mkII has two XLR inputs also for the Line In, and not only for the mics, a digital input and the built-in mics have been improved.

The DR-2d is a modern digital recorder with many advanced functions for the recording, such as the Line Mode. The built-in microphones and the line input are recorded simultaneously with two different files.

If you are looking for a real multitrack recorder, but portable, the DR-680 is the recorder for you. This Tascam device can record eight tracks simultaneously in three formats: BWF, WAV and MP3. The price is excessive.

Two built-in condenser microphones, a speaker emulator, 55 effects, a drum machine, a low cut filter, an analog limiter, the USB for the connection with the PC. In addition, a looper, the tuner and the metronome.

The Pocketrak 2G is a good recorder that can be used also like an advanced music player. This Yamaha product can execute MP3, WAV and WMA files with the addiction of many functions for the playback.

The Pocketrak C24 provides many advanced functions for the recording and the playback, like the automatic control for the recording level, the 5-band EQ and the useful ID3 tag.

The Pocketrak CX stores data on an SD card. Obviously the amount of data that can be stored on the card depend on the recording format and the sample rate. Yamaha, with the Pocketrak CX, provides a 2GB SD card.

The Pocketrak W24 is equipped with an editing software: Cubase AI5. This software can handle 48 tracks and includes more than 30 effects, 480 rhythmic loops and a speaker emulator.

The Zoom H1 records audio in two formats: WAV and MP3. In WAV the H1 creates a file with a sampling frequency of 44.1, 48, or 96kHz, 16 or 24-bit. In MP3 the Bit Rate can go from 48 to 320kbs with a sampling frequency of 44.1kHz.

The Zoom H2 is a portable recorder with all the functions necessary to make professional recordings. An important particularity of the Zoom H2 is the presence of four mics that allow a full stereo recording.

This Zoom portable recorder can record audio in WAV, MP3 and is compatible with BWF format. With this format the user can create up to 99 marker points for the playback or for the editing. The APH-2n Accessory Pack includes many useful tools.

The H4 is a very valid portable digital recorder with many quality features: an excellent audio, a complete effects list, professional inputs and a good editing software, Cubase LE 4. Two formats: WAV and MP3.

The Zoom H4n is an excellent recorder with quality features, a mixer and the Cubase LE 4 licence included. The XLR input (balanced) and the HI-Z input for the guitar or another instrument are some of the added values of this portable recorder.

A portable recorder with a good video recording and an excellent audio. This is the Zoom Q3 philosophy. The recording format is MOV, the compression is MPEG-4 SP and the frames are 30 per second. The resolution is VGA (640 x 480). The digital zoom is 2x.

The Q3HD is an excellent video and audio recorder with modern features and advanced functions, rare in the market. And it is portable and with an accessible price. A great Zoom product.