Bazz339 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I am tempted to get a portable recorder. Anyone know both the Tascam DR05 and DR07? Any signicant difference between them? I just need simple 2 channel recording off mic and line. neither seem to have a dedicated line input is there any difference between the two units in the sensitivity with a line input plugged in? Is there anything in the same price bracket £100 or so with a dedicated line input? DR05 does not appear to have a dedicated external PSU socket although both are able to be powered from USB. Is there a USB PSU readily available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I am tempted to get a portable recorder. Anyone know both the Tascam DR05 and DR07? Any signicant difference between them? I just need simple 2 channel recording off mic and line. neither seem to have a dedicated line input is there any difference between the two units in the sensitivity with a line input plugged in? Is there anything in the same price bracket £100 or so with a dedicated line input? DR05 does not appear to have a dedicated external PSU socket although both are able to be powered from USB. Is there a USB PSU readily available? Have you considered the Zoom offerings? Onboard crossed pai of mics, mic/line input. The H1 is avaialble from under 100 quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revbobuk Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 If you want a comprehensive overview of solid state recorders, you can't really do any better than Solid State Sound as they have information about pretty much everything on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Another Zoom fan here. I've had/used several of their offerings, always with good results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 This product is one which I'd highly recommend having a look at. A great piece of kit, which you can pick up for just over £200 if you shop around. Edit : Sorry, missed the "£100 budget" bit in your original post, which makes the H4n beyond your reach. They're flippin' good machines, though! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durian Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 If you want a comprehensive overview of solid state recorders, you can't really do any better than Solid State Sound as they have information about pretty much everything on the market. thanks for this link revbobuk most helpful for me (and without doubt for many) ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete10uk Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Another one for the Zoom H4n, but over your budget. Im very happy with the zoom kit so maybe a look at the H1 as mentioned earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldradiohand Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 The zoom at least has proper coincident pair stereo - although the slightly spaced pairs on the other recorders will give a more ambient and less defined stereo if that's what you want. I use an Mbox into my mac with a decent cardioid pair. Not stunningly portable but it makes nice recordings. If you've got a laptop and a decent couple of mics there are USB mic preamps available for under £100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timd Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Yet another zoom fan. The H2n is also a very interesting recorder with XY on one side and Mid-Side on the other, capable of recording both at once to give 4 channel surround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHoward Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I believe the DR-07 has movable mics wheras the DR-05 are fixed. I spoke to Solid State Audio about a week ago on the same subject and at the time they recommended the Olympus LS-5 highly - although a little more pricey at £179 - apparently metal-bodied and more usable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Need Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 The DR07 is a fab little recorder - easy to use and superb record quality, accurate VU metres: a joy! Also worth considering is the Roland R-44 at about the same price a and offers 4 channel of recording but require external microphones. We recorded a live opera performance with 4 mics on the Roland and it was as good as Radio 3 !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revbobuk Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 The DR07 is a fab little recorder - easy to use and superb record quality, accurate VU metres: a joy! Also worth considering is the Roland R-44 at about the same price a and offers 4 channel of recording but require external microphones. We recorded a live opera performance with 4 mics on the Roland and it was as good as Radio 3 !!Don't think the R-44 is 'about the same price' - Solid State sound have it at £723, as opposed to £129 for the Tascam. Nice, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard P-W Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I started out looking at the Tascam DR05 and DR07 and decided the bag of adaptor leads needed for it would be cumbersome, so stretched the budget to a Tascam DR-40. Proper XLR/Jack combo inputs for mic or line and 4 channel recording option using the built-in mics and external inputs. If you use the phantom power for external mics it will eat a set of batteries in about 3 hours, but you can run it from a (mini)USB phone charger :-) My only observation would be that the built-in mics are sensitive to handling and wind noise - screwed onto a tripod indoors is fine and I have seen that Rycote do a windjammer for it but I haven't had a need to get one yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Need Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 The DR07 is a fab little recorder - easy to use and superb record quality, accurate VU metres: a joy! Also worth considering is the Roland R-44 at about the same price a and offers 4 channel of recording but require external microphones. We recorded a live opera performance with 4 mics on the Roland and it was as good as Radio 3 !!Don't think the R-44 is 'about the same price' - Solid State sound have it at £723, as opposed to £129 for the Tascam. Nice, though. About........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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