stingx
December 26th, 2007, 04:36 PM
As much as I love recording to my computer, I equally enjoy the convenience of my old Zoom recorder and the no hassle approach it affords me. All I need to record any sound that I hear in my head is the Zoom, a guitar, a pair of headphones, and a 1/4" cable!
Here's a short clip of the intro to the 4 Non Blondes tune "What's Up":
http://www.box.net/shared/xbkuji245n
This was done using only the Zoom for recording, mixing, and mastering.
I think these units are a steal for the price you can get them at. You can use up to 2gb SD cards with them, they have a huge amount of drum and bass sounds and more effects than you can deal with. It's not a difficult unit to use but being small you need to master the the manual some to get to all the features and you obviously aren't going to have a knob for everything on the face of the unit. You get 8 digital tracks with 10 virtual tracks per track and the ability to record 2 tracks simultaneously. Also have a terrific sounding internal stereo condenser mic which makes it great for recording rehearsals and live performances too.
Here's the link for all the specs: http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/mrs8/index.php
You can find these on any of the online dealers for about $299 but I have seen them marked down considerably in brick and mortar stores like Manny's and Sam Ash.
Here's a short clip of the intro to the 4 Non Blondes tune "What's Up":
http://www.box.net/shared/xbkuji245n
This was done using only the Zoom for recording, mixing, and mastering.
I think these units are a steal for the price you can get them at. You can use up to 2gb SD cards with them, they have a huge amount of drum and bass sounds and more effects than you can deal with. It's not a difficult unit to use but being small you need to master the the manual some to get to all the features and you obviously aren't going to have a knob for everything on the face of the unit. You get 8 digital tracks with 10 virtual tracks per track and the ability to record 2 tracks simultaneously. Also have a terrific sounding internal stereo condenser mic which makes it great for recording rehearsals and live performances too.
Here's the link for all the specs: http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/mrs8/index.php
You can find these on any of the online dealers for about $299 but I have seen them marked down considerably in brick and mortar stores like Manny's and Sam Ash.