Sony PCM-D50 : Gearwire review

Categories: Gear, Hardware Review

Photo courtesy of Sony August 25th, 2008 - Gearwire has a couple review videos of the Sony PCM-D50 of which I am a proud owner. Thankfully the comments are favourable. Regardless what other people think though, I've had a pretty positive experience. Great clarity from the built-in microphones, good battery life, rugged quality, and good design. There are only a few niggles I have with the PCM-D50. One weird thing is the folder structure. Everything goes in Folder 1 until you fill it up ... Read More

Portable digital audio recorders

Categories: Asides, Engineering, Gear

Photo courtesy of Alesis June 21st, 2008 - Lately, I've become more and more interested in portable recording solutions. I already use a laptop to run my music software, and I have portable preamps and audio interfaces for portability. Sometimes, though, I feel like it's a hassle to bring all that gear, and microphones, to a location to record. As well, even when I'm at home and I just want to record some simple song ideas, the act of turning on my computer ... Read More