Portable Audio Recorders

Portable Audio Recorders at B&H: http://bhpho.to/1fYK6La

These moderately priced hand held audio recorders deliver great sounding recordings and are excellent holiday gifts.

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coming up next we're going to talk about
portable digital audio recorders
yeah
hi I'm nest from B&H coming to you from
the pro audio department of our new york
city superstore portable audio recorders
will make great gifts this season
so for that let's connect to rob who
will tell us more about them
hi Rob he give us a quick idea what
these recorders are all about
I'll be happy to basically these are
small lightweight handheld devices with
built-in microphones that pickup stereo
sound and recorded digitally either on
internal memory or more commonly SD and
SDHC crow cards they all run on battery
power to give you portability
so you can take these anywhere these
units offer you the option of recording
mp3's or full audio files so you can
adjust the audio quality depending on
your storage capacity and the recording
time you need is an almost endless array
of uses for portable audio recorders
including making live recordings of
music concerts song demos podcasts
conferences or nature recordings
students have also really picked up on
these as a simple handy way to record
lectures and workshops in addition
journalists are finding portable audio
recorders to be a great way to capture
great sounding interviews
anytime anywhere all these models come
with either SD cards or an internal
memory
so you can open the box and start
recording right away
finally the price range and ease of use
of these recorders make some really
great gifts for the holidays
sounds good Rob I think you have a test
game model in their key tell us about
that one
this is the tascam dro 3 portable
digital audio recorder the solidly built
candy bar sighs recorder fits right into
your pocket
it seems perfectly designed for students
looking to record their lectures but the
stereo mics can capture all kinds of
sound sources in addition to the
standard playback functions the dro
three also features looping and variable
speed playback so you can slow the
playback of your audio down without
changing the pitch
that's a nice feature if you're trying
to take notes from a vast talker
in addition to the pop-out kickstand
tascam also threw in a metronome and a
tuner both of which can come in quite
handy for music students
thanks job now I understand next model
has some interesting features right
this is the Alexis palm track handheld
digital audio recorder
and while possibly not the most ruggedly
built audio recorder
alexis has included some pretty neat
features in this model for starters the
palm track has four microphones built
into it so that gives you the option of
recording sound from all sides of the
recorder at once
handy for conferences or roundtable
discussions
the stand out feature on the palm track
though is its variety of neat built-in
user-adjustable audio effects including
reverb delay chorus and pitch shift so
you can sweeten your recordings without
any additional gear
in addition to loop playback mode and a
built-in tuner
there's also a voice canceling mode that
allows you to remove vocals from some
mp3 files and a 3d effect to simulate
surround sound
wow so neat features in a palm track now
tell us about to zoom
this is the zoom h1 ultra portable
digital audio recorder and this model
has generated some good buzz this tiny
ultra portable recorder fits right in
the palm of your hand and features XY
position two microphones on the front to
capture great stereo sound with
excellent depth of field and very high
resolutions great for capturing the
nuances of a live musical performance
the easy-to-use interface gives you one
button recording right on the front with
additional side buttons giving physical
control over playback functions along
with a backlit LCD display for important
information also recommended with the h1
is the APH one accessory package which
contains a padded carrying case a
tabletop tripod stand my clip adapter
USB cable AC power adapter and a foam
when screen to cut down on wind noise
all for under twenty-five dollars
thanks Rob what's next
this is the zoom h2 ultra portable
digital audio recorder and versatility
of this recorder has made it extremely
popular h2 has four microphone capsule
so you can choose different stereo
recording patterns to suit the width of
your sound source
you can also record in 360 degrees to
create a 5.1 mix of your audio the h 2
also has a two-second pre-record
function that allows you to keep the
previous two seconds of audio if you're
a little late on the record button
in addition to the built-in tuner and
metronome h2 also comes with a lot of
handy accessories including an AC
adapter a stand
earbuds mic clip adapter cables and a
wind screen to cut down on wind noise
there is one morning to round up you
want to tell us about what is it
this is the PCM m10 portable audio
recorder from Sony the outstanding sound
of its onboard microphones and it's low
noise floor has made this recorder a big
hit with sound engineers musicians and
industry pros
in addition to recording a micro SD or
memory stick micro cards
the PCM m10 also has four gigabytes of
internal flash memory for your audio
files
there's a wired remote so if you need to
mount the recorder in a certain spot for
the best sound and can easily reach it
you can still access the record
functions this model also allows you to
independently control but the speed and
pitch of your audio on playback and as a
pre record feature that allows you to
capture audio from five seconds prior to
hitting a record button
so if you're a little late getting to
the record button this can help save a
priceless moment the PCM m10 also comes
with sound forge audio studio le a
software app that allows users to record
edit and master audio files on their pc
sounds like great gift ideas with these
portable audio recorders
what's the price range we're talking
about here we've chosen these models
specifically for their moderate price
range
so these models range from just under a
hundred dollars up to about 2 30 which
is really reasonable considering the
portability convenience and features
were seeing on these guys
please check the bh website for
up-to-date pricing information
he give us a few think we thoughts on
these model
certainly the high resolution and
excellent stereo image of the
well-designed h1 is amazing in a
recorder this small the tiny sleek form
factor and features on the tascam dro
three makes it really handy for students
while the Alexis palm track offers some
nifty on board effects for users who
want to sweeten and process the
recordings zoom h2 allows users quite a
bit of control over there Mike patterns
and comes with some really useful
accessories right out of the box
finally the sony pc mm 10 delivers
professional quality sony sound and a
small rugged package
Rob thanks for the overview if you have
any questions about any of these
products you can visit us online
give us a call or stop by our new york
city superstore
this is nice from B&H thanks for
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