Klarinet Archive - Posting 000094.txt from 2002/08

From: Jeremy A Schiffer <schiffer@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] please: your advise on recording equipment
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 10:46:32 -0400

On Mon, 5 Aug 2002, Benjamin Maas wrote:

> *****The quality is as good as DAT and better than MD (because MD is
> > compressed). *******
>
> First of all, if this is the Nomad recorder/player that I'm familiar with
> (made by Creative Labs), it records MP3 which is really no better than
> Minidisc.

Nope. As I stated before, it records completely uncompressed, full
spectrum wave files. I believe it can do mp3, but it defaults to .wav.
Having recorded on this several times, I am positive about this. Your
confusion is likely because it is primary an mp3 _player_, but the
recording is 44.1khz wave files.

I can't quibble with any of your other information, because that was
all correct. One point though - something like the Sony battery operated
microphone (~$100) won't work with the Nomad because it isn't pre-amped
(I found that one out the hard way); you need real, professional
microphones with real amplification, or the noise level negates the
purpose of recording.

-jeremy

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