In article , Iain Churches
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"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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Is it the Tascam DR-07 or something similar? This would make an
interesting new thread.

Tascam HD P2


Interesting. I won't ask what you are using it for:-)

Happy to say. The usual domestic tasks like making recordings of radio
broadcasts to listen to later. Plus using it to make recordings for
analysis/measurement purposes. Since it is capable of things like
192k/24bit recordings it is useful for making wideband recordings I can
then analyse on my computers using the software I've written for such
purposes. For example to check out the impulse response of DACs. It also
lets me record 48k streams, etc, for sample-by-sample examination. Whereas
a CD audio recorder makes everything 44.1k/16.

From my POV a good recorder + computer is a flexible replacement for a lab
full of test gear as I can make recordings than then examine those in
whatever way I wish. So analyse dynamics, spectra, etc, etc. For example
the measurements I made a year or two ago comparing cartridges were done in
that way. That then let me determine frequency response, distortion, etc.
Similar when I did some in room frequency responses and also extracted
phase info when looking at room effects.

Does not BWF also carrry the .wav suffix?

Yes. The BWF just means that there are some extra (well defined) sections
in the header. Problem is that not all software expects this, or can make
use of the extra info. Nearly all 'domestic' WAV files I've seen have
pretty much the same basic header structure, typically c44 bytes worth for
LPCM. Also, although the BWF format is well defined at industry level, the
way it is used is left up to the maker. Tascam kindly gave me some info on
this for the HD P2, but it turned out that I'd worked out the details
anyway.

I'll probably report more on what I think of it in due course. Overall
I find it very good as a serious domestic recorder. It does have
various 'pro' abilities like timecode, but I can't really comment on
that because I don't use such features as I'm not a professional.


These kind of recorders have now become very affordable. Most rehearsal
rooms and auditoria have them (instead of the centre omni-mic suspended
from the ceiling and the Revox A77 at 19cms that I remember from my
student days) Many music students these days have their own small
recorder which they set up near the conductor's rostrum at rehearsal.
Some teaching facilities have a technician who will edit together the
rehearsals to make a composite take for individual practice use.

Extremely useful.

Yes. I've seen various models that have their own mics. The HD P2 does not,
but that suits me OK as I only need to occasionally make mic recordings.
For those, I can use the XLR inputs which can accept mic inputs. The
advantage of the HD P2 for me was the combination of going to 192k/24 and
having spdif in as well as analogue.

Slainte,

Jim

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