MP3 players for pro use. Play back delay & Neuros etc?

[Jim]

Hi all,

I am looking into using an MP3 player for casual background music
playback and sometimes backing track/Fx tracks in live audio events.
I have read that a difficulty with the iPod is the delay of audio
playback after one has hit the play button, e.g. there is a processing
delay before you get to hear the audio, which is unhelpful if you are
working to performance cue.

I really like many of the features of the current Neuros range: Good
file compatibility, FM Radio & transmit, built in recording, software
updatable, USB2 etc. See http://www.neurosaudio.com but I have no idea
how quick this machine is to respond to pressing the Play button.
The other main contender seems to be one of the Creative MP3 Players
but Creative just doesn't get my vote in terms of professional product
quality.

So if someone out there would like to comment on their experience with
a current Neuros players, I'd appreciate your views and knowledge
about the above issue.

Also if anyone has any other viable product suggestions? I'd like to
hear from you. The main other features I wanted were WAV File
compatibility (For audio quality), 20-30Gb of storage and
external/internal recording options.

I have even been wondering if there is a PDA device out there with
lage enough file capacity to handle this function? But I think that
would be a very bulky PDA.

Many thanks,

Jim.

[andrewunix]

15 Jul 2004 03:16:18 -0700, suggested:
: Hi all,
:
: I am looking into using an MP3 player for casual background music
: playback and sometimes backing track/Fx tracks in live audio events.
: I have read that a difficulty with the iPod is the delay of audio
: playback after one has hit the play button, e.g. there is a processing
: delay before you get to hear the audio, which is unhelpful if you are
: working to performance cue.

Doesn't the iPod have a 'pause' button? I'd think that that would do the
job.

--
agreenbu @ nyx . net andrew michael greenburg

[andrewunix]

15 Jul 2004 03:16:18 -0700, suggested:
: Hi all,
:
: I am looking into using an MP3 player for casual background music
: playback and sometimes backing track/Fx tracks in live audio events.
: I have read that a difficulty with the iPod is the delay of audio
: playback after one has hit the play button, e.g. there is a processing
: delay before you get to hear the audio, which is unhelpful if you are
: working to performance cue.

Doesn't the iPod have a 'pause' button? I'd think that that would do the
job.

--
agreenbu @ nyx . net andrew michael greenburg

[Michael Dombrowski]

Jim wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am looking into using an MP3 player for casual background music
> playback and sometimes backing track/Fx tracks in live audio events.
> I have read that a difficulty with the iPod is the delay of audio
> playback after one has hit the play button, e.g. there is a processing
> delay before you get to hear the audio, which is unhelpful if you are
> working to performance cue.
>
> I really like many of the features of the current Neuros range: Good
> file compatibility, FM Radio & transmit, built in recording, software
> updatable, USB2 etc. See http://www.neurosaudio.com but I have no idea
> how quick this machine is to respond to pressing the Play button.
> The other main contender seems to be one of the Creative MP3 Players
> but Creative just doesn't get my vote in terms of professional product
> quality.
>
> So if someone out there would like to comment on their experience with
> a current Neuros players, I'd appreciate your views and knowledge
> about the above issue.
>
> Also if anyone has any other viable product suggestions? I'd like to
> hear from you. The main other features I wanted were WAV File
> compatibility (For audio quality), 20-30Gb of storage and
> external/internal recording options.
>
> I have even been wondering if there is a PDA device out there with
> lage enough file capacity to handle this function? But I think that
> would be a very bulky PDA.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Jim.

Rio Karma?

Mike

[Michael Dombrowski]

Jim wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am looking into using an MP3 player for casual background music
> playback and sometimes backing track/Fx tracks in live audio events.
> I have read that a difficulty with the iPod is the delay of audio
> playback after one has hit the play button, e.g. there is a processing
> delay before you get to hear the audio, which is unhelpful if you are
> working to performance cue.
>
> I really like many of the features of the current Neuros range: Good
> file compatibility, FM Radio & transmit, built in recording, software
> updatable, USB2 etc. See http://www.neurosaudio.com but I have no idea
> how quick this machine is to respond to pressing the Play button.
> The other main contender seems to be one of the Creative MP3 Players
> but Creative just doesn't get my vote in terms of professional product
> quality.
>
> So if someone out there would like to comment on their experience with
> a current Neuros players, I'd appreciate your views and knowledge
> about the above issue.
>
> Also if anyone has any other viable product suggestions? I'd like to
> hear from you. The main other features I wanted were WAV File
> compatibility (For audio quality), 20-30Gb of storage and
> external/internal recording options.
>
> I have even been wondering if there is a PDA device out there with
> lage enough file capacity to handle this function? But I think that
> would be a very bulky PDA.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Jim.

Rio Karma?

Mike

[Kurt Albershardt]

Jim wrote:
>
> Also if anyone has any other viable product suggestions? I'd like to
> hear from you. The main other features I wanted were WAV File
> compatibility (For audio quality), 20-30Gb of storage and
> external/internal recording options.

Rio Karma plays back both FLAC (potentially interesting for this app) and WAV but does not record. Also requires software on the connected computer (java version will run even on Linux.)

iRiver H120/140 (aka iHP-120/140) playback and record WAV, appear to the OS as a USB drive without special software.

Creative Nomad Jukebox 3 plays back and records WAV, but requires special PC software (no Mac or *nix support.)

[Kurt Albershardt]

Jim wrote:
>
> Also if anyone has any other viable product suggestions? I'd like to
> hear from you. The main other features I wanted were WAV File
> compatibility (For audio quality), 20-30Gb of storage and
> external/internal recording options.

Rio Karma plays back both FLAC (potentially interesting for this app) and WAV but does not record. Also requires software on the connected computer (java version will run even on Linux.)

iRiver H120/140 (aka iHP-120/140) playback and record WAV, appear to the OS as a USB drive without special software.

Creative Nomad Jukebox 3 plays back and records WAV, but requires special PC software (no Mac or *nix support.)

[Lorin David Schultz]

"Instant Replay" from 360 Systems.

http://www.360systems.com/docs/prod_ir_main.html

--
"It CAN'T be too loud... some of the red lights aren't even on yet!"
- Lorin David Schultz
in the control room
making even bad news sound good

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"Jim" > wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I am looking into using an MP3 player for casual background music
> playback and sometimes backing track/Fx tracks in live audio events.
> I have read that a difficulty with the iPod is the delay of audio
> playback after one has hit the play button, e.g. there is a processing
> delay before you get to hear the audio, which is unhelpful if you are
> working to performance cue.
>
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