Arny Krueger wrote:
"Rob Reedijk" wrote in message


I have harddrive recorders, and a pretty good standalone cd recorder.
I take my DAT or DA88 (when I need multitrack) out for location
recordings.

I feel confident that my digital tape recorders can take a lot more
when it comes to carrying them around on their sides, putting them in
taxi cabs. If there is a problem during recording, I won't lose the
whole thing. The only thing that can ruin my recording is if the
machine eats the tape and I can't get the tape out. (This can happen!
It scares me a lot.)

I don't know about your cd recorders, but if I have to switch cdrs on
the fly, mine takes a long time to check/test the cdr before I can
begin. I recorded a recital last Friday. I had to switch DATs.
I had enough time between pieces. I would have lost the first 30
secs of the encore if I had to switch cdrs. And if I had a 120min
DAT in there, instead of a 90min, I wouldn't have had to do anything.
Oh, the cdr only gives me 80 min.

A 20 GB portable hard drive recorder is equivalent to about 30 audio CDs
laid end-to-end.

No good. I have to be able to fit it in the taxi.

Rob R.