Portable 4 Track Recording

[Steven Talley]

Zoom H4n

[Ty Ford]

Hello Gary,

I use a Sound Devices 744T. https://www.sounddevices.com/products/744t.htm

Most recently I used it to shoot this little piece because I was running camera and had four mics; two guitar amps and two mics.

https://www.vimeo.com/5023939

I used a Sound Devices 442 mixer. Came out of its direct outs and into the 744T. It records poly wave files so I dragged one icon off of its HD into FCP and FCP created four tracks automatically.

Regards,

Ty Ford

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[Gary Robinson]

Thanks guys. The Zoom gets two of it’s tracks from a built in mic doesn’t it? I’m looking for 4 distinct line-in’s ideally. The Sound Devices unit looks great but runs a few thousand. The Edirol R-44 runs around $900. Is there anything else that you know of in this range or below? I’m considering the Mbox 2 Pro with a laptop also.

Thanks,
Gary R.
http://www.sharpcut.com

[Jordan Wolf]

How about a MOTU 8Pre?

Wolf
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[Steven Talley]

https://www.zzounds.com/item–ZOMR16

Digital recorder with 16-track playback and 8-track simultaneous recording utilizing Secure Digital (SD) memory

24-bit/44.1kHz linear PCM recording in WAV format

Built-in stereo condenser microphones

Includes 1GB SD card and supports cards up to 32GB SDHC

Allows simultaneous recording on up to 8 tracks

Battery operation for remote recording

USB power for studio operation

8 mic inputs / 2 outputs (8 x 2)

8 combination XLR-1/4-inch inputs

High-definition 24-bit/96kHz recording capability using digital audio software

Built-in effects can be used as outboard effects as well

Hi-Z input for direct connection of guitar or bass

Includes preamp with phantom power on two channels

Mackie control emulation via USB for popular DAW software including Cubase, Logic, Digital Performer and more

Over 100 built-in studio effects coming from advanced DSP

Amazing guitar amp and effects models

Professional quality mastering effects including multi-band compressor, normalizer and more

Operates as USB storage device for quick data transfer

Connect two R16s via USB for synchronized operation and 16 tracks of simultaneous recording

[Gary Robinson]

Thanks guys! That Zoom R 16 (when it becomes available) is exactly what I’m looking for at the right price, assuming it works well.

Thanks,
Gary R.
http://www.sharpcut.com