#MARANTZ PMD PROFESSIONAL#
If your spending a bit more on a mic you have more options I think but the NT3 is supposed to be a good buy too. The Marantz Professional PMD-706 is a six-channel recorder designed for professionals working with DSLR cameras Recording audio at sample rates and. For the price I think it's they're really excellent and not sure of any other cheap shotguns that really come close. If I'm honest I do wish I had looked a bit longer at the FR2LE and other bigger devices as though it is handy being so small, having a larger recorder on a strap tends to work well.
Haven't had any experience using the Roland, but it does look decent too. I wanted to take this up with the place that I bought it but being a final year uni student I just haven't had any spare time and I can't really afford to give it to them to look at for a week as I use it pretty often. Only worrying thing is that twice before it just hasn't turned on but then I try it again in a few hours and it works. I find it pretty simple and easy to use too. Jeff Towne over at Transom has completed an extensive review of the. I bought a refurbished one from digital village (uk) so saved my self a good hundred pounds and i'm really very happy with it, having really nice mic preamps and onboard mic's which are ok- I haven't tested them loads but for a good general ambience or really quick recording their great. By Jessica Stuart Published: December 14, 2007. I was asking my self the same question a couple of months back and ended up buying the Marrantz. Vintage Marantz PMD-200 Cassette Recorder - For Parts or Repair DETAILS: Brand: Marantz Model: PMD-200Interfaces: Phone, Mic, Remote, AUX, Line Out, EXT SP. Also the S/PDIF in and 1/8" line in are nice additions, as well as the RCA out. I just love the readability of the screen and the large transport buttons, they make it very easy to operate even if it's stuck in a bag. I've yet to try some high quality, sensitive mics with it for nature recording, but I think it will do very well. I've recorded some natural ambiance on it using an NT-4 and it did well, though the mic wasn't the best for the job. is fine, but clean natural ambiance you can forget about. The on board mics aren't fantastic, but are certainly usable in a relatively loud environment. The PMD-670 Solid State Recorder features non-stop record with 7 hours of battery life. I got lucky and found someone selling an Oade Supermodded version second hand and in perfect condition, so the external mic/line pre-amps are super clean.
I ended up going with the PMD-661 due to it's portability, good build quality, the brilliant quality screen, and the well regarded sound quality. It was a toss up between the PMD-661, the FR LE2 and the Sony PCM D50.