On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:03:42 -0700, Sonnova wrote:
> I have decided that as small and handy as the Mini-Disc recorder is for
PCM
> recording, that the transfer/translation process is too lengthy. Any
> situation where it takes more time to upload a recording to the computer
than
> it takes to MAKE the recording in the first place, is simply not worth
the
> effort. Even allowing for the slowness of the Windows emulation, > 42:1
(more
> than 21 hours to process a half hour of recording) would probably still
be
> more than 10:1 on a proper Windows machine. This is unacceptable to me.
>
> Therefore I have decided to pursue another avenue. I'm looking into one
of
> those hand-held solid state recorders from the likes of Edirol et al.
They
> use digital SD cards (such as those used in digital cameras) as the
record
> media, and store the recordings as Wave files. In the meanwhile, I'm
going to
> press my Mac iBook into yeoman's service as a digital recorder until
such
> time as I decide which solid-state unit to purchase.
You could also speed up the process immensely by using even a
relatively slow, underpowered, used PC. If you use a KVM switch,
you wouldn't have to buy another monitor, and the PC should cost far
less than the Edirol.
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