Handheld portable recorders with XY microphone configurations are great for tight stereo imaging but if you want to capture a wider ambient sound then an AB configuration would probably be better.

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Since Sony introduced DAT (digital-audio tape) in 1987, it has been the preferred format option of many journalists, musicians, and live-concert and lecture-audience members, who want to capture a ...

Sony is updating its line of professional-quality portable audio recorders with two new models, the $230 PCM-A10, which is basically a souped-up voice recorder that you could use for recording music ...

[Alex] just bought a really nice TEAC VR-20 audio recorder, a very capable recorder perfect for recording your thoughts or just making concert bootlegs. This model was recently replaced by the Tascam ...

The Zoom H1 XLR portable recorder is definitely excellent for film and video production, but it’s also quite ideal for live events such as filming a play, sports, etc. It’s also going to be great for ...

If you are the type that likes to record live audio, Samson has a new and high-end audio recorder that is now available. The recorder is called the H1 Handheld recorder and offers professional-level ...

Module Records cobbled together a short but useful roundup of MP3 recording devices. Most digital audio players record in huge .wav files that take forever to convert into MP3. Although these devices ...

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The Zoom H2 is great, inexpensive portable audio recorder. The downside is that its input options are rather limited. If you're willing to take the device apart, however, you can change that. YouTuber ...

It's been a good while since Olympus added to its LS-series of portable audio recorders, but it looks like it was worth the wait. In a company first, the forthcoming release of the LS-20M will see the ...

JVC Japan announced [JP] the RD-R2 today, a portable audio recorder designed for “street dancers” and musicians. The device lets you store music on microSD/SDHC cards (4GB to 32GB), records music ...