Suggest Me Digital Recorder For Katha And Keertan

[sahib singh]

Please I need Help choosing a Digital Recorder For Katha and Keertan with Best Clarity and Also Transfer to my Computer.

I WANT LATEST AND BEST ONE I CAN FIND. PLEASE SUGGEST ME INTERNATIONAL BRANDS ALSO.

[sahib singh]

anyone...

[aeroo]

edirol

[jassa]

Nokia N95 has a very clear and good quality recording if ur sitting in sangat ... i dont know its digital or what ... but its saved as .wav file which can be converted to mp3 ...

[JiwanSingh7072]

the best one i have used, is Zoom H4. Its affordable. ($200 or less)

its records wav and mp3 (up to 320 bit)

and

it transfers using USB or the SD Card.

and it does support SDHC so as much room as you want. (FYI -- it comes with 1 GB card = about 30hrs)

Its very good. I would reccommend. and its easy to use....

[Artmental]

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ke fateh

I have been told Olympus is the best make on the market for a very clear STEREO recording, also stores upto 2gb

Find the one that records in Mp3, they have it in argos for around £120

A friend told me that there is a cheaper one also in Argos but only records in WMA

Hope that helps

[S!NGH]

Gurfateh Ji,

currently using a Sony PCM-D50,

http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowProduct...;site=biz_en_GB

Professional grade recorder, has the same XY mic set up as the Zoom H4, but is a lot better quality, but unfortunatly it is also a lot more expensive.

Records in Linear PCM, uncompressed Audio, so very clear, but does mean you have to convert to MP3 on your computer if you want to upload on the internet

some examples of when it has been used,

Bhai Harjinder Singh Sri Nagar

http://www.sikhroots.com/zina/Keertani%20-...DINBURGH%202008

Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa Hazuri Ragi Sri Darbar Sahib

http://www.sikhroots.com/zina/Keertani%20-...0Singh%20Khalsa

Sant Anoop Singh Una Sahib Wale

http://www.scottishsikhs.org/audio/index.p...h+Ji+-+27-05-09

[lodi_my_dodi]

I have an Olympus VN-3100- its quite good have used it many times for katha and kirtan.

[Khaalis]

S!ingh Ji, thats an excellent quality recording. Could I ask if you record by putting the recorder in front of the Kirtani (using the recorders mics) or plugging it into the sound system?

Also, I am not keen on Alkaline batteries, does it have a power lead also?

Cheers.

[S!NGH]

Khaalis ji,

The recordings above were made via line-in from the Sound System Amp.

The below are samples of recordings done using the built in Mics,

Harvinder Singh & Satvinder Singh Delhi Wale

http://www.sikhroots.com/zina/Keertani%20-...%20at%20Glasgow

Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa, Hazuri Ragi Sri Darbar Sahib

http://www.sikhroots.com/zina/Keertani%20-...%20-%2012-07-08

The recorder has a power adaptor but I have never used it as the battery life is very good.