Update on R9 digital recorder

[Yvan Rose]

Dear Info-CHILDES members,

I fully agree with Chris's conclusion about the EDIROL R9.

Looking for alternatives, I found that the M-Audio MicroTrack 24/96  
offers similar features at a similar price, but in what seems to be a  
much sturdier construction. I have not fully tested it yet but based  
on preliminary trials, the device seems promising.

Yvan Rose
Department of Linguistics
Memorial University of Newfoundland


On 2-Nov-06, at 9:08 AM, Chris Letts wrote:

> I previously reported that we were pleased with the performance of the
> EDIROL R9 digital recorder, but had some misgivings about its
> construction.
>
> Regrettably these have proven to be well founded - we have been  
> using 2
> of these machines for about 3 months now, and both have suffered  
> damage
> even through relatively light use and careful handling - it looks like
> they are just too flimsy for anything but very controlled use.
>
> Chris Letts,
> Technical Site Manager,
> KGVI Building,
> School of Education, Communication & Language Sciences
>
>