Portable Recorder Blog

Edirol R-09HR Review

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:00:54 GMT

An Edirol R-09HR review by Wingfield Audio. The Edirol R09HR is a good, easy-to-use, general purpose recorder that comes with a wireless remote. It is nice upgrade from the R-09 and a welcome addition to our portable recorder offerings.

Portable Recorder Battery Life Test Results!

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:01:04 GMT

Our portable recorder battery life test results now include the Edirol R-09HR. Check them out now!

Portable Recorder Noise: The Sounds of Silence

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:07:50 GMT

Our noise floor comparisons now include samples of the Edirol R-09HR. Take a Listen!

Shop Mic Preamps at WingfieldAudio.com

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:18:25 GMT

Shop Mic Preamps at WingfieldAudio.com. Wingfield Audio is pleased to be the US Distributor for FEL Communications, a UK manufacturer of ingenious microphone preamplifiers for broadcast, professional and amateur sound recording. Free Ground shipping for all orders delivered within the continental US.

Yamaha Pocketrak 2G Review

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:28:39 GMT

Yamaha Pocketrak 2G review by Wingfield Audio. The Yamaha Pocketrak 2G is really small & clever. Other units may sound better and feel sturdier, but none else will truly fit in your shirt pocket...

Edirol R-09HR Preview

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:57:00 GMT

An Edirol R-09HR preview by Wingfield Audio. We take a quick look at the Edirol R-09HR, expected to arrive in the US this summer.

Zoom H2 Sound Samples

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:47:01 GMT

We've added a page of Zoom H2 sound samples. Some of them were contributed by happy customers. Take a listen!

Update Your Recorder!

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:07:20 GMT

Update your recorder on a regular basis for best performance.

Portable Recorder Sound Samples

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:26:48 GMT

Listen to the latest portable recorder sound samples from WingfieldAudio.com

Tascam DR-1 Review

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:18:46 GMT

Tascam DR-1 review by Wingfield Audio. We like the Tascam DR-1. It's affordable, straightforward and sounds good too.

Olympus LS-10 Review

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:04:31 GMT

Olympus LS-10 review by Wingfield Audio. We like the Olympus LS-10. It's well-built, sleek, stylish, compact and easy-to-use. It has very good sound and an impressively low noise floor too.

Marantz PMD620 Sound Samples

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:31:17 GMT

More sound samples of the Marantz PMD620 prepared for you by the folks at WingfieldAudio.com

2008 NAMM Show Highlights

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:13:34 GMT

Portable recording was a hot topic at the 2008 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California last month. Here are some new products that caught our attention.

M-Audio MicroTrack II Review

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:03:21 GMT

We're pleased to post our M-Audio MicroTrack II review. It has its flaws, but it's a little easier to use than its predecessor and still sounds great.

New MicroTrack II sound samples and more

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:55:52 GMT

Can you hear any difference between the MicroTrack I and the MicroTrack II? Listen to our new sound samples and find out! We've also left a few seconds of "silence" in each of our new speech samples and have replaced the solo clarinet sample with a new clarinet & flute duet. Check them out!

Marantz PMD620 Review

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:32:41 GMT

A Marantz PMD620 review by Wingfield Audio. We like the Marantz PMD620. It's well-built, and with its big buttons and clear screen, it's cute and easy-to-use. It sounds good too.

Good News...the Korg MR-1 can sound good!

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:39:32 GMT

How? By using the Audio Technica AT822 stereo microphone instead of the CM-2M mic supplied by Korg. Yes, we understand this means spending more of your hard-earned cash. But if you want to find a way to make the Korg MR-1 sound as good as it looks, there's your answer. We're sure other microphones will work too, but we like the AT822 because it's been around a long time, it sounds good and it comes with a stereo y-cable that has a 3-pin XLR connector on the mic end and 2 mono mini connectors on the output end -- perfect for the Left and Right channel inputs on the MR-1. Check out our new MR-1/AT822 cello sample and compare it to the original MR-1 sample. We added a new voice sample too. That noise during the first 5 seconds of the cello sample is a truck driving by. That faint tamborine-like noise in the cello sample is the rattling of the fine tuners on Stephanie's cello. Sorry about that. We were in a hurry to share the good news. We plan to re-do all the sound samples after the MicroTrack II and the PCM-D50 arrive.

Zoom H4 System Update 2.00 released!

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:28:02 GMT

This is the system update most Zoom H4 owners have been waiting for.
It provides the following features:

Support for SDHC cards over 4GB
A larger display font for easier reading
Battery capacity and recordable time indicators on the display screen
A File Dividing function to create separate files for each song from a long live recording
A Low-Cut filter to reduce wind noise and breath popping
An MP3 post-encoding function which converts recorded WAV files into MP3s
A Mono Mix function for the purpose of Electronic News Gathering
An Auto Recording function which enables you to start recording automatically when the input signal exceeds a certain level
A Normalize function which lets you increase the audio level of a recorded file

More details are provided in the "H4 Ver 2.0 supplemental manual". Download the update and supplemental manual at Zoom's website. NOTE: Be sure to check Zoom's latest list of "Operation Confirmed" secure digital media cards for the Zoom H4.

Spoken Voice Sound Samples

Tue, 15 May 2007 23:07:39 GMT

We've added a page of spoken voice sound samples to our collection of instrumental sound samples. For the benefit of our podcaster customers, we've even thrown in samples from 2 popular USB microphones to make the comparisons complete. Check them out!