Hi

I'm a church organist and I'm looking for a recorder to produce cds with organ music in a
good quality.
I want to give the cds as presents for family and friends.
Because I#m a totally beginner in recording it is very difficult to choose the right recorder.
Tascam Dr-100
Olympus LS-10
Zoom h4n
Sony PCM D50
Can anybody help me.

Many thanks Michael

Hello,

I am very fond of my LS-10 and I believe it will be OK for your need.
Basically the recorders are all the same but you have some diff in how to handle recording and how many types of file to record in. It is a bit like digital cameras you will have to pay extra for every direct button. It is cheaper to have everything in one menu but not very convenient. Rec level for example is direct on LS-10.
The quality of the microphones is also a cost factor.
Most of them are OK down to 100 Hz but not much lower.
External mics can be much bigger and the best may go down to 20Hz.
But of course external mics will add much cost and in the end (with the audio-CD)
it depends on how good the loudspeakers are.

Best regards
Per

This post has been edited by Oldboy1948: May 14 2009, 09:27 AM

well yeah Olympus has a long history of making high quality digital voice recorders. But historically these devices have just been fancy dictation devices, letting you record large amounts of low quality audio. But Olympus LS-10 is aimed squarely at podcasters, reporters, and other people in the market for high quality audio recorders like the Marantz PMD620, Sony PCM-D50, or Zoom H2.

Unlike its predecessors, the LS-10 can record 24-bit/96kHz WAV audio. Here are a few other goodies:
* 2GB internal memory
* SD/SDHC card slot for memory expansion
* Record in WAV, MP3, or WMA formats
* Built-in stereo mics
* 3.5 mm mic and line inputs for recording from an external source
* 3.5 mm headphone output and built-in speakers for playing back audio
* Runs on 2 AA batteries
* Dimensions: 131.5 mm x 48 mm x 22.4 mm
* Weight: 165 grams (including batteries)
* Includes Cubase LE4 software

so i think u should go with it!