Field Recorders

[edwin]

I use a mic splitter, 24 channels of good pres and an Alesis HD24! But for quick set up and no hassle, I use a Micro Track. The two things that were in its favor for me were the balanced mic preamps (although the phantom power is only 30 volts. My Rode NT5s work, but my 414s don't) and the s/pdif in. With the latter I can use a Grace Lunatec V3 as a preamp with very high quality results. I can also record the output of my Behringer DDX3216 digital board. It also works great with Core Sound mics. It does feel a little cheap and the meters are pretty mickey mouse. the high quality mp3 setting does sound pretty good.
 
Edwin

[David Houck]

Thanks Edwin!  There's something to be said for quick setup and no hassle.

[zuperdog]

Dave- I use the external drive as an extension of my laptop. I find that a firewire drive slows the processor down a bit less, and it's more convenient to keep everything seperate, as you end up with some big files after a while.
 
Honestly, for what you're talking about doing, I don't think the Omega is the best choice. It's not huge, but still a lot more work to setup and deal with than an all in one, especially if you're doing it yourself while playing.
 
That being said, if you don't mind the setup, it does work and sound great.