Rotwang Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Just acquired an LS-14 and am pretty impressed with how it sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Bumping an old thread but it is still relevant. Is there anything new on the market I may have missed? Currently looking at the tascam dr-40 or the zoom h2n, both similar prices. I can probably afford a little bit more if there is something else out there.Stereo recording is my intended use, in industrial environments (indoor and outdoor) for a project I am planning.The details for the tascam say that it can be powered externally by USB bus, so does anybody have any experiences of this? I just wonder how long 3xAA batteries will last and if one of those external battery packs for mobile phones would give me a longer life. Hoping to take some long background industrial recordings, maybe a full 12 hour working day at a time. Will record to wav and stick in the 32gb card it can carry. Just acquired an LS-14 and am pretty impressed with how it sounds. This does indeed look ideal, but new would be out of my budget range at present. I will check e-bay for 2nd hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Hoping to take some long background industrial recordings, maybe a full 12 hour working day at a time. Will record to wav and stick in the 32gb card it can carry.If you're doing super long recordings you may want to check what format SD card the recorder can read/write - If it's FAT32 (which it likely) you have a 4Gb per file maximum size limit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Hoping to take some long background industrial recordings, maybe a full 12 hour working day at a time. Will record to wav and stick in the 32gb card it can carry.If you're doing super long recordings you may want to check what format SD card the recorder can read/write - If it's FAT32 (which it likely) you have a 4Gb per file maximum size limit Your suspicions are correct. I may need to record in mp3 for longer recordings. Nicked from elsewhere:- The way to get around this (for like unattended recording - surveillance, nature, etc) is to choose the mp3 option. 2GB of 16/44/stereo/WAV is ~3hrs8min, but 2GB of 320kbps/stereo(16/44)/mp3 is 13 1/2 hours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xox Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 If you dont need xlr inputs id say buy olympus ls-p2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 If you dont need xlr inputs id say buy olympus ls-p2 This also looks good. Found an ls-p1 on argos for £99.99 (which I conveniently have £100 of vouchers for) - looks similar in spec but not as good bass response or internal memory - no issue if I am using SD cards. They also have an LS-12 for the same price. Tempted to go for one of those and it will essentially cost me nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 If doesn't look like it's been updated for a couple of years but when I chose my field recorder back in the day (h2, about 10 years back) this site helped (looks like they have recordings from the older LS-10 & LS-11): https://www.wingfieldaudio.com/portable-recorder-sound-samples.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotwang Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 One thing about the LS-14 is that it seems to run the batteries down even when not being used, so since I don't use it that often I have to take the batteries out between uses. This means having to reset the date every time if I want my files to be correctly timestamped. Dunno if this applies to all Olympus models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xox Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 One thing about the LS-14 is that it seems to run the batteries down even when not being used, so since I don't use it that often I have to take the batteries out between uses. This means having to reset the date every time if I want my files to be correctly timestamped. Dunno if this applies to all Olympus models. my olympus ls-11 does the same but afaik that's normal cause it uses power to remember set date/time, other settings and for prompt booting. two aa batteries last for about 3 weeks in off state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xox Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 p.s. the ls-11 is a really great recorder, best handheld-sine-xlr imo but it's been discontinued for some time now and you can hardly find a used one for a reasonable price these days. if it dies tomorrow id buy the ls-p2 without thinking ...which is small small Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Deion Sanders would be a great person to ask, too bad he's on here anymore. I could message him if someone wants to PM me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoid Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 interesting thread. I have an old Zoom H1 for field recordings but want to upgrade it. sound is ok but not great for really sharp percussive sounds. A couple of years ago I did some recordings in a scrap yard, loads of clanging metal things, using my friend's Rode ixy mic plugged into an iPhone. The sound was amazing, crystal clear. Looking out for a second hand Rode ixy now, or might buy one new, they are around €140. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Another noob quesion on these, still not purchased one but have had another few expenses come through.... Can the Olympus devices record from a line-in? So can I take the line-out from my mixer and record straight to .wav with them? This would make it a very handy tool with multiple uses for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising for burgers Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Can the Olympus devices record from a line-in? So can I take the line-out from my mixer and record straight to .wav with them? This would make it a very handy tool with multiple uses for me. it has an 1/8 jack input with a mic icon, dunno if in the menu you can change the source to line in though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Thanks, yep I just found an online manual and you can record from a line-in source. Therefore, very handy if I also want to record live gigs / rehearsal sessions direct from a mixer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising for burgers Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 very handy indeed it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I ordered an LS-P1 and used my Argos voucher! Therefore cost me nothing. Huzzah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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