The new CD-01U is a professional CD player, designed to fit into one rackspace; the CD-01U will save room in broadcast equipment racks and custom installations. The unit an RS-232... more
version. The 19" casing of the CD-01U comprises a clearly legible display and durable CD drive buttons, a slot-loading drive which reads standard audio CDs (CD-R and ...
The new CD-01U is a professional CD player, designed to fit into one rackspace; the CD-01U will save room in broadcast equipment racks and custom installations. The unit an RS-232 control port available for programming with AMX and Crestron systems. Features include MP3 playback, 20-second shock protection and pitch controls for flexible performance. Also, the unit uses reliable slot-loading CD transports for years of trouble-free use, making the CD-01U ideal for compact CD playback.
Advantages: Good features, sound quality, can be bought cheaply on ebay. Disadvantages: No phantom power some leaking issues.
...The most expensive of Tascams portastudio range. The 424 MKIII is a very good purchase for the musician on a budget who needs more than just plug and play features.
The unit contains, 4 unpowered balanced XLR inputs. 4 jack inputs. (you can't use bolth the xlr and jacks at once) and 2 further jack inputs.
So if you were to use XLR - Jack converters. You could run 6 microphones through the unit at once.
The unit does have a tricky operation however.
First you must select the input,
line/mic - for microphones and jack inputs
off - for no input
tape - for monitoring whilst recording on another channel to monitor without leakage.
Then there is a 4 band e.q., high, high-mid, mid and low. Very few portastudios have a 4 band e.q.
Next are the effect sends, if you have a compressor of effects unit connected, these dictate how...
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Advantages: Compact, Powerful, Large Storage, Good connectivity, Quick Play Media Centre Disadvantages: Shared Graphics Card, No Laptop Case, No bluetooth installed
...I bought the HP DV1355ea for use on the road so I was looking for a smallish machine, with loads of RAM and storage. I found all this with the 14" screen, 100GB Hard drive and 1024MB RAM. I run intensive music and video apps and apart from the sluggish graphics this laptop handles it all. I run a USB powered Sound Card (Tascam US 122) and have not had any problems with that so far. The design is great with a black body vs blue light scheme which is better than most PC laptops. HP Quick Play is great for playing DVD/CD's without having to bootup Windows - I can have a CD playing within 1 min. The Altec Lansing speakers are much better than most laptops I looked at, but I wish someday a manufacurer would utilise the body of the laptop to produce some more bass resolution. I have recently bought a MP3/Pen Drive for transferring small files...
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Advantages: very neat, easy to connect to a PC, runs for ages on a single AAA battery Disadvantages: feels and looks cheap/nasty, fiddly controls, sound quality not the best
...does more or less what it says - albeit in a rather hissy way - I suppose I should be content.
Otherwise I might have purchased a Sony ICD-UX80.
http://www.sony.co.uk/product/dic-digital-recorder/icd-ux80
Or gone right OTT with an Olympus LS-10.
http://www.olympus.co.uk/consumer/2581digitalrecorderls-10185 55.htm
Or one of the other premium, but compact, products from Sony, Tascam, Yamaha or Marantz etc.
However, if you're after excellent sound quality for not a lot more dosh than WS-331M, and are prepared to put up with a much bulkier unit, have a look at the ZOOM H2.
http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h2/
I use one of these for recording music and the reproduction is top-notch.
I hope all this has been helpful....
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