Calabarock (App Store link) is a free internet-enabled multi-track audio recorder for the iPhone.
When you create a track in Calabarock, it’s available almost instantly in MP3 format on calabarock.com for others to hear.
The new track is also available instantly for other musicians to play on top of, just as if you were in the studio [...]
Alesis product Specialist Rob Bachi gives a quick overview of the Alesis MultiPort iPod Mixer - a device that lets you use your iPod as a fairly sophisticated audio recorder.
Podcasting gear update:
Tascam’s Johnny DeLeon gives an overview of the TASCAM DP-004 Digital Pocketstudio at the 2009 NAMM Show.
TASCAM’s DP-004 Digital Pocketstudio is a portable digital audio recorder that can record two sources at once to the included 1GB SD Card. It retails for about $200.
Details below.
Griffin has introduced iTalk Premium (App Store link), which is basically an ad-free version of its iTalk iPhone recording app.Â
Griffin iTalk lets you record on the iPhone or 2G iPod touch. Your recordings are saved for replay on your iPhone or iPod, and you can use iTalk Sync (a free download) to drag-and-drop them as AIFF [...]
Earlier in the year, we had a preview of Belkin’s GoStudio iPod Recorder.
Belkin has now released full information on the GoStudio, and it looks like it will be a hot, reasonably priced device for recording directly to your iPod.
Here are the details:
Record directly to your iPod in 16-bit, 44kHz digital audio quality
Instantly play back your [...]
The Belkin GoStudio is a portable podcasting studio designed to let you capture high-quality audio recordings on-the-go and then publish directly to iTunes when docked.
Features:
Dock lets you record directly to your iPod
Built-in microphone
Built-in speaker for playback
Inputs: Dual XLR, 1/4 in
Battery powered
Recording meter
Gain control and a compressor/limiter
The Belkin GoStudio is expected to be available this summer.
Edirol has announced the availability of the R-44, a professional mobile recording workstation.
The Edirol R-44 is a 2 lb. portable recorder that offers up to 24-bit and 192kHz recording and uses SDHC cards to store the audio recorded.
Features:
4 channels
XLR (with phantom power) & balanced/unbalanced TRS combo inputs
digital RCA and headphones outputs
20Hz to 40kHz frequency response
built-in [...]
Roland has updated the Edirol R-09 WAVE/MP3 Recorder to be compatible with 8-GB SD High Capacity (SDHC) cards. With the update, the R-09 now also offers manual file splitting—activated by a single button push while the R-09 is in RECORD mode.
“We are always looking for ways to increase the functionality and capability of our products,” [...]
The portable audio recorder market is heating up. Sony’s latest entry into the category is the PCM-D50 Linear PCM Recorder.
The PCM-D50 is a 96 kHz/24-bit recorder fitted with two-position (X-Y or Wide) stereo microphones, 4 GB of internal flash memory and a Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo slot (for additional storage). The body of the D50 [...]
D&M Professional, manufacturer of the Marantz Professional PMD series of professional recording products, has released details on the new PMD620 Hand-Held Digital Compact Recorder.
The PMD620 offers direct to MP3 recording in three quality levels, as well as fully uncompressed, CD-quality 44.1/48 kHz .wav format in 16 or 24-bit resolution, allowing the user to configure the [...]