Since digital portable recorders have been introduced, there’s been an explosion in the number of product offerings. The most basic devices offer multiple file formats and quality settings. The most ...

We know, everyone in the film and video world loves to talk about cameras, gimbals, lights, and effects, but rarely is the ...

Some audiophiles will tell you that the only way to enjoy music listening with master tape audio quality is to do so using a reel-to-reel tape machine. Audio engineer Kostas Metaxas agrees and has ...

Most portable recorders come with an array of physical buttons, switches and toggles. It’s part of what makes them practical and charming to use. But with its new Portacapture X8, Tascam wants to make ...

For remotes, life is good when your gear is light, and the less of it you have, the better. Now, eliminate as many of the moving parts from each piece as you can, and soon you’ll spend more time ...

Handheld portable recorders with XY microphone configurations are great for tight stereo imaging but if you want to capture a wider ambient sound then an AB configuration would probably be better.

Zoom is known for its high-performance, yet highly affordable audio recorders, and the new H6 is the best Zoom yet. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio ...

Looking for a portable recorder for taking voice notes. All the ones I've tried from Amazon (like 7 different models) take 4-7 seconds to actually start recording anything once you hit the red button ...

Connect a microphone to your computer; type "Sound Recorder" in your Start menu, you're ready to record using your Windows Sound recorder. Computer-based recorders are useful, but they have ...

Mark Foster has spent countless hours working on music in the studio, but lately, the Foster the People frontman says he’s been trying to take his songwriting to go. “The past couple of years, it’s ...

The Q3 is the latest recorder from Zoom, makers of fine audio recorders. It takes 640×480 resolution video with excellent audio and can record up to 16 hours on an SDHC cards. It takes two AA ...