Im thinking of setting one the middle of a room to record my band to review songs we've written/song's we're working on. Will the quality be decent?
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Works well. I have recorded a gig, chopped up the recording on the computer and made a playable C D
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I have not used this device in a classroom, however, I used in the church and worked fine as well as in a small group meeting less than 10 people. Either occasions, I had not had any issues with recording and playing as long as there is no noise. It will pick up and sound as it should. Hope this helps to make you decision. Thanks.
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It is pretty good for the price. We use it to record performances. And it works good.
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It sounds great for a podcast. From a mini pod on the table or a boom mic the quality is great.
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If....you are recoding it from external mic(s) through a mixer in to the Roland. From there you can do editing on your GarageBand or Audition software and work out the noises. Otherwise, simply holding it up and trying to capture the concert, you're bound to pick up Shawna trying to sing along and Nathan speaking to his buddy Spike and the hoots and hallars all around you with a smidgeon of the stars you paid top dollar to hear. Short answer: better than a conventional recorder but it won't record the pure quality you'd like to get from the performers due to the surrounding noise pickup.
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Yes, it works OK for recording but you have to make sure you do it in a place without any noise since the mic picks up any sound around it... Where I have my system there is an old computer about 15 ft. away from mine and I can hear it in the recordings I have done. I guess the best would be to have it in a sound proof room.
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I use it to record music classes. It is outstanding. Parameters need to be turned on so sound isn't too faint nor too saturated. Outside lectures can be difficult for any device but this will do it about as well as anything. Upon getting this I would suggest recording a TV show in your home, radio blasting from your stereo and talking. Learn how to optimize the recorder for various environments and it will pay off on your trip with flawless recordings. If that sounds too complex then get TASCAM DR-40 which can be set to record everything twice. One is called a "safety track" at a lower level so you're sure to have something. Buy a bunch of SD cards and an external hard drive to back up your work.
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I haven't tried recording music, so I don't know. May try later, when it's not late. I only got it to create audio books of rare books and periodicals I have access to at a college library.FOLLOW UP: I put the unit up to my home stereo speakers. They were not at a deafening volume, but loud enough you wouldn't want to be sleeping in a room nearby. No distortions. I held the recorder right up against the speakers. It captured pretty good tone differences too, depending on which tweeters/cones I held it to.
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I don't think you are going to get good recordings of loud concerts with any recorder using this Mic. You would need a more professional device.
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With the quality of this recorder imma say yes... Specially in a acoustic room
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Recording quality for me has been excellent. I use an external mic for voice work for audio-books. Haven't used the internal, built-in mics much, so I can't speak to their recording quality.
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Yes, though I doubt it will be high-quality. It works great on my class lectures. Check for copyrights first, and watch out for the battery life of the recorder, then go wild.
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It depends on how you would podcast it because this mic is especially designed for GarageBand. If that's not a problem than have at it! It would be even better in your small office since it would pick up the sound that much better. I hope this helps!
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The quality isn't what I would call "Digital Reference". I've used it quite a bit for recording speech for video, and it's suited quite well for that. I haven't had the opportunity to determine it's low end response, so recording bass...thunder, waves crashing or live music might be asking more if this microphone than it was designed for...
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I think this would be a great mic for live performance, as far as on-camera mics go. Better than a shotgun because with this mic you'll get sound from the whole room, not just whatever you're pointed at. However for a live performance I'd definitely try to record from the audio soundboard - then you can sync up your camera with the audio recording and have the best of both.
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Should be ok. I have recorded vinyl to PC. Most important is the audio software capabilities
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Not sure, it is of lesser quality than I expected. Sound system wouldn't be very good for recording if it did have the option. It is more for juvenile use where they don't care how it sounds.