Portable recorder feedback needed

Hi there,
A while back I bought the M-Audio MicroTrack. It the price was around $250. I was very pleased, I recorded almost everything on it. Solid device lots of options and I could operate it with closed eyes. I gave it to my father for him to use it and never got it back... lol
If you want to shop on ebay I am sure you ll find it for less than $200.
Other than that the TASCAM DR-07mkII seems like will do the job just fine and you still have change for a few adaptors and cables!

Good luck!

If you can afford about $269, a Zoom R8 would be a good option. Recorded a band rehearsal with the built-in mics and it recorded surprisingly good. It uses SD cards and runs completely silent. Here's a review from Anderton that helped convince me to get it: http://acapella.harmony-c...r-Interface-Controller

For capturing song writing and musical ideas I have found the phone to be pretty cool at doing this and you already own it. Just check out the recorder options with your phone. I have found it to sound remarkably good and you can just connect it to your computer and drag the file straight off it and into your DAW for further work etc..

But yes a proper stereo recorder is always a good thing to have. I would get that over an 8 track device as you can always just make stereo recordings of your band rehearsals. Although brutal in some ways that is the best way to see who is playing out of balance with the rest of the band! (guitars usually! LOL 

I have the Zoom H1 (I bought the accessory pack with it) and have been very happy with it.  It is great for recording rehearsals, etc.

I tried to use it to capture both of my dogs barking at the same time which I was able to do (for a sample set to record as .wav) but ended up not using the sample because I discover that every time the dog barks my birds chirp.

I so wish I had had one of these back in 90's. I interviewed my drum instructor at the time (Joe Morello) on a Radio Shack micro cassette recorder (which at the time cost as much as the H1 did last year) ... the noise was horrendous.
I'll post the recording one of these days.

Looks like you've done good research. I've nothing to add except I was surprised to see a friends studio in Dallas. He shares a place with a a post production company and set them up a simple and quick VO setup using the Zoom Hn2 - has worked out remarkably well for them in this pro post scenario.

Got the Tascam DR 40! I like it. So far everything is as it should be and nothing is too terribly disappointing. The Zoom is the better choice if your a movie maker, I did learn that from some other threads on other sites. 
But the Tascam DR 40  is the only one at $150 that comes with 4 tracks and XLR inputs. 
Now waiting for delivery of the Yamaha DTX 400K digital drums, my other birthday gift. Reviews to follow...

I'm a big fan of the Boss recorders because of the COSM-FX and amp sims, they just sound great to me. Good deal on the little one;

Boss Micro Br-80

Thanks for the updates folks. 
AT- Ya I don't expect much for $150, It's not like your going to get a Pair of $600 mikes right! I assume they'll be good enough for sketch pads and band practice. 
The main reason I wanted this model is it's the only one at this price point with XLR inputs. 


WST3 - Glad to hear it's working for you too. I knew the Phantom power would be next to useless as this is true of any device that would run on AA cells. I plan on only using the inputs for guitar, Bass and a feed from a mixing board. 

I get to try it out tonight at my birthday party as I invited a few musician friends over and well sneak into the studio to jam. The acid test will be if it works easily under the influence! 

Well the party went as party will go and we didn't get a chance to jam at all! Couldn't motivate anyone. So still haven't given it a try.
Tomorrow I'll play with it. 
Good news about the phantom power, I think I will use a wall wart when recording concerts, I'll try it first to make sure it dos not add AC hum. I see you can also power it via USB port. 

The condenser mikes I have for live concerts are these tiny Shure choir overheads and I don't think they need much power. Finding a place for it will be tricky. Looking into the remote control.  

For band rehearsal I was going to stereo mike the drums with the built ins,  and then a board mix to 1/2. 

To bad it can't be used as a true 4 track, as in overdubbing on all 4 tracks separately, so far one disappointment. 

 I read the manual ( pat on back)

Excited about the foot controller which would allow hands free operation. Two uses....band rehearsal and live gig playback of backing tracks! try that with your stinking iPhone ha!