AudioMedia - December 2008 - (Page 18) ALISTAIR McGHEE finds that Tascam’s dual-format recorder just begs and pleads to be played with, an appeal he’s happy to acquiesce to. f, dear reader, you are eager to get to grips with Compact Flash, let me assure you that you have come to the right place, but for the moment, excerise a modicum of patience as we first consider the rotating silver medium that we have come to know and love so well. Like the baddie in a cheap horror flick, CD is hard to kill, surviving DAT, DCC, minidisk, DVD, hard disk, and even Compact Flash. Just when you think it’s safe to record on another medium it turns out that CD was a good choice after all. The Tascam SS-CDR is the third CD machine I’ve reviewed in the last year or so, and is just as I have a go at being a DJ or a news reporter, and when they’ve done their best Chris Moyles impersonation it’s nice to give them a CD to walk away with, immortalising their time on the mic to play in the car on the way home. We often conduct these workshops outside our lovely bus-cum-studio under a gazebo, so the kit has to be carted around. ‘Thin and light’ are therefore essential characteristics, as is ‘easy to use’. So when I flicked through the Tascam catalogue I got quite excited by a machine that did all that, and had a Compact Flash recorder thrown in. THE REVIEWER ALISTAIR McGHEE began audio life in Hi-Fi before joining the BBC as an audio engineer. After ten years in radio and TV, he moved to production. When BBC Choice started, he pioneered personal digital production in television. Alistair is now Assistant Editor, BBC Radio Wales, but is allowed out occasionally. TASCAM SS R1 & SS CDR1 Compact Flash/CD Recorders compelling a proposition as the Fostex CDR and the Denon CD N. I wanted a CD recorder with the ability to do simple edits before committing to burning the disk, and the machine had to fit in a U rack space. My purpose was simple. Aside from broadcasting, we often do public workshops where people can roll up and Of course I’ve really got you this far under false pretences. The SS-CDR is first and foremost, a Compact Flash recorder with built-in CD recording as a bonus, it’s just that I came in through the wrong door. But why would you want a Compact Flash recorder? Isn’t this the age of the DAW when the laptop is king? Well, yes, of Our Smallest Sound Pro MKE 1 Whether for musicals and live shows, or for broadcasting applications, the MKE 1 – Sennheiser’s smallest clip-on microphone – performs at its best in all situations where a microphone needs to be virtually invisible and still offer outstanding sound quality. Its special gauze and multi-purpose cap offer additional protection from moisture so that it only picks up what it is meant to pick up – perfect sound. www.sennheiser.com SE_KG_AZ_MKE1_186x129mm_RZ.indd 1 04.12.2008 15:11:26 Uhr 18 AUDIO MEDIA DECEMBER 2008 http://www.sennheiser.com http://www.sennheiser.com
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