The Zoom F8 and F4 certainly look very attractive; but the knobs are
very small and I do wonder about their ruggedness. The Tascams
mentioned here are good.
I have been using a Roland R-44 for 4-track mobile recording of my
B-format mic. One can set the gains equal without miuch difficulty,
but they all need to be adjusted separately, so only during a null in
the programme. They manage 192k/24-bits with no trouble, battery
life is reasonable and SD cards hold plenty and are reliable. I now
have a Roland R-88, which is even better in all respects. On this
one can gang the level controls of 2 to 8 channels and control them
with one switch. It can be used as an 8 input "USB sound card" with
a laptop. The Roland displays are monochrome, but do everything
required. The user manuals can be downloaded.
For other work, when I add accent mikes, I have used an Adat HD24 as
backup to my laptop -- with excellent and reliable results. Recently
I have substituted for this a USB stick, which plugs into the RME UFX
and will record up to 60 channels simultaneously. (The UFX is as good
as any ADA box in my opinion, and much cheaper than some.)
If anyone in Europe is interested in buying my Roland R-44 or Adat
HD24, please contact me off list.
David
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