Minidisc players/ recorders

[staceyv]

I'm a big dummy when it comes to electronics, so I need some help here.

I have a 5 year old minidisc player/ digital recorder that I love, but I want one that makes it possible to record for a much longer time at a lesser sound quality on one disc. I know these exist, because I used to have one, but I dropped it.

It's basically for bringing to open mic and band practice, etc to record music. I think mine does a great job, but the disc runs out of space in only about an hour and I want it to last 3 hours, at least.

I'm looking for something in the $200-$300 price range, cheaper is okay if it's good.
Also, what do you other musicians use to record gigs/ band practice that really, really easy to use and not too expensive?

[mbpark]

I got my wife this one:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...ughType=search

She's a soprano. We got the battery-powered Sony mike for it as well. The display is sharp, and it can get up to 20 hours on one MD.

It cost $300, and was well worth the price!

The quality is also nothing short of awesome, and we can edit the songs by transferring them over via USB and converting to .WAV format.

Thanks,

Mitch

[Bitman]

Howzabout one of these?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...ughType=search

30 hours at true CD quality (uncompressed), or weeks if you turn on MP3. You can keep a copy of every practice ever, without having to fumble disks. You can easily back up to audio CD, and hand out copies.

[mbpark]

Bitman,

One of my wife's friends has one. She bought it to record her performances. The highs get cut out and it sounds muddied. I almost bought her one, and she told me what crap it is because it distorts the high notes.

It's good for spoken dialogue, not for music.

The Sony, on the other hand, is extremely high quality and built well. Unlike their PCs, they really know audio equipment.

Mitch