I just picked up my R-1 from Hyakuman-Volt, three weeks early so I'm psyched! But there were two things that didn't impress me right from the get-go.
(1) The control knob popped off almost the second I handled the R-1. It seems to be designed to do that. There didn't seem to be any glue bonds that were broken nor was there any kind of clasp or rivet holding it in place. I just hope I don't loose it.
(2) The carrying back is lame. It is a zippered foam sack that doesn't do more than protect it. I'm disappointed by the bare minimum choice there, especially for the price of the unit.
But it's what's inside that really counts and so far, I'm impressed. My funky ECM-TL1 earphone mic didn't work at first, but I changed the mic setting to "CND" which I assume means condenser and it records very well. I only wish the R-1 displays bars for monitoring the levels without having to use headphones. Since this thing is designed to be so adjustable, I'm surprised that it lacks this feature. At least from what I can tell from playing with it for about an hour or so. My manual is in Japanese too, so perhaps there are things that I'm missing. Now I just need to field test the device to see how well it really works. Overall I'm satisfied.
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
A brand new Edirol R-1
3 comments:
The Edirol R-1 rocks! I found that it does have a level indicator. It's a bit rudimentary, but it works. All you have to do is hit the display button when it is either on REC-Standby or when it's recording. That way you can dial in the gain perfectly for the session! I'm already loving this recorder. It transfers files via USB without a hitch. Yahoo!
I've been recording all over the place and my initial listens have been very satisfactory. I'm changing my recording format to 128kbps MP3 from 64kbps MP3. There will probably be a significant difference in quality. I'm just sorry the podcast is locked in at 32kpbs. I'm still not jazzed with the freakin' Value-dial which keeps popping off. I nearly lost it taking it out of it's case and then it came off when I was showing a friend the R-1. What gives? Come on Edirol!
I heard back from the guys at Edirol and they were aware of the "knob problem" and were nice enough to offer a replacement if I ever needed one. So, what else can I ask for. Regardless, I hope I never lose the knob.
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