I just ordered myself the LS P2 today. I was tempted to get the LS 100 but
couldn't find anyone to satisfy my curiosity about its accessibility and
performance versus the LS P2. So I opted for the one that cost less. I do hope
to use it for both live voice and music recording though.
Merv
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[email protected]
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2017 1:25 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus
DS-40Recorder
Tom,
I reaalise that it is difficult to keep pace with the developments in
technology but what we thought was fantastic technology 10 years ago is now
very ordinary.
For Olympus digital audio recorders, take a look at the following web page:
https://www.olympus.com.au/Products/Digital-Audio-Recorders/Business.a
spx
Under the heading "digital audio recorders" you will see the various categories of
digital recorders. For example, under the heading of "business" you will see the DM-720
which is the current equivalent of your old recorder.
What is not obvious is that all of these recorders have the same core
technology and just have different user interfaces to make them more usable for
different classes of people.
That is to say, user interfaces for the sound and field recorders (the LS
series) is designed for people making high fidelity recordings. The interfaces
for notetaker devices or business devices are designed for dictation or
recording meetings.
Therefore, a DM-720 business recorder will be good for dictation and meetings
but, even though it has the digital technology to do so, it will not make it
convenient to record live music.
By the way, if you take the time to look, the LS-100, LS-14, LS-12 and LS-P2
are all shown as current models.
Bob Nelson
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Tom Kaufman
Sent: Sunday, 24 December 2017 9:22 AM
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Subject: Re: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus
DS-40Recorder
Bob and list: So this kind of brings me to the question I should have asked:
what is the actual replacement for the Olympus DS-40 or Olympus DS-50? From
what I've heard about the PS-2 (not sure I have that right) am sure it is a
fine unit; it just might be a little more machine than I really need; hard to
tell for sure at this point!
Tom Kaufman
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[email protected]
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2017 5:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus
DS-40Recorder
If you look around, you can still find an LS-14. I purchased a brand new one
as recently as 6 weeks ago.
However, you may find it cheaper and just as good, quality wise, to purchase an
LS-P2.
The LS-P2 has the voice guidance for the menus and is, to all intents and
purposes, the replacement for the LS-14.
It is, however, physically smaller than the LS-14 but it is particularly good
for live recording.
Bob Nelson
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vinny Samarco
Sent: Sunday, 24 December 2017 8:07 AM
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Subject: Re: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus
DS-40Recorder
The Ls 14 is gone? Nuts! Isomeone sent me a Neal Ewers review of the ls 14,
but I didn't know how old that was, as there was no date on it. I need a
digital recorder which will be accessible for a piano cd. My old ptr2 plextor
machine just died.
Vinny
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From: Aidan
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2017 8:03 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus
DS-40Recorder
Well, the 14 don't have a compressor as far as I no, or at least not one you
can adjust, only a limiter. But 100 have both limiter and compressor.
On 23/12/2017, Hamit Campos <[email protected]> wrote:
As to the 14 being gone yeah I'm surprised too as it was being sold
as the side arm as it were to the 100. Meh the 14 is the 1 you throw
your ideas at you use to practise and what not. Then once it's time
to make that project a reality and send it to mastering to make it
loud out comes the LS 100 and you make your project and burn that sucker to CD.
Yeah that's a cool feature that the 100 has that I think and I only
think that only Sound Devices recorders have. I could be wrong though.
Oh and that's another thing. The way the 14 does the over dub is better.
I forget how the 100 does it but the 14 is better in that it just
creates more and more wav files as you dub more and more. So if you
mess up just get rid of the newest file. No throwing the whole
project away and having to restart it all.
On 12/22/2017 4:34 PM, Aidan wrote:
Intresting, I wasn't aware that ls14 is gone. I'm glad I have one.
Well, don't forget there is hopefully stil the ls100 if its not gone
either. Although I think they will hang on to it for longer as its
their only multitrack option rite now.
On 22/12/2017, Hamit Campos <[email protected]> wrote:
Ah yes then indeed the LS-P2 will do fine. I would also personally
recomend the now gone LS-14. But not sure how you could get this as
apparently Olympus doesn't sell it no more.
On 12/21/2017 3:46 PM, Merv Keck wrote:
Hi,
I am actually looking to replace my DS 50 which is about fifteen
years old now and finally worn out. I really liked that model
except for the hiss in the recording. I am hoping to find
something with equal or better sound quality and equal
accessibility. The LS
P2 has been recommended to me on multiple lists. I asked for
something that was more than consumer level recording. Since
losing the rest of my vision I lost access to all the really cool
multitrack options that I know of out there.
Merv
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Of Tom Kaufman
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2017 3:39 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus
DS-40Recorder
Sorry; I meant to say DM720!
Tom
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Of Hamit Campos
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2017 2:59 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus
DS-40Recorder
What's that the LS-P2? yes it's actually more so. You can actually
set the date and time yourself. Olympus finally contracted that
british lady to say the numbers and things. I don't get why they d
idn't in the first place but oh well there it is. There's also the
DM720
for consumers that is also as accessible.
On 12/21/2017 2:18 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
Bob and list: Is this particular recorder as accessible as the
old
DS-40 or
DS0-50 used to be; maybe more so?
Tom Kaufman
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Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 5:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus
DS-40Recorder
Tom,
The best unit to replace your old recorder is LS-P2 which you can
read about on the page:
https://www.olympus.com.au/Products/audio/Sound-(Music-Field)/LS-
P
2/Ov
erview
The list price is shown as $179 but I'm sure that if you look
around you will find it cheaper.
Don't let the hype on the web page fool you. This is a small
unit that will easily fit in a shirt pocket and is, for the most
part, simple to use.
You'd better make that a shirt pocket with a button down flap
because unless you wrap the P2 in a tissue, it will slip out when
you bend over. Better still, buy a Gutman wind screen for it.
It is the replacement for the LS-14 and, like the LS-14, has
voiced menus.Bob Nelson
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Tom Kaufman
Sent: Thursday, 21 December 2017 6:50 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [all-audio] Looking For Equivalent to Olympus
DS-40Recorder
Hello list: Well it would seem that I have lost my good ole
Olympus
DS040 digital recorder! I've looked all over in areas where I
thought it might be! But alas, it just doesn't seem to be here!
I know that this series of digital recorders don't exist anymore
under DS-40 or DS-50! But what is Olympus making now that is the
equivalent? I used this recorder mainly to record music gigs (I
know it mainly is supposed to be a voice recorder) but I found
that it doesn't do bad for recording live music! I also liked
this machine because of its size (small enough that I could just
stick it in my
pocket) so assuming that I cannot locate the one I have, I'd
surely love to find a good replacement for it; I'd even go for
the equivalent to the DS-50 (which might be even better; also
would like to know where would be the best place to find one here in the U.S.A.?
Thanks,
Tom Kaufman
