[sdiy] Invent a modular recorder

[Roman Sowa]

why not simply use any commercially available handheld/portable 
recorder? Tascam, Zoom, Marantz and many others make quite a few models 
to choose from.
I'm sure you can also get a decent audio interface for a phone.

Roman

W dniu 2014-08-12 00:21, Henry Birdseye pisze:
> Hey Tom,
>
> I'm thinking of it mainly as a performance recorder, a hassle-free
> "sh*t, this sounds cool. I should record this" kind of box. Perhaps
> useful as playing back your accompaniment.
>
> I just picked up a built <gasp> you say, Nebulae module that's a
> granular playback sampler. It takes a usb drive from which it loads your
> samples. Memory is so cheap these days we shouldn't be limited by time.
>
> Seems to me you could buy a 2-track model, then slave other recorders to
> it as you grow.
>
> As a bonus, turn down the samples/second and it would make a snappy CV
> recorder. A half-hour would be good.
>
> Reactions have ranged from "oh cool" to cries of mild horror.
>
>
>
> On 8/11/2014 5:10 PM, Tom Wiltshire wrote:
>> I don't think I understand what the intended use of this module is.
>> Are you intending that this is for recording audio before mastering on
>> the computer? E.g. instead of using a USB audio interface or similar.
>> Or is the intention that this is some sort of phrase sampler, for use
>> during performance?
>>
>> Also, why do you think that such a thing would sell? You say that the
>> forums on Muffwiggler are "screaming for a module that records", but I
>> suspect that what that phrase brings to mind for different people is
>> wildly different. Some people are thinking of CV recording, others of
>> audio recording, others of some type of looper or sampler. Pleasing
>> all those people with one module might be tricky.
>>
>> Hardware-wise, it doesn't sound too difficult. You'd need a processor,
>> and a codec to get sound it. I'd be inclined to use SD Cards or USB
>> sticks or such like for storage so that you could simply pull the
>> card/stick out and put it in your computer to read the data. There are
>> plenty of "Record to an SD Card" projects online to provide a headstart.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tom
>> On 11 Aug 2014, at 16:33, henry birdseye <henry.birdseye at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks, Nate.
>>>
>>> I'm thinking an SSD for local storage in the module itself.
>>> Soundcards are the weakest link and you'd have to bring a computer to
>>> gigs. Considering how many people are interested in recording
>>> directly from within the synth, I think it's now POSSIBLE to build a
>>> module that records, but who'd want to do that?
>>>
>>> I'm open to any ideas and observations.
>>>
>>> hb
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/11/2014 11:25 AM, Paper Products wrote:
>>>> Can't reply in plain text ATM to send to rest of list. It's my
>>>> understanding a module like this requires a lot of processing power
>>>> and ram to be feasible. I don't know exactly what "a lot" is in
>>>> comparison to today's hardware costing, but I'm sure it's high
>>>> compared to software alternatives. OTOH I am a HUGE advocate of dc
>>>> coupled sound cards and pushing the limit of what is possible tying
>>>> your modular to a PC. Something like what you're proposing should be
>>>> very simple using a program like synthedit. Or for that matter just
>>>> having someone churn out a vst.
>>>>
>>>> Nate King
>>>> Paper Products Music
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 11, 2014, at 11:09 AM, Henry Birdseye
>>>>> <henry.birdseye at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me pose this question for all you electronic architects.
>>>>>
>>>>> Of the hundreds of different modules built by several dozen
>>>>> manufacturers, there is one module that I have never seen available.
>>>>>
>>>>> There is no synthesizer module (mine is Eurorack) that records high
>>>>> quality audio in long clips. Of course, you can record outputs into
>>>>> your PC or on an external device and save it, but I'm envisioning a
>>>>> module with, say, 8 inputs via 3mm jack (or banana or 1/4"), it has
>>>>> a simple 5 button jog control and a recording triggered by pullse.
>>>>> When all is recorded, it dumps audio recorded upwards of 96k
>>>>> 24-bit, or less wave, ogg, mp3, whatever to a flash card and from
>>>>> there to computer. It would play back from the card too. Simple
>>>>> operation and control.
>>>>>
>>>>> Eurorack modules range in price from $50 to a couple thousand
>>>>> bucks. I think this would be an extremely popular thing to own. It
>>>>> honestly has never been sold.
>>>>>
>>>>> There are tens of thousands of synthesizer people now, and the
>>>>> market is absolutely churning with new modules and a growing base.
>>>>> Next time you have nothing else to think about, ponder how one of
>>>>> these could be built into a 3u panel, 2 inches deep as wide as
>>>>> necessary, and how much it would cost. I will owe you beers if you
>>>>> can help me conceptualize this thing. The forums on MuffWiggler are
>>>>> screaming for a module that records. I know it would sell big time.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thoughts?
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