Inside every true audiophile beats the heart of a would-be recording engineer. I dabbled a little at school, since when - mea culpa - the only times I've used a microphone was either up the nose of an interviewee or measuring a loudspeaker. My excuse is historical: when I might have become seriously interested in recording it was a prohibitively expensive exercise. Today the situation is very different, with hardware costing a fraction of what it did ten years ago. Now you can equip yourself to produce excellent recordings - only a notch down from the best professional quality - at sampling-rates right up to 192kHz for what in high-end audio terms is a mere bagatelle. The usual way is to go the computer route but the PC is not universally embraced in the recording role. Some users prefer a dedicated audio solution that (a) won't crash unexpectedly, (b) provides conveniences like easy headphone monitoring and (c) may in some cases sound better too. Something like the Tascam DV-RA1000.
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