(request) Personal stereo that records

ronano · 27-02-2005 11:08AM #1

I need to record about 15 hours of radio and i need to do it on a walkman type radio,any ideas? i checked in argus but alas none record! Under 20 euro if possible only need it for 5 days

JDxtra · 27-02-2005 01:04PM

That's a tall order!

A walkman/radio device that can record 15 hours... and for under €20? Forget it mate!

You'd be best off buying some sort of radio reciever card for a PC and recording that way.

parasite · 27-02-2005 01:10PM

consecutive hours ? tapes are only 90 minutes usually

go for the pc option, you could use a cable from a headphone output of a radio unit into your soundcard, record from there, possibly encoding to mp3 on the fly if you can

cormie · 27-02-2005 01:13PM

See if you can get a lend of an iRiver H3XX. That can record from radio.

Go to www.misticriver.com and ask if it's possible to record 15 hours, they will fill you in!

John R · 27-02-2005 02:01PM

cormie wrote:

See if you can get a lend of an iRiver H3XX. That can record from radio.

Go to www.misticriver.com and ask if it's possible to record 15 hours, they will fill you in!

A bit difficult to get one for under €20 mind.

I have a tape recorder/fm radio walkman that is at least 10 years old and I wouldn't sell it for anything like €20.

It is a bit impractical anyway, you would need 10 audiotapes.

The best way of recording long periods of audio is to use a stereo vcr on long play, not very portable though.

Capt'n Midnight · 27-02-2005 02:18PM

ronano wrote:

I need to record about 15 hours of radio and i need to do it on a walkman type radio,any ideas? i checked in argus but alas none record! Under 20 euro if possible only need it for 5 days

you might hire something for that time..

since you have a computer you could connect the headphone from the radio to the line in socket on the soundcard. then decide the format to record in - if it's not stereo you can save half the space by choosing mono, if it's talk you can reduce the quality..

15 hours on tape - you could try Video recorder with 4 hour tape on long play => 8 hours , only have to change the tape once

/me pats ipaq with 1GB SD card

You aren't bootlegging Witness are you ???

cormie · 27-02-2005 03:03PM

If quality isn't an issue you could put a post up here offering €20 through paypal or similar to whoever will record it with a H3XX and send the mp3 over the net to you.

There is always the chance they will forget though :rolleyes:

Do you need it to record 5 different shows (You said you need it for 5 days) 3 hour shows perhaps?

rubadub · 27-02-2005 04:49PM

what exactly are you going to record, there are lots of options but we need to know what your restrictions are.

ronano · 28-02-2005 11:28AM

Sorry i'm a moron the 15 hours was pointless info,i meant thats all i need it for then i can throw it away,id be using 90min tapes or whatever and putting in new ones when they are full. What im recording is a stupid college radio that cant be got outside the college grounds ugh

(request) Personal stereo that records

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