Edirol R-09

Pros: Great sound quality, easy to use, solves a number of minidisc frustrations for field recording

Cons: Limited in-unit editing, kind of flimsy feel

The Bottom Line: I highly recommend the Edirol R-09 to anyone engaged in field recording. It is a great gift to ethnomusicologists!

Review: I purchased the Edirol R-09 soon after they began shipping in 2006. Prior to the R-09 I had been using a Sharp minidisc recorder for my ethnomusicology fieldwork. The MD was acceptable, but some quirks made it frustrating for field recording. I'm ...

Pros: Rich-Sounding Playback, Small, Easy to Operate, SD Card-Based, Long Battery Life

Cons: Tricky Battery/Memory Card Door (read the instructions)

The Bottom Line: The R-09 perfectly fit my live music recording requirements for near-professional quality sound and a simple interface from a company with a great reputation.

Review: I bought the R-09 to record live jam and practice sessions. I my specific case, the instruments are a hodge-podge of acoustic and electric strings, woodwinds and drums with amplified and non-amplified vocals. In the past, I needed to mic everything, mix ...

Pros: Sound quality, ease of use, features. This is well built product.

Cons: Items that are sold as accessories should have been included with the R09.

Review: I highly recommend this product to anyone interested in field recording. I use the product to record lectures and to sale the taped lectures. I initially purchased the Zoom H4, but took it back for the Eridol R09. Although I spent 100 dollars more, it ...

Pros: Small in size and weight. Simple & easy to use.

Cons: Longer Battery life would be great. Wish it had carrying case.

Review: I purchased this for recording meetings. I have used it many times and found it to be better than I expected. In fact I would go so far as to say it is BY FAR the BEST sounding digital voice recorder I have used. And yes I have used a bunch and also ...

Pros: Simplicity of controls, neatness, built-in stereo mic

Cons: Noise on pre-amp when recording at low level; price

Review: The Edirol R-09 is a superb bit of kit if you want good quality digital recordings. i use this for recording lectures and sound bites. The built-in stereo mike is very good and useful, but also limited because of being omnidirectional. I therefore ...

Pros: portable, SD card, built in mics, good user interface

Cons: single 1/8" stereo mic jack, my unit very noisy, single recording level

Review: I bought the R09 to record voice interviews for my podcast. The product is fantastic if it were not for the unacceptable level of hiss noise in the recordings. The level is particularly high with the built-in mics and still annoying using a high ...