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    • WinchyW
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      Fan noise can certainly be an issue if you are recording using a half decent microphone and don't have the luxury of a booth/live room….

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      • mclaincauseyM
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        Yeah… As a recovering field recording geek, I wouldn't record direct to a laptop anyway. Fan noise is but one problem of many. At the very least you'd need microphone preamps and a decent digital interface between the mics and the computer (no laptop's sound card that I'm aware of is sufficient to do serious recording). Then you have to get into storage considerations (today's frequency rate and bit depth demands lead to obscene file sizes just in stereo, not to mention of you're doing B-format or other formats with still more channels) and account for crashes and the like. In my view, your recording system should be as low level as it can possibly be while meeting your requirements, the higher up the application stack you go the more complexity and risk there is... and the more necessary fans are because of all that complexity.

        Been out of the game for a while, but I'm sure they make solid state field recording devices that would be far more reliable and with no fan noise.

        Think it, be it.

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        • WinchyW
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          Well I was kinda referring more to us 'bedroom producers' that go to all the trouble of hanging duvets and blankets around the place before recording but then still have a noisy HD or CPU fan impinging on the recording!

          I totally agree otherwise. And yes, my low-mid budget Zoom portable recorder has a 32gb SD card and superb battery life.

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          • CutlasshoundC
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            I'm a bedroom producer, just in a different way….. 🙂

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            I ain't got time to bleed.

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            • GilesG
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              TMI

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • mclaincauseyM
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                  They call me Smackwater Jack, the Quincy Jones of bedroom producers 😃 😉

                  Those Zooms are cool, does yours have the XY mic array?

                  Back on topic: Apple

                  Think it, be it.

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                  • SeulS
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                    Bedroom producer, as in you pay someone else to perform?..

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                    • CutlasshoundC
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                      @Seul:

                      Bedroom producer, as in you pay someone else to perform?..

                      On the contrary my good man, I get paid to produce!!!' Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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                      I ain't got time to bleed.

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                      • Megatron1505M
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                        You're a manwhore  :o

                        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                        • GraemeG
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                          That's how @Cutlasshound gets to indulge his expensive tastes for IH and Apple gear…

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                          • CutlasshoundC
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                            If only it were true and I wasn't just simply hiding purchases from my wife!!!

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                            I ain't got time to bleed.

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                            • DougNgD
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                              Do you guys wait for your computer to completely die before buying a new one? Or proactively replace as the device reaches end of life?

                              I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                              • Megatron1505M
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                                Replace, the SSD has made my 2010 MBP feel like new. I seriously cannot recommend this upgrade enough, my MBP was basically a paperweight and now it runs like a dream, and the fan has not kicked in once since I upgraded either.

                                Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                • mclaincauseyM
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                                  @DougNg:

                                  Do you guys wait for your computer to completely die before buying a new one? Or proactively replace as the device reaches end of life?

                                  Unless you back shit up it's pretty reckless to go with the former.

                                  Think it, be it.

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                                    Doug, I cycle hardware through. I try refresh every 2 or so years and give my old model, still in good shape, to a family member either free or at a low price. The rising tide raises all boats approach. And backup ALL The time, on-site, off-site and to the cloud!

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                                    • DougNgD
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                                      I upgraded the hard drive twice and the battery twice on my mid 2010, and backup monthly. I rely on my computer too much for day to day stuff to risk not having one, so I'm of the thinking to upgrade before the hardware finally shits the bed

                                      Snowy, what do you use for offsite and cloud backup?

                                      I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                                        @DougNg I use backblaze https://www.backblaze.com/. $5/month, unlimited backup and restore. Native OSX app, multiple restore points, can get a HDD shipped from them if you need a large restore etc.

                                        And their hardware design for backup is open sourced, which is very cool too;
                                        https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-storage-pod-4/

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                                          I do spot restores from them to verify they're writing real data, 100% so far, obviously.

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                                          • mclaincauseyM
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                                            Backblaze is cool, love their appliance. I use a local provider though, Crashplan. RAID NAS headed by Mac Mini HTPC replicates to Crasplan in the cloud. If I need my shit I can pay them a visit with a hard drive or an array.

                                            Think it, be it.

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