What does this mean?Highlights
Quality
This recorder itself is of very high quality is simple to use has never failed me and offers all the features i need
The sound quality is excellent and it picks up everything
Given the quality of the microphone thats built in and the rugged nature of the product you could easily pay far more and get a... Read More
It may be tempting to settle for cheaper products that appear smaller too but the quality just cant match the product on this page
Price
Nice product good quality and great price
Not happy with rolands own price policy on cases
My only disappointment for the price is that it did not come with a protective case which i have discovered is ridiculously expensive £45
Packaging/appearance
Although the box sadly doesnt contain one theyre often easy to come by and i think would make a nice addition to the safety of ... Read More
Recorded straight out of the box really good sound just by leaving it on stage
Even the peak indicator light is handy and means you dont have to keep looking at the input levels on the screen
Competitiveness
I paired it with a joby gorillapod magnetic tripod compact for best results
This recorder is being used by me to turn my vinyl collection into high definition 24bit 98khz recordings for playback on a colorfly c4
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- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 150 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 7 2021.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
File transfer is simply by usb connection no drivers required
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The supplied foam windshield isnt up to much its ok for doing close voice work inside but wont deal with wind outside
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had to turn the input gain level up to its maximum to get a usable volume
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its obviously not perfectly quiet but i think you could use this device to record interviews using a decent external interview mic
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Theres no builtin speaker which i regard as good because they always sound tinny and rubbish
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The headphone output is sufficiently quiet for live monitoring and listening back to recordings
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Downloading from the r05 is slow but can get around this by taking out the sd card and inserting this into the computer
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