Recording and Editing

Field Report: Nagra SD

, By Ben Weiss, CPBE

This sturdy handheld recorder has several plug-in mic elements for greater recording versatility.

Olympus LS-100

, By Erin Shipps, senior associate editor

Handheld recorder

Tascam iM2

, By Erin Shipps, senior associate editor

iPhone/iPad/iPod microphone

Focusrite Audio Engineering Scarlett 2i2

, By Erin Shipps, senior associate editor

USB recording interface

Field Report: Adobe Audition CS5.5

, By Chris Wygal, CBRE

With its 5.5 release, Audition is now available for Mac users.

Field Report: Olympus DM-620

, By Gil Wilson

The most unique feature of this recorder is the Tresmic 3 microphone system.

Tascam DR-40

, By Erin Shipps, senior associate editor

Portable recorder

Harlan Hagan's Voiceover Essentials Porta-Booth Pro

, By Erin Shipps, senior associate editor

Portable sound booth

Roland Ships R-1000 Multi-Channel Recorder/Player

The rack-mount unit can record up to 48 tracks of audio.

Roland R-26

, By Erin Shipps, senior associate editor

Portable recorder

Focusrite Audio Engineering Control 2802

, By Erin Shipps, senior associate editor

Recording console/DAW

Stringing MP3s Together

, By Doug Irwin, CPBE AMD DRB

No need for an editing program if you can get the command line in Windows.

This computer audio interface provides phantom power, direct line-in inputs for musical instruments or audio components, and features capture and mix for high-quality sessions, with up to 24-bit/48kHz audio resolution.

Managing Audio Assets

, By Chriss Scherer, editor

While stations and networks take heroic efforts to create this audio, many stations are not fully protecting or managing these assets once they exist.