We recorded several gigs this past summer with the EDirol R-09 with excellent results. Battery life seemed abit short, however. Zoom just came out with its H4 recorder, which purports to do all that the Edirol does and considerably more, with 2 xlr jacks with phantom power, usb port, and included software, for about $100 bucks less ($299). I just bought one myself and will give a review as soon as I have some experience with it.

Sandy