Cost was a factor given what I wanted to use it for and the Edirol was just that much more. Including a UK power supply the Zoom cost £138 and that was really as much as I wanted to spend.

If you are interested Sue I'd happily send you an example of what the Zoom I have produces. I can put an example or two somewhere on the web at various qualities and types.

I recorded a couple of things last night to try it which was just bashing it onto the coffee table setting it on Medium pointing the back of it towards my wife and the front towards me. She sang I played guitar and there is the TV on in the background!! Hi fi stuff eh? Also tried it with me playing acoustic and my son jamming away on an electric.

Tomorrow I will record a practice with fiddle, guitar, mandolin and electric bass with the intention being to plonk it in the middle of us 4 and see what happens.

In the evening some friends and I are meeting up to play in a local pub - probably couple of guitars, couple of fiddles, bodhran and assorted voices - and again I'm just going to pop it down and see what happens.

Pm me if it would be any help
Nick

Out of interest do people tend to record to WAV exclusively? I was tempted to use mp3 at 320 for most things as it is mostly for use as a practice and learning aid to carry new tunes and songs from the band around for me to learn and as a little thig to record ideas for tunes and songs and things that might otherwise get lost or forgotten. The fact that it is small and very light means I will probably carry it with me at most times.