I shopped and shopped before picking the PR-7. This one has all the features you want, for a good price. All the complaints you hear about other models – unfriendly menu screens, shoddy construction, poor sound quality – forget it. This one has it all. So far I’m loving it. Don’t bother trying to read the printed manual, the print is tiny. Read the electronic version on a screen, and you’re running in no time. Get yourself a padded eyeglasses case and take it everywhere.

Perfect for multitrack demos. I’ve had lots of recording gadgets over the years, including various multitrack recorders, but what I’ve always wanted was something that would let me quickly put down, say, a guitar track, then layer the next idea, say a Vitamix grinding a Barbie at medium speed, right over it without having to go down to the basement, set up equipment, bounce down tracks, etc. This device does that perfectly. Track upon track even, with surprising clarity and balance if you pay attention to your input level. The functions couldn’t be easier. Hit record for first track. Hit overdub for next track. Hit overdub for next track. Make it rain overdubs. I won’t attest to build quality so early in the game. I won’t attest to its sound capture of your daughter’s first Twinkle recital or the mating call of the twin-boogered dingbats that nest in the chimney of your winter lodge, fornicating with melodious fury. It may be great for said applications, but it wasn’t my purpose in purchasing.

The Yamaha PR7 Pocket Recorder exceeded all my expectations. I am finding new and exciting uses for it every day.