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Recording an interview in digital format - portable device recommendations wanted
Hi group,
I am looking for a portable audio recorder that I can use to record interviews straight to a digital file - ie WAV, MP3 etc. Most of the discussions I've found about this topic revolve around Minidiscs and so on, but I want something that can transfer files straight to a computer via USB. I would really like recommendations, especially if you've got experience recording interviews for transcription. These are my requirements: At least 4 hours of recording capacity Built-in mic capable of recording both sides of an interview (or is an external mic the way to go here?) Capable of taking external mics for recording phone interviews etc. Capable of working with a computer without special software - plug'n'play file transfer over USB, standard audio format like WAV or MP3 Voice quality does not have to be broadcast, but should be good enough for later transcription - are noise cancelling features and voice-activated recording worth it? From searching Froogle, there are a lot of devices that would seem to fit this - from professional dictaphones aimed at legal secretaries to even some cheap USB MP3 players. I have some budget for this. I don't want to spend £300 if I could spend £50; on the other hand I don't want to buy something cheap and regret it. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks, Ben |
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Recording an interview in digital format - portable device recommendations wanted
"Ben Henley" wrote in message ups.com... Hi group, I am looking for a portable audio recorder that I can use to record interviews straight to a digital file - ie WAV, MP3 etc. Most of the discussions I've found about this topic revolve around Minidiscs and so on, but I want something that can transfer files straight to a computer via USB. Sony's portable HiMD recorders will do just that. You can record on the HiMD using mic input, line input, or optical digital input and then use USB to upload to a PC. Some MP3 players will do this as well, but they usually have their own built in mic, which I've not found to be of high quality in the few units I've tried. I would really like recommendations, especially if you've got experience recording interviews for transcription. These are my requirements: At least 4 hours of recording capacity Built-in mic capable of recording both sides of an interview (or is an external mic the way to go here?) Capable of taking external mics for recording phone interviews etc. Capable of working with a computer without special software - plug'n'play file transfer over USB, standard audio format like WAV or MP3 Voice quality does not have to be broadcast, but should be good enough for later transcription - are noise cancelling features and voice-activated recording worth it? HiMD will do all the above. From searching Froogle, there are a lot of devices that would seem to fit this - from professional dictaphones aimed at legal secretaries to even some cheap USB MP3 players. I have some budget for this. I don't want to spend £300 if I could spend £50; on the other hand I don't want to buy something cheap and regret it. Any advice would be much appreciated. If you can try before you buy, that would seem to be the best thing to do. Failing that, I'd look at reviews of products and make sure you buy the thing from a shop that has a good return policy for electronics. HiMD is certainly not the cheapest solution, but I don't think they're at the high end of your price range either. The newsgroup alt.audio.minidisc may be helpful, as is http://www.minidisc.org/ Jeff -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - B. Franklin, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1919) |
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Recording an interview in digital format - portable device recommendations wanted
Check out the Neuros line of Open Hardware/open source player/recorder, only
high quality components, reasonable price this one should fit your needs plenty and more http://www.neurosaudio.com/store/pro...cat= products "Ben Henley" wrote in message ups.com... Hi group, I am looking for a portable audio recorder that I can use to record interviews straight to a digital file - ie WAV, MP3 etc. Most of the discussions I've found about this topic revolve around Minidiscs and so on, but I want something that can transfer files straight to a computer via USB. I would really like recommendations, especially if you've got experience recording interviews for transcription. These are my requirements: At least 4 hours of recording capacity Built-in mic capable of recording both sides of an interview (or is an external mic the way to go here?) Capable of taking external mics for recording phone interviews etc. Capable of working with a computer without special software - plug'n'play file transfer over USB, standard audio format like WAV or MP3 Voice quality does not have to be broadcast, but should be good enough for later transcription - are noise cancelling features and voice-activated recording worth it? From searching Froogle, there are a lot of devices that would seem to fit this - from professional dictaphones aimed at legal secretaries to even some cheap USB MP3 players. I have some budget for this. I don't want to spend £300 if I could spend £50; on the other hand I don't want to buy something cheap and regret it. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks, Ben |
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Recording an interview in digital format - portable device recommendations wanted
"No Ise" writes:
Check out the Neuros line of Open Hardware/open source player/recorder, only high quality components, reasonable price this one should fit your needs plenty and more http://www.neurosaudio.com/store/pro...cat= products Wow. Didn't know these existed. They look pretty slick. I'm curious whether they play well with Linux or not and what the data transfer speeds are like, etc. -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Todd H \ / | http://www.toddh.net/ X Promoting good netiquette | http://triplethreatband.com/ / \ http://www.toddh.net/netiquette/ | "4 lines suffice." |
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