Hello All,

I'm a newbie to this group but have done some searching on the web and
looking for the latest user input. I am looking to make recordings of
class lectures and tranfer them to PC. I have tried an Olympus Digital
Voice Recorder and a Mini Disk with low success in both experiments.
The Olympus can record and tranfer file to PC via USB but sound
quality is poor.
The Mini Disk can record excellent quality but can only transfer in
real time via the analog out or optical out with no file management.
As a student, I record 3 1/2 hours of lecture MWF and do not have the
time to do file transfer and editing of recording on a daily basis.
I've heard about the new HD MP3 players with Mic inputs, but found
they are out of my price range.

Thanks in advance - Bern

Bern wrote:

I'm a newbie to this group but have done some searching on the web and
looking for the latest user input. I am looking to make recordings of
class lectures and tranfer them to PC. I have tried an Olympus Digital
Voice Recorder and a Mini Disk with low success in both experiments.
The Olympus can record and tranfer file to PC via USB but sound
quality is poor.
The Mini Disk can record excellent quality but can only transfer in
real time via the analog out or optical out with no file management.
As a student, I record 3 1/2 hours of lecture MWF and do not have the
time to do file transfer and editing of recording on a daily basis.
I've heard about the new HD MP3 players with Mic inputs, but found
they are out of my price range.

What is your budget?

--
ha

In article writes:

I'm a newbie to this group but have done some searching on the web and
looking for the latest user input. I am looking to make recordings of
class lectures and tranfer them to PC.

Check out the new Edirol R-1. It fits in a jacket pocket, records to
flash memory cards and even has built-in mics that don't sound too bad
(as long as you take it OUT of your pocket to record with them). It
records at several MP3 compressed rates as well as 16-bit (or 24-bit)
44.1 kHz PCM uncompressed. It has a USB port for transfer to a
computer, or you can get a compact flash card reader for about ten
bucks that plugs into a USB port.

128 KBPS MP3 should give you excellent fidelity, and a 512 MB CF card
will give you about 8 hours of recording time at that rate. If you
need more time, you can experiment with lower data rates (it goes down
to 64 KBPS) until you get down to the point where you're not happy
with the sound. It's brand new and probably just barely available, but
definitely worth looking at. Poke around at http://www.edirol.com and
you'll see it.


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and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo

In article
writes:

I'm a newbie to this group but have done some searching on the web and
looking for the latest user input. I am looking to make recordings of
class lectures and tranfer them to PC.

You can't just record them directly into the or a computer?

Bern wrote:

I'm a newbie to this group but have done some searching on the web and
looking for the latest user input. I am looking to make recordings of
class lectures and tranfer them to PC. ...

You might consider an iRiver iHP-120 or -140 hard disk recorder and a
pair of our Low Cost Binaural mics. The iRiver has a USB 2.0 interface,
is about the size of an iPod.

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Len Moskowitz PDAudio, Binaural Mics, Cables, DPA, M-Audio
Core Sound http://www.stealthmicrophones.com
Teaneck, New Jersey USA http://www.core-sound.com
Tel: 201-801-0812, FAX: 201-801-0912