Re: Digital Voice Recorders and Linux

[Susan Cragin]

I have an Olympus WS-110 from I DON'T recommend the sound quality. And the batteries don't last very long. It has an auto-off function that appears not to work. But on the good side, the device records into a USB key, and Linux reads it fine, and Audacity plays my files. You can also use the USB key to back up a file or two, and take it with you. If you want a cheap note-taking device, this MIGHT be it, if you could find one that is rechargeable. Otherwise, don't waste your money. I bought it for an emergency trip where I had to record a couple of interviews. The sound is good enough if the subject is not too far away and the microphone is pointing in their direction. And I spend something like $89 on it. Unhappily yours, Susan -----Original Message----- From: Arc Riley Sent: Sep 22, 2009 12:43 AM To: gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org Subject: Re: Digital Voice Recorders and Linux The sandisk is a much better deal. 2gigs flash for just $30 *and* has a microSDHC slot.  Mounts as a standard USB drive.  Small, bright OLED screen, and you can dual purpose it to play all your .ogg and .flac files. "downside" is voice recording only works to .wav - you can encode from there on your computer easily enough. On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 12:27 AM, <jim.mcginn...@att.net> wrote: If a price around $150 is in your range, I can recommend the Zoom H2. It's a lot more than a dictation machine, though. http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h2/ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VBH2IG It can record directly to MP3 on SD cards. We never tried plugging its USB port into Linux, though.  -- jmcg _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/

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