Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good digital voice recorders?

2008-09-11 Thread Erik Dahl
Jay, I don't have a recommendation on a handheld digital audio recorder. I use a variety of different solutions depending on the environment and recording conditions. I don't have any experience with audio and Vista, sorry. I will give a general warning though. Do your homework and check

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good digital voice recorders?

2008-09-10 Thread Nasir Barday
The Zoom H2 and H4 are acceptable for voice recordings (maybe even a concert bootleg or two), and they can write to flash cards directly in MP3. But if you're not a recording geek like me, the H2 mentioned above is smaller and more affordable. If you're gonna spend in the ballbark of $100 on a re

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good digital voice recorders?

2008-09-10 Thread Jay Morgan
Hi Jenn, Apropos post to read, as I spent this afternoon looking at digital voice recorders. I have to conduct phone and in-person interviews, so I'm looking for a hardware solution to record from the phone. I want digital to archive it on a Vista system. So far, I've found Sony and Olympus models

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good digital voice recorders?

2008-09-10 Thread Justin Davis
I highly recommend the Zoom H4. It's quite small (will fit in a shirt pocket), has a very good quality external mic, and also has two XLR inputs for various mic setups. It uses standard SD cards and records to either .wav or .mp3. I've been using it for a couple years now, and absolutely love it

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good digital voice recorders?

2008-09-10 Thread Ryan Lum
] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good digital voice recorders? I've got a Sony ICD-P520. I use it to record interviews and it works great. It was easy to figure out how to record with and the batteries seem to last a long time. I've also used some freeware to record on my laptop. Paul T

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good digital voice recorders?

2008-09-10 Thread stephen eighmey
Hi Jenn, I bought an Olympus DS-30 about a year ago and I really like it. It has a USB connector, records in .wma format but you can download some free apps to convert it to another file format if you'd like, it has 5 different folders to record into and I like the sound quality. About a $100 bu

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good digital voice recorders?

2008-09-10 Thread Dennis Morrow
I recently purchased the 2GB Pluse Smartpen from Livescribe (http://www.livescribe.com ) I love it. It's small, holds over 200 hrs of recordings, and will record what you are writing simultaneously with audio. Best of all is the replay feature. (Take a look at the site to learn more) Sure ther

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good digital voice recorders?

2008-09-10 Thread Anders Ljung
If you have a laptop I would recommend using almost any cheap electret microphone in combination with a freeware audio recorder like Audacity (all platforms) or Audio Recorder 3.2 (OSX). If a laptop is too bulky you could use a Zoom H2 digital recorder. It can record uncompressed wav files or dire

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good digital voice recorders?

2008-09-10 Thread mark schraad
I use an iPod with the Griffin mic attachment. Works great in a conference room, lecture and when on a call. A little less threatening than something with tape for some reason. Plus, I then have it in digital format. On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Gloria Petron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good digital voice recorders?

2008-09-10 Thread Paul Trumble
I've got a Sony ICD-P520. I use it to record interviews and it works great. It was easy to figure out how to record with and the batteries seem to last a long time. I've also used some freeware to record on my laptop. Paul Trumble On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 7:46 PM, Jenn Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good digital voice recorders?

2008-09-10 Thread Gloria Petron
I've been using an Olympus VN-4100PC. I bought it at Radio Shack. I like it because I was able to figure it out in less than 10min, I was using it to record interviews later that same day. -G On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 7:46 PM, Jenn Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Hi all: > > I'm planning some i

[IxDA Discuss] Good digital voice recorders?

2008-09-10 Thread Jenn Anderson
Hi all: I'm planning some in-person interviews and am looking for a reliable digital voice recorder. Any advice on models and why you like it is greatly appreciated! Thanks. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)