[Hidden-tech] Digital speech recorder recommendations wanted

Tom Gajda tom at engineeringwriter.com
Wed Nov 4 09:44:48 EST 2009


I concur on the Zoom H2. Easy to use, incredible sound quality, and it
offers 90 degree stereo, 120 degree stereo, and 2 and 4 channel surround
recording.

 

It records at numerous .wav and .mp3 resolutions. Make a recording, connect
the recorder to your USB port, and transfer the recorded files to your
computer for editing. Or pop out the SD card and transfer the files from it
to your computer.

 

Connect a high quality microphone if you like, but for most purposes, the
built-in stereo mics produce exceptional recording quality with good
separation.

 

When interviewing subject matter experts or recording client meetings, place
it on the conference table in surround mode. All voices will be captured
clearly.

 

Fits in a shirt pocket.

 

I have owned mine for a year and it has performed perfectly.

 

Regards,

 

Tom

 

 

Tom Gajda
Engineering Writer
Thomas Paul Communications, LLC
413-297-2246 |www.EngineeringWriter.com

 

 

 

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[mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of Frank
Aronson
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 8:18 AM
To: Tom Adams ~ Reelife Productions & Folktography
Cc: Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Digital speech recorder recommendations wanted

 

If they want a dedicated unit, the Zoom
<http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1916&brandID=4>
H2 gets very high marks.  It's a bit larger than the units you can get at
Staples, but the recording quality is near studio quality.  It's a very
versatile unit that offers omni an uni-directional recording as well as an
external microphone.  It comes with a 512MB SD card, but that can be
replaced with a larger one later.

 

I have a friend who uses one and she swears by it (she's a professional
musician).

 

Just another option.

 

Frank Aronson

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Tom Adams ~ Reelife Productions &
Folktography <tomadams at gmail.com> wrote:

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Will,

 

He/She wouldn't be able to use the same lapel mic but there are many
variations on the idea for the iphone. Here's a few...copied & pasted:

 

There's a product called fourtrack
<http://www.sonomawireworks.com/iphone/fourtrack/> 

The headset jack on the iPhone and iPod touch (2nd gen.) have three contacts
inside. The normal two for stereo headphones and an additional contact for
the mic input. Several companies have released "headphone-mic" adapters so
that you can use your high quality headphones as a headset. These add-on
microphones are a good way to record with FourTrack because you can position
the microphone away from the sound source and have a longer lead for your
headphones.

 

here's another <http://dvice.com/archives/2009/07/external-mic-fo.php>
device , different article <http://www.redferret.net/?p=16657> 

 

Companies like Brando offer low-cost microphones for the iPod Touch and
iPhone, ... find a mic that suits your needs. Don't pay much if you're just
looking to make voice memos, but some of the higher-cost mics can pick up
sound from across the room, if that's what you want to do.


'nuther
<http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/07/ipill_microphone_for_ipod.html
> 

 

 

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Will Loving
<will at dedicationtechnologies.com> wrote:

Hey Tom,

Unfortunately the iPhone does not have a microphone jack that would
accommodate the lapel mike.



Will

Will Loving, President
Dedication Technologies, Inc.




on 11/3/09 4:23 PM, Tom Adams ~ Reelife Productions & Folktography at
tomadams at gmail.com wrote:

"there's an app for that"
-sorry...I don't mean to be smug...

Seriously, the iphone has some great memo/voice recording apps...If your
associate happens to have an iphone, - he's got many options.
sorry, can't help otherwise..

Regards,



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On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Will Loving
<will at dedicationtechnologies.com> wrote:

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I'm looking for recommendations for a digital recorder for someone who does
a lot of extemporaneous presentations and wants a recording of each one for
future reference. The person is currently using a Sony MZ-M200 Minidisc
Recorder.

Specs are as follows:

*	solid state - with removable memory like an SD card 
*	external microphone jack for a lapel mike 
*	can easily be slid into a pants pocket 
*	will not turn on/off easily while in pants pocket 
*	durable 
*	good battery life 
*	mono is fine, does not need to be stereo 
*	time/date stamp would be helpful but not a requirement


Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Will

Will Loving, President
Dedication Technologies, Inc.



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