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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | Inexpensive and good quality at close range. |
| A graduate-level class of mine required that I type up notes and post them on a class web page for review. I had a problem. I'm a very poor note taker and tend to gain most of my knowledge from reading and one-on-one discussions with classmates and professors. So, I figured my only hope was to record the classes so I could listen to the things I missed during class. I did some searching and this one seemed like the best recorder for the money. I am pleased with my decision. The quality is perfect for voice -- I wouldn't try to bootleg a concert on it. One thing of note generally on the quality of recordings: Although you pick up more distance sounds, you also get static when recording at the "high sensitivity microphone" setting. The professor I have has a very deep, loud voice and the classroom is small -- about 600 square feet (approx. 56 square meters). You cannot connect this unit digitally to a computer -- you can only use the analog earphone output to an analog "mic" input. Here are my results from recording some classes... I recorded on the "high sensitivity" setting at all times because the "low sensitivity" setting just didn't seem to work unless you were speaking very close to the mic. I always recorded with the microphone facing up, with the unit laying on its back on a desk. Here are the results I had while recording lectures: * When the unit is about 15 to 20 feet from the professor, I can make out most of the lecture during playback. Sometimes, when the professor is speaking away from the class, the sound fades out. * When the unit is about 10 to 15 feet from the professor, I can hear all of the lecture during playback. Occasionally I had to rewind to make out a few words. * When the unit is about 5 to 10 feet from the professor, I can hear all of the lecture during playback. I had no problems at all listening to any of the lecture. In all of the above cases, I could not hear student questions unless the students were sitting right next to me. I hope this helps people make a decision in purchasing a digital recorder. |
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