Thanks, Phil, for the suggestions. I will forward what you said to
my employer, as he was the one who wanted to know!
As to using the Sony software. Our current mini disc unit did come
with software but it either does not give us the option to transfer
them digitally, or our mini disc is not set up correctly. It does
hook USB (I think). But when we run in a file, we currently use a
mini disc playing unit running through a small sound board. Thus we
have to wait the length of the sound file to make it digital,
something we are very tired of doing.
Thanks again.
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Suzanne
Suzanne Williams Photography
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/swilli41/www
Florida, USA
--- In Philip Tyler
<> wrote:
>
> Hi Suzanne
>
> The latest mini-disk offering from Sony the MZ RH1 is USB2 so will
download the files very quickly, via the SonicStage software, and is
probably the best bang-per-buck you are likely to get. Plus it has
the added advantage if you ever feel like starting recording
say 'more seriously' you have an excellent recorder to do just that
with. It is very compact and would easily slip into an inside pocket
and be completely unobtrusive. One thing you can do on it which is
really useful for long recordings is to set it to automatically
create a track mark say every 10 minutes. Then when you come to
download instead of downloading say a one and a half hour recording
you can download 10 minute chunks which can be joined together in
something like Audacity a free audio editor.
>
> I use the latest SonicStage software and have to say I find it a
breeze to use and downloads are so much faster now it is USB2.
>
> Otherwise you might like to have a look at the offerings from
Olympus:
>
> http://www.olympus.co.uk/voice/
>
> This is the UK site for Olympus by the way but should show you what
is available. Again some of these you can download to computer by
USB. But they can be two thirds the cost of say the Sony MZ RH1, I
know the Olympus recorders include a mic but you can get some very
cheap personal mics these days like this:
>
> http://www.trantec.co.uk/html/p_Microphones_LP2.htm
>
> Hope the above is of some use to you.
>
> Phil
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Suzanne Williams <>
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, 7 August, 2007 1:31:29 PM
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Digital Recorder Suggestions
>
> I need some suggestions for a good portable digital recorder. We
> have been using a Sony Mini Disc unit, but the time it takes to
> convert the files from audio to digital is discouraging. We'd like
> to be able to have the file already in digital-audio format so that
> all we have to do it move the file onto the computer and thus cut
out
> about an 1 1/2 hours of work.
>
> I'm not sure what is even available. The unit needs to be small, as
> would fit in a coat pocket, and light. Our recordings are not
> nature, but speech (as in seminars or teaching) so the mic we have
is
> the kind that clips to a collar or tie. Great mic, which we'd like
> to reuse (sorry don't know the exact brand name).
>
> I appreciate your help in advance.
>
> ------------ --------- -
> Suzanne
> Suzanne Williams Photography
> http://web.tampabay .rr.com/swilli41 /www
> Florida, USA
>
>
>
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