[G4] Digital Recorder

[Craig Turner]

Ms. Cass,

I have been using the Olympus DS-330 for research/reading notes that I 
download to my desktop G4 and transcribe into iListen in various 
applications. It is an amazingly small device with what I perceive as 
very good to excellent quality. I can't speak for the musical fidelity, 
but if you're just looking for a reminder/record of the sound or 
technique, I believe this would fit the bill very nicely. I bought the 
additional microphone (just a plug in on the device-$20) so that my 
transcriptions would be as clear as possible, rather than using the 
built-in mic.

You can save your files in the device in a folder system that is really 
convenient. You'll get a device that allows you to plug the device into 
your USB port on your Mac. The software for download that Olympus 
provides is very good and easy to use: I have had no problems operating 
the device or transferring files.

I recommend you look for this model. Just browse Google or such and 
find the best price you can (around $160 when I bought). You might also 
go to the Olympus web site and read more about it there.

HTH,
Craig Turner
On Wednesday, July 2, 2003, at 08:58  PM, Hilary Cass wrote:

> I would like to buy a small portable, hopefully inexpensive tough
> digital recorder to take to fiddle camp. I do not need brilliant sound
> just good enough that I can download to my G4 and listen and learn 
> tunes
> after camp is over. I'm hoping to record the teachers demonstrating
> techniques and should be able to get the recorder to within about four
> feet of the instrumentalist. I would appreciate any suggestions from
> anyone who has experience of these things. I have been trying to do 
> some
> research on the subject but am definitely getting bogged down.
> Hilary Cass
>
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