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Jun 25th, 2008, 12:21 PM
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Best Digital Audio recorder for Mac
Does anybody know what one of the best digital voice recorders would be for mac?
im looking for a hand held recorder ideally for recording personal memo's and interviews.
not the H2's but thanks for the suggestion
Last edited by cupwithwater; Jun 25th, 2008 at 02:54 PM.
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Jun 25th, 2008, 12:31 PM
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Does anybody know what one of the best digital voice recorders would be for mac? |
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If all you're recording is voice, there are lots of good mics. But I've been pretty happy with the H2.
Cheers
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Jun 25th, 2008, 12:33 PM
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I've used a free program called Audacity, a good mic is recommended tho.
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Jun 25th, 2008, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by bryanc  |
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If all you're recording is voice, there are lots of good mics. But I've been pretty happy with the H2.
Cheers |
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I'm rockin the H2 also for field recording and sampling, it's a great unit. I found it better the Edirol R-09 I had before.
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Jun 25th, 2008, 12:50 PM
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For sound quality you won't beat the H2. It's pricey but I find it well worth it.
There are some iPod based alternatives if you have an iPod and would consider that route. There are even some on eBay for as little as $15 with retail pricing on iPod based recorders between $39 and $79 or so.
I wouldn't bother with the "traditional" voice recorders as they are pricey and don't necessarily interface well with your computer.
#1 - H2 (portable, self-contained, good sound quality, pricey though)
#2 - iPod based (portable, essentially self-contained but not as well as the H2, reasonable sound quality, less expensive)
#3 - recording software on your laptop with a decent USB microphone (portable but bulky/unwieldy, good sound quality, not particularly expensive if you already have a laptop)
You'll want some sort of management for the audio (you can do it in iTunes but it's not really ideal to mix with your music and such). You could probably throw together a Bento database to house your meeting files pretty easily and allow capturing of written notes and data alonside the audio.
Good luck.
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Jun 25th, 2008, 12:53 PM
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I take it you're referring to the Samson - Zoom - H2
It looks pretty nice.
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I'm rockin the H2 also for field recording and sampling, it's a great unit. I found it better the Edirol R-09 I had before. |
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Jun 25th, 2008, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by makuribu  |
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I take it you're referring to the Samson - Zoom - H2
It looks pretty nice. |
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That's the one
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Jun 25th, 2008, 01:02 PM
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LOL I'll put in a vote for the H2 at well. The OP said they didn't want the H2 but all these votes for it seem to paint the picture pretty clearly ...
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Jun 25th, 2008, 02:06 PM
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That looks pretty interesting...a little cumbersome, but interesting. I would worry about the iPod falling out.
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