Which good external mics are you using with the Edirol, Steve? -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 11:06 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player > Hi Sandra, > > Are you saying we should be just grateful for what we have, rather than > striving for better? For me, and remember this is just personal, the > Edirol > is a better recorder, because it records in more formats. It also records > uncompressed in Wave format, which is what I want sometimes. The Olympus > is > good for what I said, a good dictation machine. It will never make the > grade for recording, for example, wildlife. I wanted something to make > good > recordings of birdsong etc, and 128KB just does not cut it. I also have > good external mics for the Edirol and it really shines. That's not to say > the Olympus is not good, it is simply not good as a professional or > semi-pro > recorder. > > All the best > -- > Computer Room Services: > the long cane for blind computer users. > Telephone Low-call: 08452 606 277 > International: +44(0)1438 742286, > Fax: +44(0)1438 759589 > mobile: +44(0)7956 334938, > Email: mailto:Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of > Sandra Henshall > Sent: 16 February 2007 17:13 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player > > I feel I must join Andy in defence of the Olympus DS50 here. I purchased > one from Hagger Electronics and am more than satisfied with it. The unit > is > about 95 per cent accessible, which is good enough for me. I've also > purchased a pair of BSM9 binaural microphones and am getting good quality > recordings. It's easy to convert files from WMA to MP3. As usual, we've > been ripped off here in Britain on the price but then what's new? I've > also > used the recorder as an MP3 player for film sound tracks and audio books > and > have no axe to grind with the quality of the playback. It's small and > inconspicuous when taken outdoors and I think Olympus should be commended > for making the effort to give us some sort of accessibility. I do wish > people didn't always look for perfection; it doesn't exist. It seems to > me > that whatever a company tries to do to make their products usable by blind > people, there will always be folks who are just never satisfied. The > Olympus does exactly what I want and, like Andy, I have no regrets about > buying one. > > Cheers, > Sandra. > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq