[access-uk] Re: Digital sound recording
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:03:17 +0100
Hi Ray,
The Zoom H2 is quite usable, especially if you download Neal?s notes from
ftp://ftp.ravenswood.org <ftp://ftp.ravenswood.org/> . I have a vested
interest, as we sell it, but it is in my view the best recorder on the
market at its price, of less than 200 pounds. Even better than that Sony
flash recorder, which has a rather inferior built-in microphone to the Zoom.
All the best
Steve
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Sent: Friday 6 June 2008 20:32
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Digital sound recording
\Lucinda,this has come up more than once here,but here's briefly how
accessability stacksup withdigital rcorders.
The most accessible ? The Plextor PTR2, built for blind people, this Cf card
and CD recorder has full speech feedback. RnIB sell it for around £500.00.
The Ptr1 users list discusses this recorder - as well as the PTR1 which was
the Ptr2's predessor.
Then thee are the Olypus models, DS30, 40 and 50, which vary in the amount
of internal memory, with the DS50 having around a gig of memory. These are
voiced tagged meaning that most of the features are accessible. Downside is
they record only in WMA format, though they will play back MP3's. Cost is,
I think, £200.00 or less for the DS50.
The Edirol R09 is being used successfully by many, but it isn't "accessible"
in the sense I've mentioned with the two previous recrders. A so called
"high definition" version is out now, recording at higher bit rates and it
sells for around £280.00.
Some have had success with the Zoom recorders, but I think they'd be rather
hit and miss in practice.
You should really go to the blindcooltech page at:
http://www.blindcooltech.com
and search in particular for the Niel Ewer's reviews of many machines and
look around there generally for audio recorder reviews. Niel's latest
review is of a Sony flash recorder which he seems to like quite a lot.
HTH,
Ray.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lucinda <mailto:encompassmawnan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [access-uk] Digital sound recording
Dear all
Has anyone found a good quality digital sound recording device that is
usable by someone with no sight? I did try a Sony Mini Disc recorder a
couple of years ago and found it tricky to use effectively. I require a good
quality sound to record acoustic music, using an external mike.
Andrew
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