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Voice Recorder for Lectures...

bob4432

bob4432

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i need one for lectures and the search did not help out much. anybody have good luck with any certain model? is an ext microphone necessary? which ones record in mp3 and not wma?

please give assistance....
 
if you're not going to pay attention during lectures, you wont pay attention to the recordings of lectures. just wanted you to know 😛
 
Although its not a voice recorder, you can get an Iaudio U2 256 MB for around 100 I think..... Has recording........

Also doubles as an MP3 player 🙂
 
thanks for the quick responses.

snagle - i would like it to be usb/flash memory so i can easily archive them, but that is a good idea

boners325 - i agree, due to medications i take, i have a short term memory problem, sometimes it is worse than others, so that is the reasoning behind it 🙂

brunswickite - yes, college lectures
 
get iriver flash. quality is good. it encodes to mp3, so a 256mb should be enough for hours and hours of lectures.
 
Don't get it. You just won't go to lectures. We already have webcasted lectures and that didn't work too well for me. I either don't go at all and sleep in or I watch it and I play poker at the same time and end up not watching or I listen to music/watch and it fails.

Best way = go to lecture.

If you get a recorder you'll just sleep. And yea right you won't go back to listen to that stuff. Even if you do, it sucks to cram 20 lectures in before the midterm.
 
how do the music one compare to the dedicated voice recorders? i did look at the iaudio u2 and it does look like something i could use, have you used it hacp?
 
Originally posted by: DLeRium
Don't get it. You just won't go to lectures. We already have webcasted lectures and that didn't work too well for me. I either don't go at all and sleep in or I watch it and I play poker at the same time and end up not watching or I listen to music/watch and it fails.

Best way = go to lecture.

If you get a recorder you'll just sleep. And yea right you won't go back to listen to that stuff. Even if you do, it sucks to cram 20 lectures in before the midterm.
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this is not the case for me, like i said it will be in addition to note taking. due to certain medications i have been on for years sometimes i have really bad memory issues, i may talk to a person, walk away and forget the whole converstation and the persons name, and possibly what they looked like...😕
 
I have a Ipod mini 🙁 I have heard that the recorder works fine for recording sound. Can do up to 128 MBPS i think..........
You should also look up the Iriver 256 MB... Both Iriver and Iaudio make quality MP3 players that have voice recording!
 
Sorry I didn't read... But if I were to pick from a recorder, I really like iRivier's recorders. Too bad my iPod didnt come with an integrated one =(. The 20gb iRiver is nice.
 
His price point is around 100 dollars, so the Flash MP3 players that dub as recorders are good. Iaudio or Iriver are your best bests.
 
Digital Voice Recorder at SonyStyle.com
The model I purchased a few years ago appears not to be currently available but I purchased the Sony ICD-MS515 Digital Voice Recorder for $350 with the Dragon Naturally Speaking software. I would assume that any currently available model is superior but I am not sure. The ICD-MS515 is the only model I have tried and it worked perfectly. I purchased the top-of-the-line model so I could ensure it worked without problems but I still wonder if the cheaper models possess the same circuitry.

I used that voice recorder for every class. Obtain a little, external, clip-on microphone so you can put the voice recorder in an inside pocket of your backpack and clip the microphone somewhere on the outside of your backpack so it is not noticeable. Purchase three or four sets of rechargable batteries and a battery charger. The voice recorder helps when you are busy writing notes and the professor is talking quickly. It also helps to go over the material a second time after class. I would listen to each lecture afterwards and hand write every word stated in class to a second set of notes. I felt a complete understanding of the material after writing down my second set of notes and listening to the lecture a second, third, or even fourth time. It sometimes takes a couple times to get some statements due to background noise and such. That cough from the person behind you that you do not notice in class becomes ear shattering when listening to the lectures afterwards.

Another option is to install Dragon Naturally Speaking on your computer, train your voice for it, and then speak out the lecture as you hear it so it is written down electronically. This set of word-for-word lecture notes is invaluable later. It is an excellent idea to purchase the voice recorder and discipline yourself to listen to the lectures aftwards and I highly encourage it. The voice file makes it handy if a friend misses class. You can provide this *friend* with a copy of the voice file, or if the person is merely someone you know you can give them a copy of your notes and not worry too much when they do not return your notes to you.

EDIT: the minidisc recorders are not able to store as much as a digital memory voice recorder can. Imagine having to exchange your minidisc in the middle of lecture, it is not fun. A friend with a minidisc wished she had purchased the Sony digital voice recorder instead after seeing the advantages it has over the minidisc recorders.

EDIT: The ICD-BM1VTP for $350 seems to be the successor to my ICD-MS515. This model is the same as the ICD-BM1, just with an extra $50 for the Dragon Naturally Speaking software. Do not mind the high price. If you discipline yourself and use this as I mentioned above, it will become even more useful to you than any computer can possible be.

EDIT: It is necessary to sit close to the front of the class to obtain the professor's voice clearly and without distractive noise from other people inbetween you and your professor. The voice recorder will easily pick up the professor from the back of a 300 person lecture hall but the people inbetween you and the professor will come in louder than the professor will. Little noises such as coughs, squirming in seats, and people talking become very distracting and decrease the quality of the recorded lecture.

EDIT: Yes, an external microphone is necessary. Especially for any voice recorder with moving parts because the soft noise from those moving parts, such as a cassette recorder, become the closest and most annoying noise when you are later listening to the recording.
 
Originally posted by: TNTrulez
Originally posted by: bonkers325
if you're not going to pay attention during lectures, you wont pay attention to the recordings of lectures. just wanted you to know 😛
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did you read the entire f*cking thread? this may be a problemt that you have(obviously) but if you could read you may understand why i want one, d!ck:|
 
I was able to visit the local SonyStyle store in the mall here and I looked at the different models. The ICD-BM1 is the successor to the model I have and this will work very well for you. There is a new model, ICD-MX20, with an external microphone attached to the body. This model will also work since both of these models allow USB connectivity with a computer so you can transfer voice recordings to your computer. These two models also allow changing out the memory cards. None of the other versions provide these two features with removeable memory cards and USB connectivity.

The VTP means that the Dragon Naturally Speaking software is included for the extra $50.

EDIT: SonyStyle also had a high performance external microphone for $80 that would work very well. The salesperson said it can pick up a person's heartbeat if they wear it on their shirt. However, the price is way to high when microphone technology is low level and cheap. I purchased a cassette player on sale for $15 with an external microphone and a 1 meter cord. This cheap microphone worked perfectly with no problems.
 
It's too bad that the iPod doesn't have good quality voice recording otherwise that would be just another added benefit to owning an iPod. I'm thinking about going with the Sony one that birdup has posted. That thing on Amazon has one review which says that it has superb recording quality however that it comes with an older version of Dragon Naturally Speaking.
 
get a doctors note - then show that note to your advisor or your professors and ask them to wear a mic for recording. or lie and say you are deaf, then go "WHAT????" everytime they say something
 
Originally posted by: bonkers325
get a doctors note - then show that note to your advisor or your professors and ask them to wear a mic for recording. or lie and say you are deaf, then go "WHAT????" everytime they say something
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i am already setup through the disability resource center for the problems that cause me to take all the meds, and the meds themselves, so i probably could have the instructor wear a mic if i really need it. i just like to do the research before i buy. hopefullly all will be ok, bu if not i will have some excellent ideas on what to get 😀
 
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