I recently bought a 1 GB SansaDisk m240 mp3 player with voice recording capability thru a built-in pinhole sized microphone, similar to the one Declan describes on his Zen nano machine. (This device lacks any optiono for attaching an external mic.) I tried it for rehearsal recording, having promised myself to take it back for a refund if it wasn't adequate, and it is ... adequate. I can hear the harmony & melody lines, and/or the accompaniment just fine.


This machine won't be winning any hi-fi competitions, and I'd like a bit more space to store pre-recorded songs to listen to on the subway, but for US$100 before US$30 rebate (if I ever get it), it's just the ticket.