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Thread #83033 Message #1879189
Posted By: GUEST,Shimrod
08-Nov-06 - 12:09 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Edirol Portable Digital Recorder
Subject: RE: Tech: Edirol Portable Digital Recorder
Yes, I've got an Olympus DM-20 which I use with a small, external Sony mic. It seems to work fine for recording stuff like unaccompanied singing - and you can transfer files, via USB cable, to your PC and make CDs from them.
Nevertheless, the quality could be a bit better (I don't think you'd want to record a full orchestra on one!) - but then these Olympus devices are only intended to be voice (ie. speech) recorders after all. It's a bit like a cheaper compact digital camera compared to a digital SLR. Having said that, though, I believe that there is a device coming out at the end of this month (can't remember the name - 'Boost' or something??) which gives much better quality than the Olympus and is actually cheaper. My local music shop is going to let me know when they arrive.