Using for audio recordings Has anyone used these for audio recordings? If so, what was your experience? I would like an inexpensive device for audio podcasting and noticed this had a microphone and audio recording/downloading. Using for audio recordings Has anyone used these for audio recordings? If so, what was your experience? I would like an inexpensive device for audio podcasting and noticed this had a microphone... » Read More Using for audio recordings Has anyone used these for audio recordings? If so, what was your experience? I would like an inexpensive device for audio podcasting and noticed this had a microphone and audio recording/downloading. « Show Less
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According to the manual that I just read on-line, it does have a sleep timer on it. Can anyone who has one of these verify this for me? My son keeps killing the battery every night in his current mp3 player because he falls asleep listening to a book, then doesn't know where he left off. The sleep timer would certainly solve this problem
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I like to listen to audio books when I go to bed at night. Does this device have a sleep timer? I don't want to go to sleep and have it playing all night.
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(It's about a year since this was posted, but I thought someone might find this useful.)I have a SanDisk Sansa m240 1gb. I really like the player because of the easy-to-usecontrols and the replaceable single AAA battery (I use a rechargeable NiMh battery).BUT the voice recorder has a flaw. About every 10 seconds it skips about 1/8 of a second.For an every-day memo this isn't much of a problem. But I've recorded lectures and listeningto it afterwards gets to be very annoying.
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I have one and would not recomend it for audiobooks. The controls are poorly designed and it's impossible to fast foward and rewind in the same track.
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Live? There is a built in mic, and you can use it to record voice tracks, but i wasn't able to add any effect to it. Even so, that would be a loop. And not "live". It's a fun machine.
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I downloaded the trial to USB Audio Recorder Pro and it does indeed work with the mic HOWEVER you can only use the mic with this specific app... :'( Has anyone else figured this out?
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I have used it with apple voice memos and other recording apps. I did not purchase an additional app to use it.
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It's a fantastic device but I've never been able to figure out how to record to a PC program. I always use a recorder. But I think it might be that my sound card is not set up for it. So to answer your question, yes but might still need to figure out how to make work.
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I am not sure I know what you mean by that. I easily RECORD audio material (interviews etc.)that are produced on YouTube and save them in a file on the computer. I have not used it as a personal microphone.
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Yeah, for what it is, the microphone works great. I was actually really surprised at how well the mic captured everything while recording. You should easily be able to record interviews with it.
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Yes, for mic, but not for audio monitoring. That's a problem, but not one that would make me not buy it again.
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Honestly the suck. I hooked it up to my sound system it lasted about a month before my records didnt sound right. Your better off getting a older used one. If you wanna record on your computer get audacity or soundwave and a rca to 3.5mm cord and plug in the the mic port.
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Yes! As the others have said this will work for recording an audio book. I was actually quite surprised when I heard how clear the sound of a recording was.
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Absolutely, that is what I do every other week with these mics. I've found that 90% of how well my podcast sounds is making sure the mics are close enough and the recording level is high enough without having the signal peak. Once it's recorded look into audio compression and you'll have yourself a great sounding podcast! Good luck!
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I haven't tried that yet. I would like to know myself. And also what the yellow icon is below the headphone and microphone jacks. If it does record properly (in stereo) email me at halsmithnauvoo@gmail.com. As a fellow-owner, we have to help each other out.
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No sir you can only use minidisc for audio. I am very happy with minidiscs for excellent audio recordings. Wim van den Berg.
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I use this as a wireless mic for video recording interviews/podcasts/etc. I recently tried to tie it in with an amp/speaker system for the speaker at an awards banquet and had no luck. To be honest, I had very little time to attempt to figure out a way to make it work. It may be possible. It just didn't work for me in that capacity.
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I would not recommend this to be used for audio, the microphone quality sound is pretty terrible compared to headset microphones I've used. I would recommend using the WebCam with a different audio input device
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It's great for voice recording when attached to portable recording devices. However, if you're looking for a serious "studio quality" mic for musical applications, you should adjust your price range up and look elsewhere.
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i have a created some recordings and have used the mic with some distance and let my normal voice, it sounds awesome! check the podcast i created with that microphone! http://traffic.libsyn.com/crmbuzz/CRMBuzz001.mp3