How do you rate the quality of the voice recording? That's how I predomoninantly want to use it. For study groups and lectures.
1302020
In my opinion, the quality is great, but the volume is not as loud as could be. I had to turn the volume almost to maximum in order to hear it properly. If you are in a large lecture hall and the speaker is not yelling or using a microphone, you probably won't be able to hear them that well on the pen.
1302021
Wouldn't be answer any question about this product. Since I had to return it, because it wasn't working .
378019
I have found it excellent in recording oral histories. I place it about 2 feet from the person being interviewed and have had wonderful results. The conversation is easily heard. I suspect the same will be for 3 feet distance. What I would suggest is trying it on yourself at that distance and speaking softly. That should tell you how it will do for the person you hope to interview. Sometimes people are worried and sensitive about such interviews, but if you start out with easy questions and keep it relaxed, they will slowly relax as well and forget all about the recorder. I wish you luck with the interview. I have found it excellent in recording oral histories. I place it about 2 feet from the person being interviewed and have had wonderful results. The conversation is easily heard. I suspect the same will be for 3 feet distance. What I would suggest is trying it on yourself at that distance and speaking softly. That should tell you how it will do for the person you hope to interview. Sometimes people are worried and sensitive about such interviews, but if you start out with easy questions and keep it relaxed, they will slowly relax as well and forget all about the recorder. I wish you luck... » Read More I have found it excellent in recording oral histories. I place it about 2 feet from the person being interviewed and have had wonderful results. The conversation is easily heard. I suspect the same will be for 3 feet distance. What I would suggest is trying it on yourself at that distance and speaking softly. That should tell you how it will do for the person you hope to interview. Sometimes people are worried and sensitive about such interviews, but if you start out with easy questions and keep it relaxed, they will slowly relax as well and forget all about the recorder. I wish you luck with the interview. « Show Less
2091237
I wouldn't recommend using in the lecture environment because you will have to have one of your hand holding the mic close to your lips(less than 10cm). I would rather recommend looking up a wired(lengthy) tie-pin mic type.
1544242
It works great! Try to sit as close as possible bc it does pick up a lot of background noise like papers shuffling. But even with that the clarity was great and I was happy with my purchase esp for the price. Side note. I would write down the time of the recording every 15 mins or so that way I can skip ahead to the time of where my notes were so I didn't have to listen or try to find where I wanted to review! Good luck!
737432
I have been using it to do voice overs for scribe videos and it has worked very well using my iMac. I have been very happy with the quality of the audio. Therefore, yeah, I think it's great for voice overs.
1870928
It really depends on a few things. A. What kind of quality do you want or need?B. What type of dialog? Ex: Audio book, film, vocal, podcast.If its just for verbal notes lecture recordings, there are cheaper priced recordings. Overall, I'm an independent film maker so I use it for field audio and also voice overs. Hope this helped.
1786036
No its a piece of garbage, u get what u pay for. I connected to laptop, I recorded my voice but it still has poor quality. Don't waste your money.
993132
It's a very good vocal recording device. I use it for weekly podcasting. I've never recorded with a snowball device
1820569
It should do the job, yes. HOWEVER, make sure it is charged (there is no "battery meter," so the only way to be sure is to fully charge it an hour or two before you plan to use it). You may want to test it first to see how long it will last (battery and memory capacity). ALSO, like any microphone, nearby noises will be louder, as will anything touching the microphone/recorder. I've been using it for brief interviews and voice memos - for this it is great. I have recently noticed a newer model that seems to have playback, for only a few dollars more - you may want to look at that... It should do the job, yes. HOWEVER, make sure it is charged (there is no "battery meter," so the only way to be sure is to fully charge it an hour or two before you plan to use it). You may want to test it first to see how long it will last (battery and memory capacity). ALSO, like any microphone, nearby noises will be louder, as will anything touching the microphone/recorder. I've been using it for brief interviews and voice memos - for this it is great. I have recently noticed a newer model that seems to have playback, for only a few dollars more - you may want to look at that...
499607
I use the tape recorder for writing meeting minutes for our Home Owners Association and it works great. Picks up sound of all owners in the meeting in a room about 30' x 40' with 50 owners. I do not use "voice recognition" software so not sure what you mean by that. I have also used it for music recordings and it is very clear. Highly recommend it for quality of sound and ease of use.
2232244
Yes! I have used it to record voiceovers on PowerPoints and PhotoStory presentations. After practicing a bit, I notice that it's important that you keep your mouth a reasonable distance (about 3" to 4") away from the microphone extension (the little cyclinder you adjust) to avoid voice distortion. Calibrate the microphone according to your desktop or laptop specifications also.
494991
Sorry, I'm not sure. I haven't used it very much. I have made a few recordings and they look great. Hope someone else can answer your question for you.
1284064
It is a cheap microphone, and while it isn't ideal for anything to present, it picks up pronunciations fairly well. If this is all you'll need it for, it will be a good deal, but I'd get something more high-quality if I were to use it for other purposes.
2209497
The voice recorder is easy to use. You use the menu button or the scroll wheel to navigate to the 'voice' area. Then you just press record (on the side of the device). I liked the set up better than the items from creative labs. It was much easier to access. The sound quality seems pretty good, when listening to the recording from headphones. I was about 6ft away from my test subject, and I could hear everything nicely. If you are using it in a lecture hall, I would recommend putting it as close to the instructor as possible. I don't think an external mic is possible, but I could be wrong. There is only an input for headphones. I bought it for recording speech samples in people, and I think it'll do that quite well. It sounded much clearer than my tape recorder and was easier than the digital recorder I borrowed from someone.
97018
OFF TOPIC, but I have really gotten unexpected value from the voice recorder - I'm something of a community activist, attend board meetings etc. and find the recorder to be more than adequate to 'tape" meetings - I load the .wav files in Audacity and export as .mp3's - lose a little volume but very compact and portable after that.
498087
I have only used the Hrn recorder to record voice, no music. However, it records with the finest fidelity of any recorder I've ever use. It has many commercial features I have not needed to use as yet.
1202977
Clever idea. You'll need to be able to record your audio, load it onto your microSD card for playback. It will work fine.