can i record my college lectures with this player? i know ipod makes a voice recorder that work on their ipod videos, i was wondering if this player has a function like this. i'm looking to upgrade from my ipod nano and i'm considering this or an ipod video. can i record my college lectures with this player? i know ipod makes a voice recorder that work on their ipod videos, i was wondering if this player has a function like this. i'm looking to... » Read More can i record my college lectures with this player? i know ipod makes a voice recorder that work on their ipod videos, i was wondering if this player has a function like this. i'm looking to upgrade from my ipod nano and i'm considering this or an ipod video. « Show Less
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Like Mike said, yes you can. It picks up every little sound though, so be careful not to shuffle your feet too much. I use this too - the only problem is that I can't figure out how to get my computer (any program) to recognize the .wav files I recorded. I just get an error message, so I can only listen on the Zen. Annoying. But easier than having a separate recorder I suppose.
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It will work, but you will most likely run out of space especially since you are trying to record your lectures - which tend to be long. However if you offload it onto your itunes daily, you should be able to manage.
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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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Interesting idea...I use mine to replay music on a CD, note for note. Since you can adjust the speed of the music playback, seems like you could also use it to slow down a lecture, or at least back it up to replay sentence by sentence. Good luck...B
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Your music player probably only recognizes audio-only formats like MP3. So you can't just copy video files over and have it read them. But you can extract the audio portion and save it on the sd card, and then your player should be able to handle it. There are a bunch of ways to do this - probably the simplest is to use a third-party app like Video Converter for Mac. But you can do it directly with something like iMovie - import the video, then export only the sound portion to another file.
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This particular device is not a "player" so you don't ever get good quality. I don't think it plays faster when I listen to mine, but sometimes it records things too fast. Try listening to the music you record as an Mp3 on your computer. If it sounds right then the device is working. They now have a new homepage and updates for the player on-line so you might go there and see if there is information to help.
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Yes, it does have a recorder function - it's under the voice menu (with a microphone icon) and was very easy to use. I did a quick 30 second recording from the tv just to see how the sound quality was and it was very good. I had the skin covering on, which covered the actual microphone area of the player and the sound was still excellent so I would highly recommend it for this need.
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I wish I could help, but so far I've only used it for dictation. On the other hand, Sony's description says it can be used to record lectures, which would imply considerable distance.
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This is a great recorder, and it record in high quality... I think if you just want to record conversations, you could probably find a simpler recorder. I use that all the time as musician, because I can have a real notion of how I played listen to the recording that this thing make. Yes, if you just want record conversations, it is better to find a simpler recorder... :)
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Though I don't own this model, I own a number of other Olympus digital recorders so I have experience with their products. It seems, from a careful reading of the description on this site and on other sites that it will play any MP3 file on the card. You're not buying this recorder to use as a music MP3 player since you have your phone or iPad for that. You're buying this unit for other recording tasks. That being said, I question why anyone would buy this model AT ALL. This model offers fewer functions and costs MORE than other recorders made by the same company. In my opinion, these other models are better. Let's take a look at some other units by Olympus. Go read the descriptions of and see the prices of these 4 units on Amazon: Olympus VN-702PC Digital Voice Recorder, Olympus WS-801 Voice Recorder, Olympus VN-7200 Digital Voice Recorder, Olympus DP-201 Digital Voice Recorder. Notice, in particular, that the DP311 looks a great deal like the DP201, including the placement of all the buttons. The only things that I can see that the DP311 adds are the SD card slot and that knob that changes the sensitivity of the microphone and the quality of the recording. The DP311 costs MORE than every one of those other models that I named, as of this writing, and yet it does NOT have USB connectivity, which some of the other models have. Some of the other models I named do have the capability for you to add an SD or microSD card and have the USB connectivity and also have settings for recording quality. And did I mention that every one of those models costs less, as of this writing? I own the DP201. It does not have USB connectivity, but it's easy to use and has 2GB of memory and works great. I also own the VN-702PC, which does have USB connectivity. Read about the other units and you'll find that one of the others is probably a better buy.
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I use it to record music classes. It is outstanding. Parameters need to be turned on so sound isn't too faint nor too saturated. Outside lectures can be difficult for any device but this will do it about as well as anything. Upon getting this I would suggest recording a TV show in your home, radio blasting from your stereo and talking. Learn how to optimize the recorder for various environments and it will pay off on your trip with flawless recordings. If that sounds too complex then get TASCAM DR-40 which can be set to record everything twice. One is called a "safety track" at a lower level so you're sure to have something. Buy a bunch of SD cards and an external hard drive to back up your work.
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This was my favorite mp3 player, but the updates became obsolete, so I had to find a new one. Right now, I have the Sansa Clip+ 8 gb mp3 player and love it. It is not as glitzy as the ipods or even the E280, but it gets the job done -- that is if you only want to play music on it. Otherwise, you will have to find another player. I am not sure about the Macbook download issue, so I can't answer that part of the question. Sorry. Hope you find the answers you are seeking.
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I used it with a voice recorder and it worked fine. If you use it on a computer you need to run a program that will recognize it. Also it was over a year ago when I last used it. That's the best answer I can offer at this time. Hope it helps.
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Yes it does, I use it to record lectures at my local college. I like it because it fits into my book bag without taking up a lot of space. it clamps in tight and is steady on pretty much any surface. Hopes this helps you. Paul
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No you can't on the device-you plug it into your computer USB port and save it to a file, then you can use a media program that can play .WAV files and do the editing. You have to move it off the stick because it will fill up fast. Unfortunately mine broke within about 6 weeks. I carried it in my pocket and really didn't think that I handled it any different than my USB flash drives (which last a long time and can be recorded over again and again) but it's like the hard drive crashed. Also I found the switch that operates it hard to keep in place. I put a recording program on my iPhone that works much better. It was so inexpensive that I didn't even bother to get my money back or anything. No you can't on the device-you plug it into your computer USB port and save it to a file, then you can use a media program that can play .WAV files and do the editing. You have to move it off the stick because it will fill up fast. Unfortunately mine broke within about 6 weeks. I carried it in my pocket and really didn't think that I handled it any different than my USB flash drives (which last a long time and can be recorded over again and again) but it's like the hard drive crashed. Also I found the switch that operates it hard to keep in place. I put a recording program on my iPhone that... » Read More No you can't on the device-you plug it into your computer USB port and save it to a file, then you can use a media program that can play .WAV files and do the editing. You have to move it off the stick because it will fill up fast. Unfortunately mine broke within about 6 weeks. I carried it in my pocket and really didn't think that I handled it any different than my USB flash drives (which last a long time and can be recorded over again and again) but it's like the hard drive crashed. Also I found the switch that operates it hard to keep in place. I put a recording program on my iPhone that works much better. It was so inexpensive that I didn't even bother to get my money back or anything. « Show Less
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I don't know the technical details, but I record music from LPs onto CDs using my Mac. I haven't tried recording them to my iPod.
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Mine works just like the one in my computer, just plug in USB and computer assigns it a drive and just play - record, burn, etc. My DVD RW had gone out on my computer, but now it's fixed so have two burners now. When portable player is plugged in and you want to burn something, like at itunes, you are prompted to select which burner. I was just stunned at how well it works, just like the one built into computer. But be careful with the software that comes with it, for it is just promotional - NOT needed to operate the unit. It will instruct you to put in disc to install. P.S. The portable floppy 3.5 works great as well if you have old stuff still stored on floppies.