 Best Buy - it Records in MP3 format |
| Review Date: March 5, 2009 |
| Reviewer: H. Rosser, Ga |
I received the recorder quicker than I expected, and it works great!
I suggest using the Microphone (included) instead of the built-in mic if recording a meeting, and play around with the 'sensitivity' setting. I use "high" for meetings and med or low if I'm just recording my own lecture (if I'm wearing the microphone).
Best of all, its in mp3 format... only improvement I can think of is to have the memory on a removable card so you could just plug it into a computer - as is, you have to fool around with a usb cable - I love this gadget. - it will also play mp3's. |
quite versatile
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| Review Date: August 20, 2009 |
| Reviewer: E. Taylor, Sunland, CA USA |
I wish only to add a few thoughts to the above reviews.
Not only is it a great little recorder, it is a great little player. It has 6 folders for recording into, and a music folder for playback. However, I have found that the music folder is not the only folder where you can deposit files. I have an audio book cd that I converted to 128kb mp3 files, with names like cd1-01..cd5-13 and I've placed them in folder 6. On startup, it loads the directories of all folders, apparently alphabetically, and so it retains the correct order of files I placed there.
The advantage of placing files in folder 1-6 is that bookmarks then work; they don't have any affect in the music folder. Fast forward is also different in the number folders. If you hold down ff for 30 seconds of elapsed time (but it takes about 7 seconds real time) it then begins to skip by minutes quickly. In the music folder it does not do this, but skips faster, about 15x. I had at first thought I needed to create mp3 files (placed in the numbered folders) with the same kinds of names and bit rates as were found upon recording, but this does not appear to be so. It doesn't, however, display any of the mp3 tags (author, etc.) in any of the 7 folders. I've not tried nesting folders either.
The highest recording bit rate is 64kb which for an mp3 is not quite that good, but acceptable for speech. I've tried other microphones, and I suspect one must use one with high sensitivity to do get a reasonable volume. But it seems limited not by the microphone but the mp3 bit rate. Still, my daughter is able to use it to record her singing with piano and can use that to tell how she did. I bought both of us one.
I'm using rechargeable batteries, a pair of 800mah nimh hybrio's and they last long enough for that after a few days of many hours (over 8) of playback and recording, I generally still have 1 of 3 bars showing. Generally, I then swap the batteries since this is quite easy. It claims you should do the change in 20 seconds or the time/date will be lost, but this presents no problem as I change one at a time. I don't really know how long they would last in other modes to exhaustion.
I don't do as much recording as I so far use mine for playback of audio books and use the bookmarks to remember interesting parts to play for others using the built in speaker. The earphone jack works nicely with powered speakers, and I even can use it with a 3 inch radio shack box speaker I had lying around (non powered) and it is loud enough to listen to next to my pillow in bed, and the quality is thus much better than the little internal speaker (which is rather tinny, but good for a quick review if you don't have headphones or wish to play for others).
Button placement seems more logical than it's smaller earlier model the 5130 (the only one I could find a pdf manual on line for). All the functions appear to be the same as that model. It also has editing functions, but I find it easer to upload to my computer and use an audio editor, but I suppose in a pinch these advanced functions could be useful. I find the slow and fast playback functions to work well too.
So, although I bought it as a little toy recorder (at a steal of a price - found locally for $30), I've found it to be quite versatile and as the others have mentioned, quite a good little recorder. And it looks much like an mp3 player / flash drive. It claims you can put any sort of data files on it as well, but I've not tried that.
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product review
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| Review Date: September 3, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Ronald A. Hebron, Redmond, Oregon |
| Product arrived on time and is really a fabulous tool. Works very well and has more than enough storage for any needs |
Good Recorder
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| Review Date: May 16, 2009 |
| Reviewer: felicitaz, NY, USA |
| I bought this on the strength of H. Rosser's review, and am glad to say that it has turned out to be a good buy. Small and easy to handle, I like the fact that I can transfer the recordings as mp3 files directly through a USB connection to my computer. Playback of sound on the recorder itself is pretty shoddy, of course, but the sound quality of the recording is good on my computer. I've even recorded myself playing music; and while the music playback leaves a lot to be desired, it's good enough for practice purposes. It's a great voice recorder, picks up sound from a couple yards away. If you're looking for a good music recorder, you should probably search for something more high-end. Only real complaint: the display screen has small type that's hard to read, but once you've got your settings programmed in, you probably won't have to use the interface much anyway. I definitely recommend it. |
RCA DIGITAL RECORDING REVIEW
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| Review Date: April 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: PAUL BLUE, NY,NY |
THIS PRODUCT IS GREAT FOR DIGITAL RECORDING, IT IS VERY SIMPLY TO USE.
THE SOUND COULD BE JUST A LITTLE LOUDER, BUT THIS RECORDER WAS PERFECT FOR WHAT I NEEDED. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT. |
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