[Air-l] ps on Olympic Voice Recorders

[Drew Ross]

Hi Mark. I've used the Olympus WS-300M and WS-200S models. They both record
in WMA format and do full, high quality stereo recording. I've been very
pleased with both. I haven't used the DS models you refer to, and honestly,
I haven't needed the option to swap out the flash memory, as the WS models
record 4-6 hours of stereo, HQ audio & more if you bump the quality down.

Hope this helps.

Drew Ross
Oxford University
Visiting Research Fellow, OUDES


On 8/30/06, Mark Warschauer <markw at uci.edu> wrote:
>
> ps It appears that only three of these five listed below are digital
> voice recorders, and all three use removable media.  I am thus
> interested in comments on any of the three: DS-4000, DS-3300,
> DS-2200.  Thanks again -- Mark.
>
> -----------
>
> Olympic has changed its line of voice recorders since I last
> purchased any for a research project and I need to buy several new
> ones.  (I prefer to use Olympic because we are familiar with their
> transcription software and foot pedals, etc.)
>
> Is anybody familiar with any of the models listed under professional
> dictation?
> http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_vr_transcribers.asp
>
> These would include the DR-1000 Executive, DR-2000 Executive,
> DS-4000, DS-3300, and DS-2200?  These would be for in-person
> interviews.  Probably overkill for what we need, but these are the
> models which appear to work with the AS-4000 transcription kits we
> will use, and we're not on a tight budget for this.  I'm inclined to
> get the DS-2200, as it comes with removable media, but would feel
> more confident if I knew a researcher or interviewer who had actually
> used it.
>
> I realize this is an Association of Internet Researchers, so many
> people reading this are more concerned with issues of using online
> data rather than face-to-face interviews, but.... (but what? :-))
>
> Thanks--
> Mark
>
> --
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