Re: Portable speech recorder (Christophe Pallier )

Subject: Re: Portable speech recorder
From:    Christophe Pallier  <pallier(at)LSCP.EHESS.FR>
Date:    Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:59:35 +0200

Hello,

I use a Marantz PMD670 which I am very happy with. The recordings are 
saved on a compact flash memory Card.

With a 1Gb card, at 16Khz PCM 16bits, this means "only" about 9 hours of 
recording. But in MP3 with a bitrate encoding of 32kps, this is 70 hours 
of recording according to the manual.

You can find 8Gb compact flash cards now...

The PMD670 is a bit bulky but I have just discovered that a smaller 
model exists: the PMD660.

HTH

Christophe Pallier
http://www.pallier.org

Satrajit Ghosh wrote:
> Dear List members,
> 
> I know there has been a discussion of several portable recorders on
> the list. Is there any recorder optimized for speech recording (e.g.,
> can handle setting different sampling rates in the 8-16KHz range)?
> 
> I know there are several hand held voice recorders out there, but most
> of the time they don't provide any specifications about the storage
> format or sampling rate used.
> 
> In particular I'm looking for something that has
> - a digital interface
> - a decent microphone or mic/line in
> - large storage (preferably digital)
> - continuous recording (20-24 hours)
> - adjustable sample rates specific for speech
> 
> Are there any recommendations?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Satra