I stumbled accross the 2u4u DRM WMA player reviewed on the internet
today. Although it is called a "player" presumably because it is
marketed as an entertainment machine, it has a line-in port, compatible
with any audio device including microphone and also an internal
microphone for recording. It will record in WMA format which (I believe)
can then be loaded digitally onto a PC via a USB connection. If I am
correct in this, it means that it should enable recording directly onto
the machine and then miss out the real time recording onto PC step - as
from minidisc - which always seems to be the most frustrating bit of the
process!
My questions are.
1) Has anyone used this product and is it suitable for recording
interviews with an external mic?
2) Does the WMA have to then be converted to MP3 for use with
transcribers such as CTANKS (which we use in my department)?
I would be very interested in any experiences, info or similar products.
Thanks
Dan Munday
Centre for Primary Health Care Studies
University of Warwick
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