Helen,
I've tried both and havent seen any differences in recording
quality. That depends on the quality of the microphone you use.
However if you are in a remote area a minidisk provides instant
backups. Whereas digital recorders have to transfer the recording
to a computer.
Mark House
UF Anthropology
On Wed Aug 25 07:20:51 EDT 2004, =?iso-8859-1?q?Helen=20Rice?=
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>
> Hi everyone
>
> I realise this subject has come up many times before but I hope
> you'll be able to offer me some advice.
>
> I am about to commence working on 30 plus qualitative interviews
> with children. For previous projects I have only ever used
> traditional audio tape. For this one I would like to use a more
> modern system.
>
> What are the relative advantages of using mini-disc versus
> digital voice recorders?
>
> Which particular brands and models would you recommend / not
> recommend?
>
> Are any of the models particularly sensitive - able to pick up
> soft voices or good at reducing background noise?
>
> I'd be very grateful for any advice or sharing of experience with
> this type of equipment.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Helen Rice
>
>
>
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