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Hello everyone, I use an Olympus VN2100/VN 2100PC and think it's great. It's light, small and simple to use. I transfer the interview onto computer. It cost £30 in Argos and I've been told there is 25% off everything in Argos (I hope that's still current). All the best, Grace. Grace Kelly Research Officer School of Sociology, Social Policy & Social Work Queens University Belfast Belfast BT7 1NN Tel: 028 9097 3483 Fax: 028 9097 3943 Email: [log in to unmask] Website: www.qub.ac.uk/soc -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for those practising BNIM [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Margaret Hodgins Sent: 19 November 2008 10:48 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Voice recorders > HELLO everybody on the mailing list I did not make the original training and would really rather not receive all these e mails. I would be obliged if you could take me off your lists. Many thanks Margaret Hi Anne-Marie (and hello to others - I'm newish too!), > > I started out three years ago with an old tape recorder I happened to have, > and quickly ran (screaming!) to digital. > > My first digital purchase was an Olympus digital voice recorder VN-240PC, > which I think cost in the region of £60, but only has about 90 minutes memory. > It served briefly, and was a huge improvement on the cassette recorder for > sound quality. > > I then upgraded to an Olympus WS-300M, same as Eleanor - not as good as Tom's, > with fewer hours' memory at high quality sound recording, but it has better > quality sound recording than the VN240, and does the job for me. I ALWAYS > carry my other digital recorder and run that too, as a back up. Which in 16 > interviews so far has been needed (badly) once, when I failed to notice that > the battery on the first one had died mid-interview. > > I did hear an anecdote once about one "old hand" researcher who after long and > bitter experience carried no less than six recorders to each interview ... > > Best wishes, > Susan. > ----- Original > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Eleanor Clyne-Kingshott > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:34 AM > Subject: Voice recorders > > > > > Dear Anne-Marie Haigh > > > > I am new to this discussion circle, but here's my opinion. I am currently > using an Olympus 300M which has slightly less memory that Tom's one, but has > excellent sound quality and I get around the memory issue by just putting my > audio files straight onto the computer and deleting the ones on the recorder. > > > > I think that tape recorders are very stress provoking and I was able to > purchase this voice recorder for only $100AUS on EBAY( not sure how many > pounds that is??). I also think the ease of being able to save several copies > of the audio files is a benefit, as well as being able to listen to your > files, if you wish, on your ipod! > > > > Kind regards, > > Eleanor > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Find your ideal job with SEEK Time for change?