digital recorder

[daveat22]

As a newcomer I would welcome suggestions as to a good digital voice recorder. I am aware of the zoom H4 but does one need such a sophisticated stereo recorder for a mono voice?

[xahu34]

Did you think of using a USB microphone like the "Samson C03U" and making your voice recordings with your PC (and Audacity)?

Regards,

Xaver

[Guest Yachtsman1]

Hi Dave

I've been doing my own voice recordings for over two years now and gone through 6 different mikes/recorders. A simple set up using a mike into your computer is the easiest and cheapest way to go. A usb connection is supposed to be less noisy than the jack connection. I had the H2 recorder but wasn't happy with the buttons or menu so I sold it and bought the CO3U mike suggested above. The results from that again weren't to my ears up to the quality others were achieving, So after a lot of research I bought the Olympus LS-10 recording microphone. I put together a long user experience doc & it's posted on here. If you search for Olympus you should find it, otherwise let me know & I'll post it again. I've had the Olympus for over a year now and am happy with what I get from it.

Yachtsman1

[8321]

Hello,

I have the Olympus DS30 and find it good (nothing to compare it with). Use it as a portable device for sound effects. Also use it with a Rode NT4 mic plugged directly into the Olympus for voice-overs.

Jeff