Affordable digital recorder advice

[Nicholas Thieberger]

Just to add to this thread from an archival perspective. If you are 
recording unique things that you want to be available to generations 
to come then you need to think about the format of what you are 
recording and whether it will endure. Olympus and other small (and 
cheap, unfortunately) recorders do not record in archival formats.

For a summary of the issues around longterm storage of recorded 
material and endangered languages you could look at 
http://emeld.org/school/index.html.

There was a discussion of recorders on the RNLD list and if you go to 
the archive of the RNLD list, here: 
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?S1=resource-network-linguistic-diversity 
and search for 'flash' and 'recorder' you will get some useful info

A summary item is here: http://linguistlist.org/issues/16/16-2710.html

All the best,

Nick Thieberger

At 7:36 AM -0700 30/1/06, Mia Kalish wrote:
>Jan & all,
>
>I have been using Olympus digital recorders for years now. They have 3
>quality settings (low, medium, & high) and 2 recording modes (one for
>meetings, one for one-to-one). The ones I buy are about $99. I recently got
>a Sony refurb unit for $32 at e-cost.com.
>
>I didn't read the thread about recorders, because I'm really happy with
>mine, and I had shared about it before.
>
>Mia

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