voice recording: I am wondering if the voice recording function would be adequate to record vocal lessons (singing) - don't need super high fidelity, but maybe as good as a cheap tape recorder?
998205
It's okay, if you're just reviewing work. My friend had recorded her kids singing using hers. It's okay, sort of comparable to a tape-based microrecorder - 32kbps bitrate for the recorded audio. Wouldn't do well with background accompaniment.
97018
OFF TOPIC, but I have really gotten unexpected value from the voice recorder - I'm something of a community activist, attend board meetings etc. and find the recorder to be more than adequate to 'tape" meetings - I load the .wav files in Audacity and export as .mp3's - lose a little volume but very compact and portable after that.
1552398
I haven't actually recorded piano music without singing, but it works fine for accompanied singing. However, you must transfer the recording to a computer with a good speaker system. The speakers in the recorder are, to be generous, almost useless.
64076
Yes, you need a voice recorder. This microphone plugs into the microphone jack on a digital recorder.
461256
I have not used this product to record as of yet. I used it to assist learning some choral music with previously recorded music that I transferred to SD. But now in curious and will test it out.
1289195
Very good question, Laurie. What I do, is read the reviews on amazon. People will usually have widely differing answers. If there are a LOT of negatives, I run for the hills and do not buy. If there are a LOT of very well written positives, I pay attention to each point by point comment to judge if I would be o.k., or not, with using that product. On this Sony, I can make it work. But the manual is horribly written, and at times, confusing. I tend to like this machine, but if I was to buy anopther like it, I think I might opt for a different well known brand, such as teac/tascam. Perhaps the best thing you could do, is ask your friends or neighbors what kind of CD recorder they use, and ask them "How easy is this to use, and does it give high quality recordings?" Then, they can actually show you how it works, and be there for you, if you buiy one, but have a problem. Best wishes!
1588760
Terris, I purchased the software to manage voice recordings made on a Sony digital recorder. Subsequently, I've used an earbud microphone/recorder (Olympus TP-8 Telephone Pick-up Microphone by Olympus) to make recordings of phone calls dealing with detailed instructions of how to handle tax matters. The number of options outside of my needs are numerous. Keeping in mind that I use the software to "edit" voice recordings off of a digital recorder and a couple of technical phone conversations, my guess is that you will have no problems with the software and will be please with it. Beyond this software, Sony has a number of higher end sound products that would allow you to do studio recording quality. Here's my suggestion: buy the software and play with it for ten minutes - record for 5 minutes or so and edit for the remainder of the time. My guess is that you'll be pleased enough to continue using the software. As your understanding of what your needs are and what offerings are available, you can step up. My version predates the current version and is on sale for $24. Spend $24 and give it a spin. What you do not want is to buy a full blown complicated software when you just want to record your book. In summary, I'm pleased since the software more than meets my needs and was very easy to learn to do what I wanted it to do.
741668
I've been using it for a few months now. It's MUCH better suited to instruments than voice. I bought it to record my radio show and podcast, but it picks up so much ambient noise, it's just not meant for it. But it's good quality for music.
620481
Although I like the mic for back-up vocals in live venues, I probably would not use it for recording purposes. I've never used it for mic-ing a piano or other instrument.
1357094
It will only record your voice. I tried using it to record meetings and was unsuccessful. It's product information is clear about that, but I decided to try anyway.
2005578
I am not a singer personally but I do believe it can be used for recording a song. I use it for commentary. The setting dial will help make background noise not show up. For singing use the setting that records sound from the front. For say a band use all directions.
1032553
Yes. I rarely use voice activation, because there's always a syllable missed as it activates. I don't think I've ever seen a recorder that only worked via voice activation.
927141
I have only used it to record musical compositions, but you should be able to use it as a sound effect board. Just record the sound bites and files in an organized file system. There are many ways to do this, live recordings being the easiest, I'd imagine.
427606
It will record anything but will the result satisfy your own higher expectations for music, that the recording sounds like the performance itself? I doubt that. You want to look into other solutions from Blue Microphones and others if you want optimum fidelity in a good acoustic environment, that you gladly present for others to hear.
1870928
It really depends on a few things. A. What kind of quality do you want or need?B. What type of dialog? Ex: Audio book, film, vocal, podcast.If its just for verbal notes lecture recordings, there are cheaper priced recordings. Overall, I'm an independent film maker so I use it for field audio and also voice overs. Hope this helped.
1811538
I didn't buy it for recording. I bought it to play audiobooks on cd for my class. It was substandard.
1938967
Read the reviews ofr Belkin TuneTalk. Was wondering if anyone can recommend an alternative recorder that works well with lectures and has a long battery life, for reasonable student price?