<p>My daughter has been using a cassette recorder to capture and review songs and warm ups, etc. I understand that a digital format would be preferable as she could then transfer it to CD for use in the car or put it on her ipod, etc.</p>
<p>...my problem is that I have no idea what I am looking for - reviews and descriptions tlak about the quality of the spoken word but not singing voices... I must not be the only one out there trying to figure this out - are colleges suggesting any particular models, or have any of you had particular success with recorders? The price range is very wide, but if this is a tool that will be used for years, the high end may be worth it...HELP!</p>
<p>We went through this issues for my younger d who is an instrumentalist. We decided to go with one with good overall ratings, but not too expensive. The choice was an Olympus digital voice recorder...WS300M. The quality of the recordings have been very good. Very easy to use also! Just plug it into the computer...we download straight to i-tunes!! She records lessons, practices, and we have also used it for last minute audition cds!! It is very small, so she can slip it right into her flute case. D had to work a little with placement because it did pick up her breathing...but she worked through that. They are great for parents too because we can listen to their performances anytime now!! I wish I would have had this for my older do who is majoring in MT now!! Would have been great for auditions!!
Good Luck!</p>
<p>look into the belkin voice recorder. it plugs in to your ipod and then you upload it onto your computer. it is pretty affordable and does quality recordings. i used it to record my vocal tracks for off campus MT auditions this year!!! so that's my story of faith in the product...</p>
<p>I have the same product as Emonade (it sounds like) and I, too, used to to record accompaniments for Unifieds -- very useful!! I also use it to record all my voice lessons and occasionally performances as well. It records with really great quality, and I'd highly recommend it!</p>
<p>We looked at various office quality digital voice recorders but ultimately went with a full size IPOD. There are microphone attachments you can get for the full sized IPOD for about $50. We found that the microphone built on a "boom" works best since it is on an extension and you can point it in various directions. The IPOD was also more versatile than the recorders since it could be easily downloaded to computer, played through an IPOD attachment on a home sound system, played in the car or just used with headphones.</p>
<p>Glad to know they finally have one that will work with the new generation Nano! My D has a Nano and up until now, we have not been able to find a voice recorder. I wanted her to have one for lectures as well!</p>
<p>On a different scale, my husband dabbles in guitar, for Christmas I bought him a muti-track recording studio. These things can cost thousands of dollars but since he just plays around, I knew this would suit his needs. It was a very simple one and cost about $150.00 and was very portable. here's the link to the manufacturer:
<a href="http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/mrs4/index.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/mrs4/index.php</a>
If you get a message about downloading the foreign language, just hit cancel and it should take you to the page!</p>