Outsourcing Equipment
The higher quality recording device you buy the more effective and efficient for both of us. It will provide a clearer recording enabling us to transcribe it accurately and efficiently, thus saving you time and money. Our advice is to buy from recommended suppliers who provide ongoing help and technical support. Some companies will come to install your software and show you how to use the equipment. Ensure you explain to the suppliers what you will need your recorder for in order that they provide you with the correct model. We do not recommend that you buy a note taker as the sound quality is poor and they do not have the same specification and facilities as digital recorders. They are what they say they are, note takers, and are not for recording long dictations.
Recorders that record into DSS files are the ones you should go for as DSS (Digital Speech Standard) files are compressed. They are designed for dictations. They are small and take up the least space. They email and upload and download quickly. Most recorders will record in WAV format, although WAV files are the largest and therefore take a long time to upload and download. If you have a recorder that records in other formats, when can still transcribe it for you. Fingertips have the necessary transcription software to transcribe from most formats. These are just recommendations for new purchases. They are all available from www.ndeva.co.uk. They have many more on their website.
Various recorders for single person recordings, interviews and focus groups
The Philips Voice Tracer 602
The Philips 602 digital voice recorder records in mp3 format for ease of playback on a PC. Its 1 GB of built-in memory allows up to 139 hours of recording time in long-play format.
Price £42.50 excl. VAT.
Philips Digital Pocket Memo 9370
The Philips Pocket Memo 9370 digital recorder features easy to use push button controls and on-board editing and is supplied with an ample 256 MB SD memory card. A recharger/download cradle complete with rechargeable batteries is an optional extra. A real workhorse for the professional.
Price £183.89 excl. VAT.
Sanyo ICR-A181M stereo MP3 recorder including clip-on microphone
The ICR A181 is a multi-purpose digital recorder featuring stereo microphones producing stereo MP3 voice recordings and has 256MB on-board memory. It clearly records sounds up to several metres away making it ideal in classroom situations including the production of podcasts.
Price £66.20 excl. VAT.
Olympus DS-40 digital recorder
The Olympus DS40 is ideal for recording focus groups, meetings, etc. Its 512 MB fixed memory gives over 8.5 hours recording in stereo CD quality. The Olympus DS40 can be used out of the box with ease but also possesses a comprehensive list of settable features if you need them.
Price £85.99 excl. VAT.
Olympus DS5000
The Olympus DS-5000 digital recorder is a next-generation dictation machine which is lightweight, but durable enough to endure years of professional use and abuse. Its many features that make the DS5000 a pleasure to use.
Price £287.50
Grundig Digta 4015 digital recorder
Professional portable digital dictation machine, featuring 32 MB on-board memory and an additional MMC card/SD card slot. Also includes Grundig's StenoNet.mail and Steno.trans software.
Price £186.99 excl. VAT
Grundig Digta 4015DS digital recorder
The Grundig Digta 4015 DS premium digital voice recorder has slider switch operation, on-board editing, on-board 64MB memory plus a card slot for adding optional MMC or SD memory cards. A download cradle and rechargeable batteries and networkable file management software are also included.
Price £269.99 excl. VAT
Recorders for Conferences
Olympus DS40 and ME30
The Olympus DS40 Conference kit combines the brand new Olympus ME-30W 2-Channel Professional Microphone kit with the popular mid-range Olympus DS40 stereo meetings recorder. The new DS40 conference kit is designed to capture every sound in the room using two right and left channel omnidirectional microphones. Whether from a boardroom, a courtroom, or anywhere in between, audio recorded with the Digital Conference Microphone Kit is clearly your best solution. The soft case supplied is highly portable, fitting easily into a briefcase.
Price £247.99 excl VAT.
Philips 955 Conference Recording System
The Philips 955 is a professional conference recording system designed for recording meetings of any size. From interviews to conferences you have everything you need to record that important meeting. The new Philips 955 digital recorder which is the heart of this system has been specially designed for ease of use and meetings recording. The Philips 955 comes with a 1 GB SD card for plenty of recording time and three different recording modes including mp3 (two levels) for later podcasting, dss (for small file size) and the latest ds2 file format. Evertything is contained in a beautiful metal, lockable attache case, for portability and secure storage.
Price £579.00 excl .VAT
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