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Review on πŸŽ™οΈ Efficiently Capture Every Word with the Olympus DS-50 Digital Voice Recorder (275 Hours) by Muhamed Hogan

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Recording quality Note

The manual does not mention the most important quality difference between STXQ and STHQ recording. STXQ results in WMA recording at 128 kbps. STHQ results in WMA recording at 64 kbps. Both modes: 44.1kHz 16 The bottom line is that if you're recording music or otherwise want the highest quality, you should record in STXQ mode. outperforms the supplied ME53SA. This is a fantastic recorder. But it's not the best recorder for musicians. See for example the Zoom H4 or the Olympus LS-10 line PCM recorder. If you have a Mac or want to convert WMA files to the more versatile MP3 format, you should download EasyWMA (or one of many other similar programs). free or low-cost programs). This recorder is Mac compatible if you want to convert WMA files after transferring them to your Mac. . ). The manual does not explain this compatibility and may mislead you that it is only compatible with Windows. See also Olympus DS-61 (2GB) and DS-40 (512MB) for nearly identical recorders at different prices. The DS-40 is a great deal for those on a tighter budget or who don't need as much recording capacity. The DS-61 isn't available on Amazon yet, but is available elsewhere.

Pros
  • a practical matter
Cons
  • So far so good