Digital Voice Recorder for MAC?

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Digital Voice Recorder for MAC?

I recently switched from PC to MAC and am very happy I did.
I just have 1 thing that still need to use my PC for - I use a digital recorder almost daily, and then email the recordings to different people.
I use a Sony so I can't use it on my MAC.
I am looking for a digital voice recorder that is as easy to use as my current one, I just plug it into my PC, open the software it came with, and it converts it to MP3 and then I attach it to the specified email and away it goes.
I tried an Olympus but the effort it would have taken to convert it to MP3 was ridiculous.
I would love some suggestions...
Thanks!
Glenyce

MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on May 3, 2010 9:32 AM

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Answer 1

varjak paw

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May 3, 2010 10:43 AM in response to Ghughes2

There are several Olympus models that record natively in MP3. I don't know how much you're thinking of spending, but the DM-420 is a very nice unit that runs about $120.00 street price

http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1472

If that's more than you wanted to spend, the WS-500M also records in MP3 and would probably go for somewhere around $85.00.

Regards.

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eww

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May 3, 2010 11:46 AM in response to Ghughes2

I use this:

http://www.amazon.com/Zoom-H2-Portable-Stereo-Recorder/dp/B000VBH2IG

Records directly to MP3 and other formats; uses SD card for storage (I use an 8GB Micro-SD card in an SD adapter sled). No conversions or software needed.

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Answer 3

Rod Hagen

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May 3, 2010 3:21 PM in response to Ghughes2

I use an older Olympus myself, rather similar to this one, and though it records in WAV format rather than mp3 it is really pretty simple converting the files if you wish. The ones that Dave Sawyer links to look better for your purposes , though.

Sony make Mac compatible recorders which record directly into mp3 these days, too, though. See here, for example. Or this one.

eww's suggestion looks good , too.

There are a lot of choices out there. The best selection depends on what quality level you require for the recording, how important small size is, whether you will be using external mics, how much storage capacity you need, how much you are prepard to spend, etc etc. Might be easier to refine recommendations if you could provide a bit more info about such things.

Cheers

Rod

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