I’m not sure about the devices that seem to be classified as “voice recorders”, but my research into the higher quality recorders found none that were very good at naming tracks, most can’t do it at all. They seem to be intended for recording and downloading, and all other functions are assumed to be done on a computer.
None of them have keyboards, so those that can rename tracks at all require you to do it in a painstaking manner by moving a cursor around an on screen keyboard.
Once you’ve got them renamed, I didn’t find any that were very good at finding the tracks again. I would have thought any smart phone these days could do a much better job of that.
Peter Shute
> —–Original Message—– > From: birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au [mailto:birding-aus- > bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au] On Behalf Of Rosemary Royle > Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2012 6:44 AM > To: Richard Nowotny; ‘Birding Aus’ > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Digital recorder/playback units for use in > the field > > Olympus voice recorders are very good for recording bird song and > playing it back (and indeed for playing recorded songs) – we have a > DS40 (now discontinued) – it has tiny stereo microphones and the > quality is excellent, it is very light and it just uses a couple of AAA > batteries. It was recommended to us by a guide in Nepal. However, you > cannot label or rename tracks that you have recorded so the management > of what you have recorded is difficult unless you download it to a PC. > > Rosemary > Wales, UK > > > —– Original Message —– > From: Richard Nowotny > To: ‘Birding Aus’ > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 3:51 AM > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Digital recorder/playback units for use in the > field > > > Does anyone have any experience (akin to the current discussion re > LED > spotlights/headlamps) that they could share with me re digital > recorder/playback units suitable for use in the field to record a > calling > bird and immediately play the call back in an attempt to call a > yet-to-be-identified bird into viewing range (typically needed when > birding > in new countries where calls are not known/recognized)?* > > A friend has recently seen a guide in South America use an Olympus > stereo > digital voice recorder (designed for recording dictation and/or > meetings) > with what appears to have been pretty good results. > > > > A good recorder for use in birding would presumably combine most of > the > following attributes: > > . Lightweight and portable (suitable for in the pocket), but > sufficiently robust for field-use > > . Sensitive (and preferably somewhat directional) microphone, > able > to record bird calls with acceptable fidelity even at some distance > > . Easy playback, with adequate volume (preferably using > built-in > speaker/s, or alternatively plug-in lightweight powered speaker/s) > > . Adequate battery life for field use – preferably using > readily > available and relatively inexpensive batteries (either replaceable or > rechargeable) > > . Software suitable for easy labeling and subsequent > identification > of recordings for later playback > > . Competitive pricing > > > > I would be grateful for any contributions, either on or off-line (or > by > phone). > > > > (*I fully appreciate that there are birding ethics issues here, and > that > some birders are uncomfortable with the use of playback in the field > – I > would prefer not enter into that debate right now.) > > > > > > Richard NOWOTNY > > Port Melbourne, Victoria > > M: 0438 224 456 > > > > =============================== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > send the message: > unsubscribe > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > > http://birding-aus.org > =============================== > =============================== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > send the message: > unsubscribe > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > > http://birding-aus.org > =============================== ===============================
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