10 Best Voice Recorders and Transcribers for Tape
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Out of thousands of reviews for 109 products, over 200 people recommended Voice Recorders and Transcribers specifically for Tape. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Olympus VN4100PC Digital
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$30 - $90
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10 People Recommend
"the sound is as clear or maybe a little clearer than my old sony tape recorder i used for lectures in school, of course the mic is not very directed; it picks up everything, a/c noise, fans, there is…" - Amazon.com User "i've purchased cassette tape recorders that were almost the same price as this digital voice recorder.…" - Amazon.com User "i, being a pack rat, still have my tape recorder and always thought this is what we would use.…" - Amazon.com User |
Edirol R-09 Handheld Digital
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$270 - $400
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9 People Recommend
"with tweaking (search the internet for many good articles about modifying or tweaking it to improve the flaws - 'taper's section' is a great resource) it will be a decent product for field music…" - Amazon.com User "a friend who's an audio pro tried to attach a mic pre-amp using velcro tape, and when he pulled off the tape, the whole body came off with it).…" - Amazon.com User "when i finished, i said to myself -- "it works just like a typical tape player." i had expected some electronic rigmarole, but there was none.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus RECORDER
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$70 - $106
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6 People Recommend
"i've been using a regular tape cassette recorder to record business meetings and teleconference meetings, and then it started to fail me.…" - Amazon.com User "it's a fraction of the size (and weight) of my old tape-based micro-recorder, and has very sensitive stereo microphones (use dictation mode in the car to reduce road noise).…" - John Dollison at Newegg.com "i've also taped 9-50 minute lectures and play around with it and the battery meter is still "full".…" - Amazon.com User |
KB Gear Jam It Handheld Digital
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$9
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6 People Recommend
"with tweaking (search the internet for many good articles about modifying or tweaking it to improve the flaws - 'taper's section' is a great resource) it will be a decent product for field music…" - Amazon.com User "when i finished, i said to myself -- "it works just like a typical tape player." i had expected some electronic rigmarole, but there was none.…" - Amazon.com User "it has been useful for me in converting my cassettte tapes into mp3 format and then transferring it to my computer thru the provided usb cable.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus DS-40 Handheld Digital
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$86 - $170
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4 People Recommend
"i tried it out with some friends and so far it creates much better recordings than my old tape recorder, but i have yet to see what will happen when i'm actually out "in the field." nevertheless, it…" - Compuplus.com User "tape dictaphones have done this for decades and it is feasible on a digital device, but not possible on this one!…" - Amazon.com User "my son is taking journalism courses and was borrowing a friends tape recorder. …" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus VN-2100PC
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$27 - $60
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4 People Recommend
"imagine ever going back to using a traditional "tape recorder" again!…" - Amazon.com User "had been thinking of getting a digital recorder for a couple of years but probably procrastinated because of the bad impression that i had of the tape recorders i remember from my college days 25 yrs…" - Amazon.com User "no more carrying around a small bundle of microcasettes to fit many long lectures, no more loosing random tapes, and no more searching through multiple tapes for the beginning or end of a lecture.…" - Amazon.com User |
Sony ICD-P320 Handheld Digital
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$85
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4 People Recommend
"i also love that there is no need to switch tapes during a lecture, it has alleviated all tape recorder related worry.…" - Amazon.com User "if you've dictated on tape before, then you probably know how important the slide switch is - rewind to hear the last few seconds you did and maybe tape over something to correct it.…" - Amazon.com User "i have been recording using cassette tapes for years.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus DS-30 Handheld Digital
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$90 - $150
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3 People Recommend
"for decades we used a cassette tape system that required lots of tapes, which we recycled after 90 days.…" - Amazon.com User "i would like to be able to select specifically which days to record rather than having to choose everyday of the week, and have multiple start and stop times thoughout those days but it doesn't have…" - Bestbuy.com User "since there is no moving part for tape, it has pretty good battery life. …" - Compuplus.com User |
Panasonic RR-930
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3 People Recommend
"my only complaint is when i remove my foot from the pedal and the tape stops, it makes a loud click noise that can be annoying.…" - Amazon.com User "the panasonic is adjustable for clarity, speed and it is especially easy to use to forward and rewind the tapes.…" - Amazon.com User "the speed control and the back space control and everything works just great and makes transcribing tapes very easy!…" - Amazon.com User |
Sony ICD-B500 Digital 256MB Flash Based DVR and
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$38 - $45
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3 People Recommend
"my daughter is in her room now recording her next novel.she is going to use in scholl to tape the math teachers instrcutions to assist with homework(yippee) and love the 4 compartment feature.as long…" - Peaceful from Englewood ,Ohio at Circuitcity.com "there's no tape to change and the unit works with two aaa batteries included in the box. …" - Bestbuy.com User "i use a tape/adapter connection when driving. …" - Amazon.com User |
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