10 Best Voice Recorders and Transcribers for Audio
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Out of thousands of reviews for 109 products, over 200 people recommended Voice Recorders and Transcribers specifically for Audio. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Edirol R-09 Handheld Digital
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$270 - $400
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18 People Recommend
"summary: wishing to add audio to my photographic soundshows, i purchased this unit for approximately $300 dollars online.the beauty of this small mp3/wav file recorder is its hand-held size and…" - Compuplus.com User "oddly enough, i use it to capture audio from my vx2100 cam while capturing video to my mac-mini.…" - "digipicflick" at Bhphotovideo.com "i previously wrote an amazon review of the main competition for the edirol r-09 digital recorder, namely the m-audio "microtrack".…" - Amazon.com User |
KB Gear Jam It Handheld Digital
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$9
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12 People Recommend
"in terms of consumer audio, the r-09 has a lot lot going for it.…" - Amazon.com User "and all i've wanted the whole time is to simply record mp3 audio and transfer it to my mac without fuss.…" - 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 |
Olympus RECORDER
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$70 - $106
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12 People Recommend
"i made an audio cd of the meeting, for the group, and it could not have been easier.…" - Thenerds.net User ""i purchased this recorder to record audio discussions so we could easily burn cds for everyone when finished.…" - Bestbuy.com User "there is an audio limiter that prevents microphone overload.…" - Bestbuy.com User |
Olympus VN4100PC Digital
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$30 - $90
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10 People Recommend
"if you ever see yourself wanting the audio files on yourcomputer, spring for the 4100pc model (only $10 more).…" - Benner from Cincinnati, OH at Circuitcity.com "saving the audio file is easy--just paste or save to either real player or windows media player, and it is now saved and can be played back from there; it is amazing.…" - Amazon.com User "if i need high quality audio, i use it at its highest sampling rate, then goose it a little after transferring it to my computer.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus DS-30 Handheld Digital
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$90 - $150
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9 People Recommend
"in short, this is a very high quality, easy to use (but powerful if you need it) dedicated audio recorder.…" - Amazon.com User "this recorder is loaded with features which you can activate to help clean up the audio you record.…" - Amazon.com User "the sound is as good--maybe better--than i obtained with audiotape, and no external mic is required to obtain such good quality recordings.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus VN 4100PC
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4 People Recommend
"i got this recorder for school and learned at the last minute that you cannot make an audio cd from the recorder.…" - school from Georgia at Circuitcity.com "you'll need an audio converter software program to convert to 8 bit or moreif you want to burn cds (free downloads, freeware) an amazing devicefor an amazing price.…" - r at Circuitcity.com "although, i have problems burning audio cd's.…" - DTM from PA at Circuitcity.com |
Olympus VN-3100PC
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$70
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4 People Recommend
"one thing to keep in mind, it records 12 hours in the best audio format, so if you need more than 12 hours you may want the model with more memory.…" - Circuitcity.com User "the file management using the pc software is exellent and reproducing audio files to other digital mediums is quick and easy.…" - Newegg.com User "everything is recorded on the hard drive of my computer, and i can email wave files containing the audio.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus DS-40 Handheld Digital
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$86 - $170
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3 People Recommend
"thankfully this requires no software to be installed to transfer the audio files to one's computer.…" - Amazon.com User "so you can transfer audio by using the supplied dss player software, windows explorer, or windows media player.…" - Amazon.com User "thankfully this requires no software to be installed to transfer the audio files to one's computer. …" - Amazon.com User |
Sony ICD-P320 Handheld Digital
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$85
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3 People Recommend
"you can plug it into your old cassette recorder and transfer the audio into digital.…" - Amazon.com User "for a lower price) and none of them have been able to produce audio recordings with any better quality than a micro-cassette recorder (which i'd actually switch back to if it weren't for the size).…" - Amazon.com User "the software that comes with it is very easy to use, and allows you to save the audio file in many different formats.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus W-10 Handheld Digital
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$30 - $100
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2 People Recommend
"i am a teacher and i was looking for a digital recorder that would allow me to put audio material on my website and in my email.…" - Amazon.com User "the photo feature is nice as a supplement to voice recordings, as a way to include a visual reference to the audio.…" - Amazon.com User "the idea is to have the students record certain group projects and then use the audio to create "quick and dirty" podcasts - nothing fancy.…" - Amazon.com User |
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