10 Best Voice Recorders and Transcribers for Interviews
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Why We Recommend These Products
Out of thousands of reviews for 108 products, over 100 people recommended Voice Recorders and Transcribers specifically for Interviews. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Olympus VN4100PC Digital
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$30 - $90
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6 People Recommend
"i have not used it yet (the intended use of the recorder is for an interview i will be doing in april); however, from the initial try out, it seems to work fine and do what i need for it to do.…" - Amazon.com User "simple controls for interview work and it does a good job in small group meetings (with a noise-cancel mike).…" - Amazon.com User "for audio interviews with this recorder the audio is edited with adobe audition.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus VN-2100PC
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$27 - $60
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4 People Recommend
"this digital recorder beats the heck out of scribbling furiously while trying to listen to an interviewee.…" - Abt.com User "i received the product on time in perfect condition & recently used it to conduct interviews in a conference setting.…" - Amazon.com User "i've used this recorder in court and for interviews in person and on the telephone and have been very pleasantly surprised by it.…" - Amazon.com User |
KB Gear Jam It Handheld Digital
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$9
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3 People Recommend
"whether you are capturing a concert, interview or recording a session with your band, this recorder outshines any others on the market.…" - Amazon.com User "during a recording a point can be marked making it easy to return there during review, a useful feature for interviews.…" - Amazon.com User "i'm a professional journalist, and i bought the r-09 to create podcasts, and to act as a voice recorder for interviewing.…" - Amazon.com User |
Edirol R-09 Handheld Digital
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$270 - $400
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3 People Recommend
"during a recording a point can be marked making it easy to return there during review, a useful feature for interviews.…" - Amazon.com User "whether you are capturing a concert, interview or recording a session with your band, this recorder outshines any others on the market.…" - Amazon.com User "i'm a professional journalist, and i bought the r-09 to create podcasts, and to act as a voice recorder for interviewing.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus DS-30 Handheld Digital
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$90 - $150
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3 People Recommend
"its primary use is for recording interviews for podcasting, but i also wanted a recorder that would work well for taping lectures, informal music jam sessions, and meetingsat work.…" - Robert from Lexington, KY at Circuitcity.com "i want to use it primarily to do interviews for family histories and was worried i would need to buy a lapel mike, but i can see this thing is going to pick up voices from a distance without any…" - Amazon.com User "i bought the ds -30 olympus ds30 digital voice recorder mainly for interviews and conversations of up to 4 people for a research study.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus DS-40 Handheld Digital
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$86 - $170
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3 People Recommend
"i use this for interviews and it is a super product that i highly reccomend.…" - Amazon.com User "i use it to record interviews in a variety of settings.…" - Amazon.com User "you can switch off the red recording led if it is distracting during an interview.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus RECORDER
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$70 - $106
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3 People Recommend
"i've used it for office meetings, to take minutes, at a concert, and for interviews.…" - Bestbuy.com User "it works great in a classroom setting as well as a one-on-one interview.…" - Amazon.com User "i bought this unit several months ago to record interviews i was conducting as qualitative research for my doctoral dissertation.…" - Amazon.com User |
Sony ICD-B500 Digital 256MB Flash Based DVR and
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$38 - $45
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2 People Recommend
"only used it a few times for an interview, but no problems…" - MaalyMaa from The Desert at Circuitcity.com "it's not going to make podcast-quality sound files, or even upload into your computer, but it does exactly what it says it will -- it records interviews with good enough clarity to transcribe later.…" - Amazon.com User "its quite good for interviews if your a news reporter.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus VN-3100PC
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$70
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2 People Recommend
"i bought this product to record interviews for my master's thesis.…" - Amazon.com User "i bought this recorder to use as i conducted interviews for my thesis.…" - Amazon.com User "i bought this product to record interviews for my master's thesis. …" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus DS 40
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2 People Recommend
"summary: i'm a grad student conducting research and i'm planning to use this to record interviews.…" - Datavis.com User "you are in a public forum, or a private interview, and when you turn on your recorder, you and everyone else within 75 feet, hears this ridiculous voice everytime you navigate.…" - Rick at Newegg.com "summary: i'm a grad student conducting research and i'm planning to use this to record interviews. …" - Datavis.com User |
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