If you’re in the market for a nice little flash-based voice recorder, there’s a few more on the market now. Sony’s released the details on its new line, which mainly expands on the capacity of their old ones. The new UX series has 1 or 2GB of space, which allows for quite a lot of recording time. Like the other recorders, it goes straight to stereo mp3. It also supports ID3 tags so you can keep music on there as well, though 2 gigs isn’t exactly generous for that purpose. Sony also announced replacements for its old recorders that double the recording capacity, so if you were eying one, go for the new one instead.
And from the mongoose-and-cobra dept, Sony has become one of the first companies to put out an iPhone/iPod Touch-compatible clock radio. You can sit your iPhone in it when you go to bed and it’ll charge as well as provide access to your tunes via a remote control. Sounds pretty darned practical, actually.
I am looking for the best portable voice recorder which will enable my daughter to practice her professional singing lessons at home. So it doesnot concern speaking alone but a (almost) professional straight recording and reproduction of songs. My daughter is a student at a musical academy in Holland, wishing to become a professional singer and actress.
I found the Sony ICD SX78DR9 (costs 202,78 euro, incl tax) and the ICD MX 20 (costs 283,89 euro, incl. tax). The difference in price is obvious, but I don’t know the difference in quality as far as music is concerned. Moreover, I would like to buy a recorder for her which is to her satisfaction and to my purse as well. Would you please be so kind as to inform me which recorder suits this purpose best and the best way to purchase the product in Holland? Do you happen to know a sponsor as well? :). Looking forward to your advice, with kind regards, Hélène Godefroy