Recording Device Recommendations
Found in: Equipment, Technology
Sandra L., Australia
Please can anyone recommend a small user friendly and economical recording device to enable me to use to send samples of my playing to my music teacher. Skype is not reliable in my area for live listening at a distance.
Emily D., Ohio
Audacity is free and great for recording and editing. You can record directly into your computer’s mic—you don’t have to have an external microphone. The quality is, of course, better with an external mic, but I think it would work for what you want to do. I also love Audacity for editing audio files—deleting portions of a song or fading in or out, etc.
It’s open source and free: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Karlin S., Missouri
A Sanyo Xacti pcm recorder has good reviews and works great.
Elaine F., South Carolina
I’m loving using iphone 4s I think older models allow videoing and sending the video also
Joanne L., Washington
The iRiver has a voice recording function that records clearly and does not require special software to transfer to the computer. It’s very compact and easy to use. It’s also cheaper than other brands similar type of mp3 players.
Original discussion March 5, 2012