Amazing Features of New Macintosh Compatible Digital Voice Recorders

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It may have been a while since you have thought about voice recorders. The new age small tape technology was seemingly eclipsed by the newest thing in the 2000 era: digital media. Now that digital media has peaked and calmed thanks to exciting new Apple products, voice recorders are coming back into mainstream focus. Not just voice recorders but new high-tech Mac compatible digital voice recorders.

What do you remember about a tape recorder? Probably that it’s slow, frustrating to work, difficult to hear and a bother to carry around. However, new digital voice recorders have come a long way. They are more comparable in appearance and efficiency to cellular phones or PDAs. What are some of the best features you can look for in a digital voice recorder Macintosh compatible device?

Even the most basic systems are able to give you at least 1 GB of storage while others provide a little over 500 hours of audio storage. Not only can you record your own voice or the voice of others, but you can also record MP3s that you hear off the radio. Models like the Philips Voice Tracer 880 lets you record FM radio, as well as program a smart alarm clock.

A Mac compatible digital voice recorder comes with a built in microphone that can record realistic and high quality sound or a stereo lapel microphone. However, you don’t have to worry about fussing with the little buttons just to start recording. You have your choice or choosing a one-touch recording mechanism or a voice-activation system. With voice-activated recording features you simply start speaking and wait for the device to instantly start recording your voice. The recorder promptly stops once it senses that you have stopped talking. No words are lost and it picks up every word thanks to a larger stereo microphone!

These models come with large LCD screens for an easy overview of the system. You can playback high quality audio extra slow for note taking or extra fast for audio effects. Perhaps the best feature of all is the USB cable connection that allows easy downloading of all your MP3 and WAV files to your PC computer. For that matter, you can transfer the files to a laptop or PDA. You could even send these recordings as a voice message by way of email!

All of these Macintosh compatible digital voice recorders are made for Macintosh systems and are easy to carry and very lightweight. Unlike tape recorders of the past, they are easy to carry along and hardly noticeable when placed away in a protective case. You will want to carry a Mac compatible digital voice recorder everywhere you go!

(C) Dan Robison (RecorderGear.com)

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Source by Dan Robison