Jusn an FYI. The Dm 520 and 550 are the same unit, the 550 being sold in the UK. I was on the phone with Pat Ferguson this morning and we found the manual mic setting in the menu. So for myself the Olympus 520 it is. Maybe I can hold onto this one and not lose it.
-----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Jamie Pauls Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:45 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Olympus DM520 Pat Ferguson did a two-part demo of the Olympus DM-420 and 520 recorders for Main Menu. As soon as the ACB Radio archives are back up and running, I will let you know. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray" <rays-h...@raynetbrm.plus.com> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 7:09 PM Subject: RE: Olympus DM520 > Useful information and thoughts on the Olympus recorders there Tim, so > thanks. > > My interest in these recorders is as a relatively affordable portable > recorder > for blind people doing audio journalism-type recordings for talking > newspapers > and audio magazines. There is sufficient voice guidance now to make this > a > far more reliable and practical job than with much less accessible > recorders. > > the Plextor may come into it's own where a bit more dynamic range is > needed > and some music of limited dynamic range could be recorded too with it. > > That leaves us with recorders of the calibre of the Sony PMCD50 - hope > I've > got it's model number right - for live music and high quality sound > gathering. > While it's not really "accessible" we're told by Neal Ewers it is usable. > > > that would seem to me to be the main choices open to us just now. Others > could add in the Edirol R09h and the new Zoom recorder and there are > podcasts > kicking about covering these too. Let's hope someone reviews the Olympus > DM > series soon. > > Ray > > Tim Noonan wrote: > Going from the functionality in the Olympus DS71, which has adjustable > recording levels, there are either 10, but probably 15 recording volume > settings, accessed by pressing the left and right arrows while in record > pause or record. In addition, there are still the three microphone > sensitivity settings on the side of the machine. The volume limiter (anti > clipping facility is disabled when recording is set to manual volume > levels. > > I haven't tested extensively, but while I think the voice capture of the > DS-71 is extraordinarily good, for full spectrum recording, there is a lot > more background hiss during silent passages and it seems somewhat limited > frequency response, than one would expect for a wave recorder. > > I deduce from the promotional material, that the DM-550 will be a > reasonable > step up in actual recording quality, above and beyond the quality of the > DS-71. > > That all said, for recording meetings and small conferences, the clarity > of > voice recordings and memos is second to none on the DS71, and its > fantastic > form-factor, in-built speaker and battery life. > > I'm not convinced the DM-550's recording quality will equal the Plextalk > Pocket, and am certain it will be nowhere near the Zoom and Edirol units. > > Disclaimer, this email is in part based on my direct experience and a few > educated guesses. > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of Ray > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 3:11 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Olympus DM520 > > Rick, It seems the DM550, a bit more exspensive than the 520, has > adjustable > recording level. Quite what this means I'm not sure, i.e. it could be in > three or four sensitivity settings, or a continuous control, but not seen > the > recorder so don't know. > > Worth re-reiterating the Plextor Pocket has meters so you can actually > monitor > record level; doubt the Olypus DM550 can do that, but then no doubt you'd > get > acustomed to using it. > Ray > > Rick Alfaro wrote: > This seems really impressive for the price and actually capable of > making some high end recordings. I wonder however if there is a way of > turning off AGC and setting recording levels manually? There is no > mention of this. > > > > On 10/11/2009 4:39 PM, Ray wrote: >> A lot of info here about the Olympus DM 520: >> http://www.videodirect.com/olympus/voicerecorders/olympus-dm-520.html >> >> Seems to have .mp3 recording, a micro SD card slot and voice guidance. >> >> >> Ray >> >> Dave McElroy WA6BEF wrote: >> Anybody have any information on this one? Any specs? Is recording > quality >> better than its predicessors? Can't seem to find any good data. >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> > > -- > --Regards, > > Rick Alfaro > rick.alf...@gmail.com > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
