Fair point. That’s where the Olympus LS-100 comes into its own as it has physical phantom power switches for the XLR inputs.
> On 21 Jun 2018, at 1:23 pm, Hamit Campos <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah turning off and on Phantum maybe 1 thing. Cause if you don't need it or > if you wana use a mike that doesn't take it Neal always always warns to shut > it off. Love his tone of extreamly dangerous he uses when he does too. > > > On 6/20/2018 9:47 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> That's just the point. >> You can set things to a default state and not worry about them. >> Who cares if you're making recordings at a higher bit rate than needed. >> At least the recording will be good so the only thing you really have to >> worry about is having enough memory for that recording. >> Memory is dirt cheap these days so this won't be a problem. >> As for recording in MP3 mode? That's something I very rarely do but if I >> want MP3 from my Zoom H6 then I just transfer the files I've recorded over >> to the PC and have the PC sort all that out. >> I've taken enough notes on the menu system for my Zoom H6 that I can get >> around the system and make those changes I need to make but in the main I >> don't need to touch anything there. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Hamit Campos >> Sent: Thursday, 21 June 2018 9:16 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Recorders >> >> Well let's take the Zoom F8 as an example. For my example I'll use myself. >> Most things will be set it and forget it. Format for the most part I'd set >> to 192 KHZ 24 bits. Phantum power I might to save battery set it to 24 vults >> or heck even 12. Cause I think I red my AT-8022 can work with only just 11. >> pre record set it to the full 6 seconds. Done. >> Now others may do differently, but what I guess I'm saying I'd only reset >> things or set things keeping in mind the fact this doesn't talk. >> But I would ask someone. Or yeah maybe Be My Eyes could come in handy. >> >> >> On 6/20/2018 6:26 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: >>> Hi! >>> I somewhat agree with you Dane. >>> However some might not have the situation with sighted people around you >>> which imho is a must if you buy something that’s not talking or has a >>> display where reading is important. >>> However i agree i would also not buy a talking microwave as long as i can >>> use a les expensive one with more features. >>> The same for a recorder and whatever audio toy you might get. >>> But now a days we have got some new interesting things with all new >>> services that comes around. >>> I haven’t tested Be my eyes yet but they say its a pritty good service so >>> one might not need sighted friends around. >>> Just my 2 cents. >>> /A >>> >>>> 20 juni 2018 kl. 15:10 skrev Dane Trethowan <[email protected]>: >>>> >>>> Having looked at the recorder I wouldn’t describe it as having outstanding >>>> features. >>>> This product has been designed around accessibility and that’s a good >>>> thing but for a recorder itself? Well its not outstanding even at its >>>> price point. >>>> For me a recorder is a recorder meaning I want the recorder to do exactly >>>> what it was designed to do, record and record as well as my finances will >>>> allow. >>>> To put it another way, I know there are talking microwave ovens available >>>> but they cost hundreds of dollars. >>>> So the question is why pay hundreds of dollars when you can purchase a >>>> very good oven for no more than a couple of hundred dollars at most which >>>> has far more functionality than the talking microwave itself? Grant you >>>> the Talking microwave talks but has limited cooking functions and cooking >>>> functions are exactly what I buy a microwave oven for. >>>> Similarly I buy a recorder to record and - whilst Voice Guidance is a very >>>> nice and appreciated touch - its not the be and end all when making a >>>> choice for a recorder. >>>> An FM radio in a recorder? Yeah a nice and convenient tool to have perhaps >>>> not not an essential feature. >>>> The bit depth and sampling rate won’t worry those who are wanting to use >>>> the recorder for note taking but again why would you pay for a product of >>>> inferior audio quality when the Olympus LS-P4 - which is a far more >>>> powerful recording instrument - is around the same price? >>>> And of course there are other recorders out there other than those we’ve >>>> been discussing, the Zoom H1N comes to mind and I really must try one at >>>> some stage to see if its better than my Zoom H1 machine which I still >>>> treasure as that was my first field recorder. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 20 Jun 2018, at 10:43 pm, Hamit Campos <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Yeah I'd love to hear how this Eltrinex recorder sounds. Cause if it's >>>>> real accessible and real good sounding than that's great. >>>>> >>>>> Especially for someone who wants accessibility. Cause apparently this has >>>>> more accessibility then the Olympus recorders. But again this from what I >>>>> heard in the clip could have a synth of some sort. Olympus just has a >>>>> lady say stuff and they connect her recordings to each menu choice. Which >>>>> is a great idea but it means that total accessibility like a plextalk >>>>> would mean haveing this person speak every single little thing this >>>>> rcorder does. Which as we've seen with the P recorders they have had her >>>>> say some more but we aren't DM-4 level yet. >>>>> On 6/20/2018 7:00 AM, Don Breda wrote: >>>>>> Dane I decided to give the eltrinex recorder a try since for messages >>>>>> and other notes it really stands out in its capabilities. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I did purchase one yesterday and will give it a try. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I will report to the list on its prose and cons and maybe share a few >>>>>> recordings once I have had it for a while. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I will be returning the ls-p1 for a full refund. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I do have an ls-14 for high quality recordings although these days I >>>>>> usually use my iPhone for that so we shall see what happens with regard >>>>>> to the eltrinex. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Don >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 19-Jun-18 7:40 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>>>>> In these situations I always hope I’m wrong, so are you going to have >>>>>>> the P1 swapped for a P4 or think about something entirely different. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 20 Jun 2018, at 5:50 am, Aidan <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Well, this eltrinex don't have xlr and such for hamit, so I guess >>>>>>>> its sort of comparible with pocket or higher. Since it don't seem >>>>>>>> to have stereo microphones I cannot recall. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 19/06/2018, Aidan <[email protected] >>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> Olympus dm7. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 19/06/2018, Bob Hicks <[email protected] >>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> What is the complete model name of the DM 7? tnx >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Have a great day! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Bob Hicks >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On >>>>>>>>>> Behalf Of Aidan >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 9:56 AM >>>>>>>>>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Another Olympus recorder question: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Of corse olympus continued the work after the dm4, they done >>>>>>>>>> the dm7 wich have improvements there. Example, on dm4 you had >>>>>>>>>> to switch a setting on wich allow file names to be spoken, but >>>>>>>>>> with dm7 there is no such thing, it just works. It read >>>>>>>>>> everything even the password for wifi. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 19/06/2018, Dane Trethowan <[email protected] >>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> I don’t want to spoil the party but I think you’re going to be >>>>>>>>>>> a little disappointed. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 19 Jun 2018, at 8:39 am, Don Breda <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Dane. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I will report back tomorrow but my understanding is that the >>>>>>>>>>>> ls-p1 is the >>>>>>>>>>>> ls-p2 without the bluetooth feature. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> The manual seems to indicate that voice guidance is there but >>>>>>>>>>>> I will confirm tomorrow. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Believe me if it doesn't its going back right away grin! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Don >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 18-Jun-18 6:17 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> I hope I’m wrong, I think the LS-P1 is one of Those that >>>>>>>>>>>>> don’t have speech and not all Olympus recorders do. >>>>>>>>>>>>> As I understand it the LS-P1 is the model down from the >>>>>>>>>>>>> LS-p2 and lacks some of the functionality of the P2 including >>>>>>>>>>>>> Voice Guidance. >>>>>>>>>>>>> As per your question regarding TTS? I’ll need some help on >>>>>>>>>>>>> this but to my knowledge the DM4 was one of the few Olympus >>>>>>>>>>>>> recorders to have a fully fledged TTS built-in so that’s why >>>>>>>>>>>>> that particular model was able to handle so much more in the form >>>>>>>>>>>>> of Daisy books and so on. >>>>>>>>>>>>> It is a pity that Olympus never continued on with the good >>>>>>>>>>>>> work of the >>>>>>>>>>>>> DM4 to finish the job but there we are. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 19 Jun 2018, at 6:55 am, Don Breda <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi listers, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eagerly awaiting the arrival tomorrow of my ls-p1 recorder >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and had one question. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Does the ls-p series actually contain a text to speech >>>>>>>>>>>>>> synthesizer as I am told the olympus dm-4 does? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I ask because I would like to give names to the folders on >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the recorder and possibly create new ones and have their names >>>>>>>>>>>>>> spoken. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Don >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> ********** >>>>>>>>>>>>> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave >>>>>>>>>>>>> the rest of the halfwits in this world behind. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> ********** >>>> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >>>> halfwits in this world behind. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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