Finding good microphones is very confusing. Depending on how much you want to spend, The Olympus DS-40 is a great little digital recorder that comes with a stereo microphone. It has 512 mb of memory, and on the next to highest quality stereo setting, you would have about 17 hours of recording before you'd fill it up and need to move some files onto a computer. It records in WMA format. They cost around $150 to $175. It is in the series of Olympus digital recorders that have a voice guidance system, so are reasonably accessible. The DS-50 costs about $250 and has 1 GB of memory, so double the recording time. I'm sure you can find them on line, and probably through Blind Bargains.
Enjoy the trip. Many of the Cathedrals have a wooden scale model for visually impaired visitors that really gives you a good sense of the size and shape. I've been to Canterbury, YORKMINSTER and Durham, all of which have the models. I didn't get to Coventry unfortunately. Also, I do about a 25 minute walk-through of the Olympus DS-40 on my web site: www.turner42.com Richard On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 07:39:22 -0700, Mary Ellen Earls wrote: >Ok I went up on the Church ebay store and saw all kinds of mics for mini >disk recorders. Does that make any difference? >I am totally confused. >Mary Ellen Earls >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 12:42 PM >Subject: Re: [GWN] Recording with the voice sense > > >>Go here. >> >>http://www.church-audio.ca/ >> >>Mary Ellen Earls said the following on 6/30/2008 11:45 AM: >>>Where do you get such Microphones? Think I want something like that for >>>my trip to e >>>England in October. >>>Mary Ellen Earls >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 8:20 AM >>>Subject: Re: [GWN] Recording with the voice sense >>> >>> >>>>Hello Stacey. As others have mentioned, currently if you want to use >>>>external microphone you will get the best results with a preamp and >>>>stereo mic. >>>> >>>>I have a Church-Audio set which I purchased for around $100 but it's >>>>worth it to me because of the types of recordings I do. I think there >>>>are some external microphones out on the market with built-in preamp and >>>>they might be cheaper. Depends on what you want of course. I'll have my >>>>Church-Audio and preamp set with me at the ACB convention this year. >>>> >>>>Many thanks. >>>> >>>> >>>>stacey robinson said the following on 6/27/2008 7:58 AM: >>>>>Hi all, >>>>>Can you record with the voice snese using an external microphone? >>>>>If so, How? What kind of mic would I need and what settings should I >>>>>use? >>>>>I tried with a stereo mic and a mono mic with line in turned on but had >>>>>know luck. Maybe I'm missing a setting somewhere. >>>>>Thanks a lot. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Chesley >>>>>In Tennessee. >>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>Raul A. Gallegos -- GW Micro Technical Support >>>>Voice: 260-489-3671 -- Fax: 260-489-2608 >>>>WEB: http://www.gwmicro.com >>>> >> >> >>-- >>Raul A. Gallegos -- GW Micro Technical Support >>Voice: 260-489-3671 -- Fax: 260-489-2608 >>WEB: http://www.gwmicro.com >> >
