Hey Bruce, I will stand to be corrected. One of the first things I tried to do with the stream was to make a short recording. I played it back through some Sony headphones, and I thought the recording sounded a bit tinny, but I will agree, it sounds immensely better than many cell phone recordings I have heard, but kind of like an overpriced cassette recorder I bought about 35 years ago. To me, the sound was as small as the size of the player. Then again, I also hadn't adjusted the tone controls up to that point, so my assessment in deed may be less than fair.
BTW, can you recommend a utility to convert Stream directly to .mp3? At 10:22 AM 5/9/2008, you wrote: >With all true respect, while I agree with your facts, I have to disagree >at least in part with your conclusions. When compared with other >similarly-sized/purposed devices, i.e. other notetakers, cellphones, >etc., the Stream comes out remarkably well in terms of audio quality. >Certainly if you compare it to, say, the Book Port, the quality >improvement is astounding. > >The audio format the Stream uses is not proprietary, it is just >extremely rare. There are other utilities that will convert Stream sound >files, utilities that existed before the Stream did. > >I've found that, if positioned correctly, even the Stream's built-in >mike does a podcast-quality recording. > >Bruce > > >On Fri, 09 May 2008 10:08:39 -0500, "Larry Higgins" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > I just received my VRStream yesterday, and I was a little > > disappointed in the quality of recording, at least from the built in > > mic. Haven't had a chance to try it with an external mic. The > > microphone's level of sensitivity isn't adjustable or configurable. > > In other words, if you want quality for other than taking off handed > > notes for yourself you will need to invest in another product. The > > audio reproduction isn't good enough for Podcasting <g>. > > > > As for file formatting, it uses it's own proprietary format. Of > > course you can convert these to .wav with their conversion utility > > within the Stream Companion software, but you will have to reconvert > > them to .mp3 via another option such as Goldwave, or Cdex. And no, it > > will not record in stereo, not even with a stereo mic. It's purpose > > for offering recording capability is clearly stated, for taking personal > > notes. > > > > You could probably use the mic for recording meetings or lectures, > > but it would help to not be an a room with lots of reverb, or > > background noise. > > > > At 06:38 AM 5/9/2008, you wrote: > > >What are the recording capabilities and formats of the > > >Victor Stream? Is it only voice quality or can it record in > higher quality > > >and stereo? > > > > > > > > > > > >Bob > > > > > > > > > > > >Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > >http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > > >signature database 3089 (20080509) __________ > > > > > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > > > >http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >-- > Bruce Toews > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >http://www.pc-audio.org > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >signature database 3090 (20080509) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >http://www.eset.com Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
