How does it conpare to the dm7 and dm520? Steph ----- Original Message ----- From: Aidan <aidan.smartt...@gmail.com> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Date: Friday, June 10, 2016 3:14 am Subject: Re: Olympus dm-720?
> > > Does it now have synthetic speech? > > On 09/06/2016, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Tim does it talk though? Also I guess like the other DM recorders the best > > it'll do is 48 16 which is DVD quality. Correct? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tim > > Noonan > > Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2016 1:07 AM > > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > Subject: Re: Olympus dm-720? > > > > I've been using one, the Olympus DM-720, for a few weeks now and overall > > its > > very nice, but does have some short-comings and regressions from the 620 > > and > > 520. > > > > I've been doing recordings and getting stuff in place to create a podcast, > > and haven't found anything else out there with a lot of detail. > > > > Audio quality is very nice for voice, finally using the central mic feels > > like it blends well, - though there is some noise floor, but personally I > > like its voice capture quite a lot. > > > > Unlike earlier dm units, this has no Audible.com support, no podcast > > folder, > > though it does have a music folder. > > > > Sadly user settable recording scenes have been omitted, and the in-built > > recording scenes all do a poor MP3 encoding. > > > > I tend to record in Wave, as even the 320 MP3 encoder sounds fuzzy around > > 's's etc. > > > > From extensive testing I have set on the following for quality voice > > capture: > > > > 1. Record to wave 44.1 > > > > 2. set recording to manual levels and set to around 15, just before the > > audible notch > > > > You can use low level setting, but I think this gives slightly less > > quality, > > perhaps due to the limiter circuit. > > > > I choose this lower recording level to get a good balance of vocal clarity > > and limited capture of ambient noise from afar. > > > > 3. I hold the machine vertically, in front of my chest, three or so inches > > out from my sternum, resting my inner fore-arm against my ribs. Find > > something comfortable. - this minimises any breath noises and popping. > > > > 4. to minimise handling noise, I press the record button and then leave my > > finger on the button. Then I can pause and resume recording with minimal > > noise in the recording. You can almost get a silent edit this way. > > > > 5. To end the recording I first press record to pause, then I move to > > either > > the stop key or the OK key if I want to immediately hear the recording > > back. > > > > The DM-720 runs off a single triple A battery and this means the in-built > > speaker is smaller and tinnier. > > > > Headphone output levels are quite low, workable, but not ideal if you > > record > > at lower levels and plan to normalise later on. > > > > The face of the unit is near identical to the DM 620 and the LS-7 > > > > Some nice new features are audible notching (sound cuts out for a fraction > > of a second) on the speed control when you are at 1.0 and at two points in > > the 30 step manual recording level adjustment. > > > > It also has an interesting transcription playback mode that does audible > > cue > > and review, as well as a very aggressive feature called voice balancer that > > brings up low levels on playback. > > > > There is a new recording mode that is a really intense automatic gain > > control, which is nice for some voice capture situations. > > > > The attachable clip is quite nice, meaning you can have the unit clipped > > inside your pocket for ready access, but without it flopping around against > > keys etc. > > > > Finally, setting date and time can now be done independently. > > > > Overall I love it as a personal voice capture device even though it has > > some > > short-comings as I've described. > > > > Happy to answer any other questions. > > > > Regards > > Tim > > > > Tim Noonan > > Consultant Speaker Coach > > > > Phone: +61 419 779 669 > > Email: t...@timnoonan.com.au > > Skype: VoiceReadings > > Twitter: twitter.com/TimNoonan > > > > Coaching & Consulting: www.timnoonan.com.au > > Inspirational Speaking: www.visionarycommunications.com.au > > Voice Readings: www.voicereadings.com > > On 9 Jun 2016, at 2:24 PM, Jim Portillo <portillo....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi there, > > > > > > > > Has anyone used the new Olympus dm-720 recorder? If so, I'd like to know > > any tips or words of advice for using it. > > > > Have any podcasts been done on it yet? > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Facebook: m.facebook.com/aidan.maher92 > Skype: andries4451 > Twitter: smarttalk7 > Audioboo: www.audioboo.com/DjSpotlight > Mitchell Piano Studio Phone: 0450354342 Web: www.mitchellpianostudio.com
