But I assume the included olympus software doesn't run on Linux, right? ap
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Carl Crider wrote: > You can use the included Olympus software to convert the DSS file into a WAV > file, this option > is given when moving the file from the recorder to your hard drive. > Then use Audacity, or whatever sound editor to convert to any other format > you may need. > > The Olympus DS-2 is a great tool. > > There are some good tutorials here: > www.audioactivism.org<http://www.audioactivism.org> > > > On 9/14/05, Andrew Perrin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Folks, > > > > I could use some advice for an upcoming project for which I will need > > several portable audio recorders. I could just use cassette, but would > > prefer to take the opportunity to move to a better, electronic system for > > archiving. These will be recordings of public meetings as well as > > interviews one-on-one. > > > > The ideal device, from my point of view, would: > > - Record in a generall-available format (e.g., mp3, ogg, etc.); > > - Have removeable media (xd, sd, ...); > > - Have long battery life; and > > - Be extremely reliable. > > > > Any advice? Olympus looks good but they mostly use DSS format which seems > > useless. I was looking too at the iriver T-30 1GB, but it doesn't have > > removeable media. > > > > Thanks, > > Andy > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin > > Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu <http://unc.edu> > > > > -- > > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > > > > > > -- > Carl Crider > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
