The DS-2 saves its audio files in “folders.” There are five available folders, with the clever and unchangeable names A, B, C, D, and E. It’s not an especially good user interface, but I’m used to the functions I use the most and can generally slog through the others. The recorder’s menu system is accessed through some multi-purpose buttons on the right side of the recorder. Toggling between the Rec and Stop buttons creates a separate file for each little snippet of audio, which is a nightmare to deal with later. The advantage of recording this way is that saves everything in a single file. It acts as a Pause button, too: pressing it once starts recording, pressing it again pauses, the next press records again, and so on until I push the Stop button. Instead, I use the regular Record button on the front panel. The DS-2 can be set to voice-activated recording, but I find that doesn’t work too well for me the beginnings of my sentences tend to get clipped. There’s a Hold slider switch on the left side that-much like the Hold slider on the iPod-disables the other buttons and prevents the recorder from being accidentally activated while in your pocket or bag. It runs on two AAA batteries, has jacks for an external microphone and earphones. ![]() The DS-2 is reasonably compact: about 4¾ inches long and 1½ inches wide. The voice recorder I use is an Olympus DS-2, which is now an “archived product” on the Olympus web site, which I guess is an interesting way of saying they don’t make it anymore. So I’ve chosen to use a voice recorder and transcription software. I could type my notes directly into the computer, but that’s usually clumsy because both the document and the keyboard have to be in front of me. ![]() Also, since I like having my notes in electronic form, I’d have to retype them. I could use paper and pen to take notes as I go through a document, but because that’s relatively slow I find myself being overly terse. Next post Previous post Voice notes and TranscrivaĪt work, I often need to summarize long engineering reports and other documents sent to me by my clients.
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