[mikeeastman]

I am not sure if this is the right place to post this.
I am using my husband's account to ask a question.  Hope I won't get him in trouble
I am looking for a small digital recorder, maybe 1.25 " x 4.5", that I can use to record my spanish classes.  I want to then be able to download it to my mac, 10.6.8, and then put it on my ipod.

I recorded some classes on a sony 1cd p620 and found out it only works with pc.  I found that I can play then with a mini to mini cable directly into my mac and record them with Audacity but it is time consuming.

I went to amazon to look for a new one and saw an olympus I like. You can't download it to any computer.  I thought I would ask on the forum and see if anyone knows of one that would work.  Otherwise I will take the time and go through all the reviews and figure it out.

If someone happens to know one that works, that would be great.

Mary

[Blackmore]

We use this one at school and it works fine on pc and Mac


Sony Digital Flash Voice Recorder (ICD-PX312)
by Sony


Mark

[srb]

What kind of iPod do you have?  If you have a 4G Touch it has a built-in microphone and you can record with the Voice Memo function given enough free space.  It will also automatically sync to your Mac.

Steve

[mikeeastman]

Wow that was quick.  Thank you both.    My husband has an ipod touch 8G that he quit using.  I just need to figure out how to use it. If it works as easily that will have me from buying one.  I'll give it a try.
Mary

[srb]

The built-in app is called Voice Memo.  I've not tried to record a lecture or class and you may or may not get good results with the built in microphone.  But give it a try as is, and if it looks promising you can (a) add a better external microphone to the headphone jack and/or (b) try another recording app from the iTunes store.  There are a number of free ones as well as trial ones that have more features and adjustability.

If you use the built-in Voice Memo, the memos can be synced to iTunes simply by checking "Include Voice Memos" on the connected iPod's Music tab which will automatically create a Voice Memos playlist in iTunes.  If you use a different recorder app from the iTunes store, it might require a few additional steps to synchronize them with the Mac computer.

Steve

[jparkhur]

Also if you have a Mac at school get a Bluetooth mic and record directly to Mac in either iTunes or iMovie. Can output just audio in whatever form u want. Jp