Yes this is a good solution if you don't mind recording in a lossy format. The nice thing about the R-1 is that you can record in pure wav format, which is great if you need to take the file, edit it, and recompress it. If you have to edit a WMA file and save it again in MP3, WMA or some other lossy format, you're going to introduce additional artifacts because the file will have been compressed twice. Not nice in my opinion, but it depends on how serious you are about all this. Also, while a 64 KBPS WMA stream is OK, you'll here some pretty telling artifacts if you're recording music.
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My guess is that you could get close to 15 hours recording time at the best quality recording quality, and probably more. I used it for recording presentations at the recent CSUN conference and was very happy with the results even though I just used the internal stereo mikes. Considering the size of the recorder I was quite pleased that the very small speaker actually has a decent sound for such a small speaker, and it has a jack for attaching stereo headphones or speakers, etc. If you want to hear about how blind folks are using this recorder there are three podcasts on www.blindcooltech.com that you could download and hear the device reviewed and demonstrated both as a recorder and a music player. To me the last feature that I think is really great is that with the quality of this recorder it will operate for 15 hours or better on 1 tripple A battery. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Portillo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 8:15 PM Subject: Re: A new recording device : Thanks for the info. : So, what would you recommend? I need something pretty accessible. : Jim : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Darrell Shandrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> : Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 6:02 PM : Subject: Re: A new recording device : : : > Hi Jim, : > : > Stay away from the T30. I can tell you from experience that it is : > inaccessible, especially for recording. If you record at 96 Kbps, I : > believe : > you should get a little over 5 hours of recording time, but don't purchase : > this iRiver model. : > : > : > Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications! : > Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator! : > A+, CSSA, Network+! : > Visit http://www.petitiononline.com/captcha and sign the Google Word : > Verification Accessibility Petition today! : > Information should be accessible to us without need of translation by : > another person. : > Blind Access Journal blog and podcast: http://www.blindaccessjournal.com : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Jim Portillo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> : > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 3:43 PM : > Subject: A new recording device : > : > : >> Hi there, : >> I'm wondering if anyone has heard or played with an iRiver T30 (512 Mb : >> flash) mp3 player/recorder. How accessible would it be to use as a blind : >> person. : >> Also, how much is 512 MB as far as recording? How much can that hold? : >> Jim : >> _______________________________________________ : >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... : >> http://www.pc-audio.org : >> : >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: : >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] : >> : >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we : >> offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com : >> : > : > : > _______________________________________________ : > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... : > http://www.pc-audio.org : > : > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: : > [EMAIL PROTECTED] : > : > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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