dm7 have nuance sarina and dm520 human speech On 10/06/2016, Stephanie Mitchell <sim.musicsch...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > >
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