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
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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