Hello, I am not sure, since I've not seen that model yet, but I would guess that you might find the card slot on the left or right side of the unit.
Sent from my iPad > On 13 Jun 2016, at 09:53, Jim Portillo <portillo....@gmail.com> wrote: > > I do have another question about this recorder, which I've been playing with > since yesterday when I got it. > Where on Earth do I put the Micro-SD card? I can't seem to find a place > anywhere on the machine; although, I was told I could use one. > Am I missing something? > I was looking on the bottom of the machine, where the USB plug came out, but > it seems like the wrong place for a card slot. Am I wrong? > Thanks again. > Oh, and what does the "List" button do? How is that different from using the > f1 button to get to my folders? > Thanks again. > Jim > > > Sent from my iPhone 6! > >> On Jun 8, 2016, at 10:06 PM, Tim Noonan <t...@timnoonan.com.au> wrote: >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >
