Take note! MP3 players with voice recorders

By Donald Bell on 19 December 2008

Unlike the iPod, many MP3 players include dynamite voice recorders right out of the box — no accessories required. For this list of recordable MP3 players, we considered the quality of the recordings, the simplicity of the recording controls, line-input recording options (there comes a time when you just need to use a serious microphone), memory expansion, battery life, and recording time.

Thankfully, manufacturers such as SanDisk and Creative seem to enjoy slapping a voice recorder into most of their budget-friendly MP3 players. For less than $100, the Creative Zen Stone Plus makes a handy voice memo recorder to keep in the car.

Also note that if you own one of the current generations of iPods, you can outfit any iPod Nano (4G), iPod Classic (2G), or iPod Touch (2G) with a pretty decent voice recorder for the cost of a $48 pair of headphones. In fact, the number of voice recording applications available for the second-generation iPod Touch number in the dozens. Owners of older iPods should consider accessories such as the XtremeMac MicroMemo, Belkin TuneTalk, or Belkin GoStudio.

Topics: mp3, recording, note, player, audio, portable, recorder, voice, music, lecture

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Comments (3)

  • www.officetechnology.com.au commented on 03/04/2009 13:16 Report abuse

    The Olympus recorders are great but are generally more expensive. Consider the Denpa recorders or the Philips range. When considering a recorder you must always choose between recording quality or music playback quality. One will always be traded with the other!

  • www.dictate.com.au commented on 25/05/2007 13:03 Report abuse

    Also check out the Olympus range of digital voice recorders. We only sell Olympus on our online store - www.dictate.com.au - they have some models which are both voice recorders and MP3 players, namely the DM-20, WS-300M, WS-310M and the WS-320M. All offering excellent sound recording qualities.

  • emarkby@gmail.com commented on 11/08/2005 18:41 Report abuse

    The Creative Zen Touch almost universally has a in-line remote with FM radio/recording and voice recording included in the $499 RRP. It does a great job, even though i never really have to use it - i just like the FM radio & recording.

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