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*** IF YOU DON'T PLAN ON USING A LAPEL MIC, THIS PRODUCT IS PERFECT FOR YOU.*** IF YOU PLAN ON USING A LAPEL MIC, READ THIS FIRST.I purchased this product and it just arrived today, and I can say that this is DEFINITELY a solid device that can give you $300 recorder quality (if you know how to use it). Unfortunately, many people have given sub-par reviews due to the low volume when recording with a lapel mic (and MONO audio) compared to recording with a speaker.It is undoubtedly true that the volume of the Lapel Mic is SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER - however apart from there being an EASY FIX for this, there is actually good reason for this. Because the Lapel Mic is designed to be closer to the sound source, the gain (device recording volume) is set much quieter which reduces background noise (which is REALLY beneficial for recording in loud settings)However this creates the noticeable problem of "Volume too low" (not as loud as internal speakers) - but the easy way to fix this is to take 3mins to "Normalize" the audio using a FREE audio program like audacity (which cranks it up to max volume). I managed to get the LAPEL mic 2x louder than the internal speaker using this method.=====PICTURE EXPLANATION:=====- If you look at the picture I uploaded, you will see 4 tracks1.)Int-mic (Stereo) - Internal Recorder Mic (No processing)2.)Line-Raw (Mono) - Lapel Mic Recording (No processing)3.)Line-processed(Mono) - Lapel Mic (audio Normalized)4.)Line-processed(Stereo) - Lapel Mic w/ audio Normalized & Converted to StereoWith Track #1 & #2 - you can see that the internal mic is SIGNIFICANTLY louder than the lapel mic - which has volume so low that it barely moves the meter compared to the Int-Mic. This is what people have complained about, the difference in audio volume when using a Lapel Mic.However with about 3mins worth of work, I was able to create Track #3 (Processed Mono Lapel)& Track #4 (Processed Stereo Lapel)And as you can see, the processed lapel mic recordings are now LOUDER than the Internal mic recordings!And I was able to convert this into an MP3 and send it back to my recorder.SOMEONE IS THINKING: Why should I have to do all of that? - This is a VERY affordable recorder, but it is not fair to expect an affordable recorder to have all the bells and whistles as the $300 recorders. There is always some trade off between affordability and functionality.So if you want to bypass the [easy] legwork required to get a High-Quality (and loud) Lapel Recording - just buy yourself a $300 recorder.But if you don't mind taking 3mins to:1.) Upload your Lapel Recording to your Computer2.) Turn up Volume using Free "Audacity" Program3.) Convert to STEREO using Free Audacity ** OPTIONAL **4.) Send back to your Recorder... This product is DEFINITELY for you.=======HOW TO DO IT:1. Record your Audio on your Device2. Connect Device to Computer3. Open the File using Audacity (Free)4. Highlight all the Audio, then go to => Effects => Normalize => (use default settings)** BAM - your audio is just as loud as the internal speaker **- Now, note that the recording is going to be in MONO (coming out of one-side), if you want to convert it to stereo, simple go to Track => New Stereo Track (will create a new track). Copy the Loud Mono Audio, and Paste it onto the New Track** BAM - now you have an extra loud, stereo, Lapel Mic recording that you can now send back to your Recorder (or use in videos, etc)Again these steps are really easy, and I know there are dozens of YouTube tutorials out there showing you how to do this. But if all of this seems like too much trouble for you, this product may not be a good fit for you.But for us normal joe's who want Quality with affordability - this is an awesome product.

OK. Lemme start off by saying that this digital voice recorder works PERFECT. There's nothing "wrong" with it. My MAIN CONCERN was the following; it's quite obvious that if your not going ot be using it for recording "in class" or a important "meeting" than your obviously going to be using it to record someone when they dont know your recording.having said that, you will notice that "most" recorders ONLY have the speakers on the FRONT of the device where the illuminated LCD screen is or where someone could tell that its a recorder. So if you put it upside-down (so nobody can tell) then the speakers will be muffled at best and not working at worst.This was the recorder that I saw that if I put it upside down in plain sight it would just look like a little phone/PC component/whatever- so u can get away with it if it's say, on top of your folder for work along with a pen.So it worked! It sounded GREAT and everything was caught and recorded. Here's my issue with the product........ "Was it worth the almost $50 price tag?" mmm......No. Thing was what I was recording was going to be worth its weight in gold so I "had to" buy something that I KNEW was going to work well and cost more. I noticed that there was this cool looking one for like $15 bucks that I thought was great. Had everything I needed but I saw it on multiple Chinese factory manufacturer pages. So it looked like they might just pump a billion of those out for $1 and sell to these manufactures so they can sell it for $15 and they don't work well. Or I'd get the ONE that doesn't work well that was dropped. So that's why I had to get this more expensive one instead.In hindsight, if I had more time, I would've purchased that $15 one and made sure it worked perfectly then go from there. But I had 48 hours to get a recorder- QUICK. And this is what I ended up with.Great product! Great material tho!So I'll give it a 5/5 but in the back of my head I just KNOW there's gotta be something (or many) that are just as good for much less.Thank you! :)

The instructions for this aren't great. The user interface is also not great, with too many button pushes to do what you want it to do - plus useless screens like the "Bye!" screen that pops up when you turn it off.It records well, and the recordings sound acceptable.However...if you look at it, this looks like a stereo recorder. There appear to be two microphones on the top, and on the screen, there are stereo VU meters.It is not.This device records in mono only, including when a stereo input is plugged into the line-in jack. It's somewhat deceptive to make the appearance of the unit as well as the display show stereo capability when it does not have this capability.If recording in mono is fine for you, then this is a great, long-lasting and good sounding recorder.