Some people are confused over whether to buy a dictation machine or a microcassette player. Microcassette players have been around for almost four decades. They have been used extensively and offers endless recording options as long as you have an endless supply of cassettes. The only problem with this recording system is that it is old fashioned and has issues with durability and voice quality. It is also not user friendly.
A dictation machine on the other hand does not have these issues. You do not have to use any microcassette with a modern dictation machine. It comes with internal memory in giga bytes that can record hours upon hours of recording. It is basically a marriage between the digital voice recorder and a dictating machine of older days. It comes with a central navigation pod that enables you to record, delete, erase or re-record any audio file, conversation or conference minutes. Most devices have new DSS QP recording mode for higher quality audio recordings. You can also expand the SD/SDHC memory of the machine by using the removable media card slot.
New dictating machines are fully integrated with the USB 2.0 High-Speed interface. You will simply have to connect it to a computer and you will be able to integrate it with voice recording software where you can enhance the voice quality, add or remove parts of the recording or replace it with anther recording. The choice will be yours but the software will allow you to add a multitude of variations. The following machines offer some of the best digital recordings and you can consider them for your next transcription project.
Olympus VN6000
This digital dictation machine does not come with a foot pedal. It simply does not have any need to use a foot pedal as it comes with a comprehensive one touch recording option. It is very compact in size with physical dimensions of 1.5 x 5 x 6 inches and a total weight of 8 ounces. It offers slow and fast playback options along with up to 600 hours of recording. Timer recording is available and you can store your audio data in four folders with ach having 100 files capacity; indexing facility is also available.
Sony ICDB600
It has 512 MB built-in flash memory, one of the largest currently available in these devices. It can support up to 300 hours of recording time and has four message folders that can record up to 396 messages. It comes with a large LCD display that features date and time stamp and is powered by two AAA batteries. It has physical dimensions of 0.5 x 1.4 x 3.8 inches and comes with an aggregate weight of 2.2 pounds.
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