Recording Device

[Scarlett]

For my MA I will need to do some interviews. For my degree I interviewed John Cleese and I borrowed a mini disc recorder from the University at the time. I want to buy something that will make good recordings but is tiny and light. Someone said that mini disc is all old-fashioned now. Do you know if there is another device that produces good quality but that I can maybe plug into my computer to transfer it? I am sure such a thing exists, I'm just not sure what it is.

[Buenchico]

Just because something is old-fashioned doesn't mean that it won't do the job. (I've still got the Uher reel-to-reel recorder I used to acquire my radio journalism qualification!). Minidisk will still do a perfectly good job.

However, if you want one of the tools that the professionals use, you need to go a company liker Solid State Sound and get hold of a recording device that creates a digital file directly to an SD card, so that you can easily transfer it to your PC. Some of their gear costs mega-bucks but the Edirol R-09, at �248, might be worth considering. (You could probably get a good price for it on eBay when you no longer needed it):
http://www.solidstatesound.co.uk/edirolr-09.ht m

Alternatively, for a lower price, consider something like this:
http://www.it247.com/Product/281-E0457679/?cha nneltype=PersonalAudioPlayersRecorders&level1c at=AudioVisual&keywords=281-E0457679&prodid=28 1-E0457679&level2cat=PersonalAudioVideoandMP3& campaign=froogle|personalaudioplayersrecorders |-&utm_medium=PersonalAudioPlayersRecorders

For further possibilities, google 'mp3 voice recorder'.

Chris

[ACtheTROLL]

how about using something that doesn't need to plug in to your computer .... your computer!!!!!!!
(or at least a laptop)
If you don't have a mic socket ... a usb mic will do voice recording
for instance ....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-980186-0914-U SB-Desktop-Microphone/dp/B0000ATCOR

at it's most basic the software is already there (sound recorder) ... you can download audacity which is free (and really very good) and will allow you to edit the bites into a slick track