| Where the old style Dictaphones would tape your | | | | enough memory and battery power to keep |
| diction for you, the new digital voice recorders | | | | going for a long session. Some voice recorders |
| have an internal memory that can be down | | | | come with a long play option, although as you |
| loaded to a PC or Mac. With the ability to store | | | | would expect you might lose some quality in the |
| far more audio than the old tape style, the digital | | | | long play setting. |
| voice recorder has great advantages. | | | | The voice recorder needs to be able to be |
| The traditional use of a voice recorder would be | | | | downloaded to your PC or Mac via a USB cable. |
| to dictate letters and notes and these functions | | | | This allows you to transfer the recordings and |
| remain much the same. Because digital voice | | | | keep them on CD or archive them on your PC. |
| recorders have far more capacity you can use | | | | Some voice recorder are compatible with voice to |
| them to record whole lectures or meetings. You | | | | text software and this may well be an excellent |
| can even use software to convert your audio | | | | option for you. You would practically be able to do |
| message to text once downloaded onto your PC. | | | | your secretary’s job for her. |
| It is important to make sure your voice recorder | | | | Other software that is available are those which |
| is the one for you. You need to have some idea | | | | allow you to transfer recordings direct to e-mail. |
| of how many hours you might need to record | | | | This would be an invaluable tool for doctors, |
| for. If your primary use is to record lectures and | | | | lawyers, reporters and any one who needs large |
| meetings, you will need a voice recorder with | | | | amounts of voice recordings. |