tputland

I talked to Ron this afternoon. He didn't have anything much to offer and didn't sound very enthusiastic while trying to help me. He made it sound as if there was nothing out there to help me. I find that hard to believe. Try this, I can use something that records in .WAV format and we can use the transcription software we have. Any ideas? Thanks

Ok, thanks for the reply. I must add that I forgot to mention the need for transcription capabilities. Transcripts are typed using a foot pedal for forward, backward and playing of the audio while typing the transcript on the computer. Voice recognition software does not work for us as it needs to be trained and we have hundreds of witnesses every year so training of voice recognition software is not feasable. Any one have any suggestions now that I have tossed a spanned in the works? Thanks Tim

Hi all. I am in need of equipment advice. Here is what I do: I do Court Reporting for The Division of Hearings and Appeals for a state government. I am fairly new to this job and am stuck using a very heavy Sony BM2 (transcription machine) four track analog cassette recorder. The unit works fine and the (up to eight high quality) microphone inputs is essential. I get a poor quality digital recording for quick archiving to the server and computer access by running a cord to a small hand help digital unit from the earphone jack. Here is what I am looking for: I would like to find a digital recorder that has microphone inputs with a minimum of four tracks that can be replayed indiviually if necessary for transcription purposes. I also have to have the ability to record many hours at a time. Hearings can last for days and days and go on for 8, 10, 12 or more hours in a day so I would like a recording medium that holds more than an hour or two per disc, memchip, etc. I would also wonder if something were available that could amplify (and record) a person's voice who was testifying? Thanks very much for any and all help!! Tim