I purchased a Sony NetMD MZ-N707 (Type R)some time ago, mostly for the purpose of recording speaches to then download and create products from. After reading through this forum I realize that maybe I could have made a better choice of recorders...so...that said.
1) Is my impression correct? Or is this a good unit for this?
2) What type of microphone do I need? The recommended ECM 717 appears to big and clumsy.
3) I saw a lavaliere mic. by Microphone Madness that was recommended for "speakers". Anyone know about that one?
4) I own an Audio-Technica ATR35S (it has a little battery and on/off switch in line). What is something like this good for.
5) Best program to record and edit my recordings to my PC (notebook) with Windows XP. I understand that I can only do it real time?
6) If I also want to record directly to my PC (notebook), what is the best way to do that? What kind of mic.? What program needed.
Thanks for any help