The Best Voice Recorder for Interviews and Lectures

There are loads of incredible voice recorders available in the market today but finding a voice recorder that is uniquely appropriate for meetings or lectures can be a challenge. You need to know what to look for so you don’t wind up purchasing something too basic or too high-tech/expensive for your requirements.

In this post, we’ll discuss Olympus meeting recorders that are appropriate for recording lectures and meetings.

There are a couple of basic functions you’ll need from a good voice recorder, including superior sound quality, a size that is convenient to carry, plenty of storage space, and the ability to share and edit documents. Here’s what to look out for:

The Correct Type of Microphone

Voice recorders can catch sound from one or more directions relying upon the directionality of their microphones. Check the technical specifications of the voice recorder to see whether it has a unidirectional or omnidirectional microphone.

Unidirectional microphones capture sound from one direction.

Omnidirectional microphones capture sounds from all directions.

Unidirectional Microphones for lectures:

For recording lectures, voice recorders with unidirectional microphones work best since they capture the voice of the lecturer in front and square out different voices around it.

Omnidirectional Microphones for Meetings: 

For meetings, voice recorders with omnidirectional microphones work great because they capture voices all around.

Low Cut Filter or Noise Filter 

If you or your transcriptionist have ever despaired over ‘background noise’ encompassing sounds drowning the voices in a recording, then you would appreciate the low cut filter that some voice recorders offer (a.k.a. noise filter or noise cancellation).

This feature sifts out low-frequency sounds (for example; distant voices, vehicles hooting, chairs creaking, and so forth) from a recording, improving the clarity of voices that are closer or directly in front of the voice recorder.

Get IT 

1. DS9500 Digital Voice Recorder Kit

This Olympus voice recorder is an absolute necessity in our reporting kit, thanks to its high-quality MP3 recording, 8GB of internal memory, and capacity to transfer documents to a micro SD card or your device via USB. Olympus introduces a ton of specialized features that help it stand out, including an “Intelligent Auto Mode” function that naturally adjusts microphone pickup and sensitivity based on how loud someone is speaking. Noise-cancellation technology assists with sifting out ambient noise.  Olympus DS9500 utilizes two microphones positioned at a 90-degree angle to deliver an authentic sound experience. The mics automatically monitor the distance between the individual speaking and the recorder, to make the recording feel more accurate.

For lectures, MP3 quality is usually sufficient.

For interviews, WAV format would be better if the audio is going to be used on podcasts, etc. For regular playback, for research or transcription, the MP3 format should suffice.

Contact Dictation World [www.dictationworld.com.au] to place an order or to learn more about the Olympus meeting recorder.