[TriLUG] Digital Video Recorders: advice

[Andrew Perrin]

Update: I bought an iRiver T30 at BestBuy, since some of the online
documentation suggested it might be recognized as a usb-storage (USM)
device. It wasn't - I couldn't get it to mount at all, although I could
see it fine in Windows. So I'll be returning that; my next option is from
Maycom:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/backtoschool/787d/

I'll let you know how it works....

ap

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Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin
Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Carl Crider wrote:

> Your assumption is correct. The linux box I've been using is for editing and
> storage.
> The files that my friend has been storing/editing from his olympus have been
> converted already, via OSX.
> If you can find a Linux app that can convert DSS, then your home free. The
> DS-2 will show up as another
> USB device.
>
> I do not use the DS-2 personally. Most of what I do is analog-to-digital.
> I thought that speex might handle DSS, but it doesnt look like it does.
> Sorry to throw in any confusion.
>
> Good luck.
>
> On 9/14/05, Andrew Perrin <clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu> wrote:
> >
> > But I assume the included olympus software doesn't run on Linux, right?
> >
> > ap
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin
> > Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
> > clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu <http://unc.edu>
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Carl Crider wrote:
> >
> > > You can use the included Olympus software to convert the DSS file into a
> > WAV
> > > file, this option
> > > is given when moving the file from the recorder to your hard drive.
> > > Then use Audacity, or whatever sound editor to convert to any other
> > format
> > > you may need.
> > >
> > > The Olympus DS-2 is a great tool.
> > >
> > > There are some good tutorials here:
> > > www.audioactivism.org <http://www.audioactivism.org><
> > http://www.audioactivism.org>
> > >
> > >
> > > On 9/14/05, Andrew Perrin <clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Folks,
> > > >
> > > > I could use some advice for an upcoming project for which I will need
> > > > several portable audio recorders. I could just use cassette, but would
> > > > prefer to take the opportunity to move to a better, electronic system
> > for
> > > > archiving. These will be recordings of public meetings as well as
> > > > interviews one-on-one.
> > > >
> > > > The ideal device, from my point of view, would:
> > > > - Record in a generall-available format (e.g., mp3, ogg, etc.);
> > > > - Have removeable media (xd, sd, ...);
> > > > - Have long battery life; and
> > > > - Be extremely reliable.
> > > >
> > > > Any advice? Olympus looks good but they mostly use DSS format which
> > seems
> > > > useless. I was looking too at the iriver T-30 1GB, but it doesn't have
> > > > removeable media.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Andy
> > > >
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