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Digital Voice Recorder Checkout

If you do not already have a digital voice recorder, or a means of digitally recording your audio content, check out an Olympus WS-100 or WS-300 digital voice recorder from Academic Technology.  The WS-series recorders are small, easy to use,  USB devices, making transfer of audio files to your computer simple.

Briefly, here are the specs on the WS-100:

• Will record up to 27 hours in LP mode, 4 hours and 20 minutes in HQ mode (recommended);
• Has an LCD display;
• Has 64MB internal flash memory;
• PC interface is USB direct, 2.0 full speed;
• Records in wma format;
• Has a voice activated, built-in microphone (but we recommend the use of the ME15 tie-clip microphone, which we will check out with each unit by request);
• Has an earphone jack as well as a mic jack.
• Comes with earbuds and lanyard;
• Powered by a single AAA battery (replacements will be provided by Academic Technology);
• Battery life approximately 13 hours;
• Weight 1.9 ounces;
• Stores data in up to 5 pre-named folders, 199 files per folder max.

For more details about the WS-100 at the Olympus web site. 

Here are the specifications on the WS-300

• Will record up to 68 hours in High Quality mode (recommended);
• Has an LCD display;
• Has 256MB internal flash memory;
• PC interface is USB direct, 2.0 full speed;
• Records in wma format;
• Has a voice activated, built-in stereo microphone (but we recommend the use of the ME-15 tie-clip microphone, which we will check out with each unit by request);
• Has an earphone jack as well as a mic jack.
• Comes with stereo ear buds and lanyard;
• Powered by a single AAA battery (replacements will be provided by Academic Technology);
• Battery life approximately 15 hours;
• Weight 1.9 ounces;
• Stores data in up to 5 pre-named folders, 199 files per folder max.

Get further details from the Olympus web site.

• Click here to request checkout of a WS-100/WS-300 digital voice recorder.  (Supplies are limited).

Our intention is to check out these devices for use by those wishing to create academic podcasts or have need of recording academic audio in classroom or remote locations.  For those wishing to record audio in their offices, or sitting at a computer, we recommend directly recording from a Microphone attached to the computer's sound card to a free program called Audacity.  Audacity outputs in mp3, wav or ogg format.  For those wishing a more controlled audio recording environment, we have an audio recording booth set up in the faculty technology center.

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