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Felix The Assassin · 02-14-2004, 01:24 PM

I'm not familiar with this product. However if you take some time to read the technical jargon, you should find if it's a "recorder" it will do it by itself. Mine is a bla, bla, model and once you start the recording it actually saves to memory then compresses, then actually records. No need for any MP3 compression software.
Most of the newer models I've seen actually have a removeable USB key drive on them, which makes things so fast I could almost but one. You must have MP3 compression software.

Just a little info on MP3: MP3 is short for Moving Picture Experts Group, Audio Layer III, and is a compression format that shrinks audio files with only a small sacrifice in sound quality. MP3 files can be compressed at different rates, but the more they are scrunched, the worse the sound quality. A standard MP3 compression is at a 10:1 ratio, and yields a file that is about 4 MB for a three-minute track. Copy and pasted from here:
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/00/31/index3a.html

Anyhow, for my music stuff I use the very free and very cool Apple iTunes, get it here:
http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10...tml?tag=launch
I use the standard compression rate, and most of my files are 3.5 to 5.2 MB. Quality is unmatched to CD, on a standard(insert MP3 player) playback system.

02-14-2004, 01:24 PM	#5
Felix The Assassin The Dreadnoks Join Date: September 27, 2001 Location: Orlando, FL Age: 61 Posts: 3,608	I'm not familiar with this product. However if you take some time to read the technical jargon, you should find if it's a "recorder" it will do it by itself. Mine is a bla, bla, model and once you start the recording it actually saves to memory then compresses, then actually records. No need for any MP3 compression software. Most of the newer models I've seen actually have a removeable USB key drive on them, which makes things so fast I could almost but one. You must have MP3 compression software. Just a little info on MP3: MP3 is short for Moving Picture Experts Group, Audio Layer III, and is a compression format that shrinks audio files with only a small sacrifice in sound quality. MP3 files can be compressed at different rates, but the more they are scrunched, the worse the sound quality. A standard MP3 compression is at a 10:1 ratio, and yields a file that is about 4 MB for a three-minute track. Copy and pasted from here: http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/00/31/index3a.html Anyhow, for my music stuff I use the very free and very cool Apple iTunes, get it here: http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10...tml?tag=launch I use the standard compression rate, and most of my files are 3.5 to 5.2 MB. Quality is unmatched to CD, on a standard(insert MP3 player) playback system. __________________ The Lizzie Palmer Tribute Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. John F. Kennedy 35th President of The United States The Last Shot Honor The Fallen Jesus died for our sins, and American Soldiers died for our freedom. If you don't stand behind our Soldiers, please feel free to stand in front of them.