[HANASHIR:7289] Re: Recommendations on tape recorders and computer programs to clean up noisy tapes

[LSalvay <LSalvay...>]

Hand-held tape recorders are convenient, but the problem with most of them is 
that the microphone is installed in the body of the apparatus -- and 
therefore, it picks up as much motor noise as it does sound that you're 
trying to record.  

I was able to find a Sony Walkman with a separate stereo microphone that 
plugs in -- so you can keep the mic away from the recorder itself and get a 
better quality recording. I seem to recall it cost about  $80 or $90 about 3 
years ago, and I think I bought it at Radio Shack. It may not be the same 
quality as a mini disc recorder (with which I'm not familiar), but is a 
manageable way to get a decent recording at HN.

Linda Salvay

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