voice recording question

purerealm · 07-23-05, 07:20 PM

I am looking to get a pda that doubles as a voice recorder to record my lectures at school. Does anyone know if the X30 can record files of that length and with a good enough quality to pick up what is said in the lecture hall? Thanks

kcscout · 07-23-05, 08:34 PM

Try a search of the forums here for information about a program called NoteM. You can Google it, too.
The search function on this Web site is towards the top in the middle.

Welcome to Aximsite.

matthewp · 07-23-05, 09:54 PM

NoteM is the best recommendation, in my opinion, see here:

http://www.freewareppc.com/multimedia/notem.shtml

Any PPC will record with similar results, but you'd likely want to consider adding a storage card if you want to record lectures of much length. NoteM will allow you to store to a storage card

Choirguy · 07-23-05, 09:59 PM

Some other thoughts with Note M. Don't record in Stereo, and try recording at the highest quality you possibly can. I've been pretty happy this way, and then NoteM works with any Axim. The stereo feature seemed to mess up my recording attempts on X5 and X3 units.

Here's the link for NoteM:

http://free.hostdepartment.com/e/epoc

But the page seems to be down for the moment. NoteM 1.21 is the latest release.

RobMan · 07-23-05, 10:03 PM

The built-in voice recorder saves as wav file;
Note-m saves recordings as mp3 files.

**ksong12** · 07-30-05, 02:39 PM

Thanks, Everyone, Note M is great

Menneisyys · 07-31-05, 01:25 AM

You may also want to read http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/inde...n=expand,37799 and http://www.pocketpcmag.com/forum/top...TOPIC_ID=16790 on the alternatives / for benchmarks.

Choirguy · 07-31-05, 02:34 AM

Pocket PC Magazine really thought NoteM was the cat's meow. And it's free. So why ever pay a cent for something else?

Menneisyys · 07-31-05, 03:08 AM

Originally Posted by Choirguy

Pocket PC Magazine really thought NoteM was the cat's meow. And it's free. So why ever pay a cent for something else?

NoteM is really great at MP3 recording. For low-speed voice recording (especially with VAS), the Resco app may prove better (and more reliable), though.

joethemole · 08-12-05, 06:09 PM

hows your battery life tho? i'm looking to use it for the exact same purpose, but i don't think it'll last 6 hours (typical school day)

purerealm · 08-12-05, 08:04 PM

upgrade your battery.

Menneisyys · 08-13-05, 12:50 AM

Depends on your PDA. Resco generally consumes more power than NoteM. Therefore, you can hardly recrd a 6-hour school day with Resco with a, say, iPAQ 2210; unlike with NoteM.

Don't Panic! · 08-13-05, 02:14 AM

Is voice recording the killer app for Pocket PCs? There has been a lot of interest this weekend.

08-13-05, 02:01 PM

before I bought software...I'd just by a digital voice recorder.
For free, that's another story

Choirguy · 08-14-05, 04:17 PM

cawinters,

Did you miss the fact that NoteM is freeware? Links to the program have been provided above.