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Does anyone know of an mp3 player that records to .mp3 format (not .wav)?

D Wiz — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:08:52 -0800

I am looking for an mp3 player/recorder that records to .mp3 format. Most of the players out there that I can find record to .wav format. Other high priority features- Needs to have a rechargeable battery that lasts at least 12 hours. I also am not interested in a video player. I prefer it function well at being an mp3 player and look like an mp3 player rather than being one of those landscape PMP-type players.

Medium priority features- Line in recording, bookmarks, being able to record at as many quality levels as possible.

I could care less if it is an old model but I don't want refurbished. Price should be less then $120. I don't care for any fancy features. How big it is physically or memory-wise is not important. 1gb is enough for me.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Two iPhone questions...

dobbs — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:49:01 -0800

After being lied to repeatedly by my credit card company (PC Financial), I have two iPhone questions: 1) How do I get voice mails from my iPhone onto my computer? and 2) how do I record calls made on an iPhone? I have the 1.0 version of iPhone and an iMac if that makes any difference. Thanks!

Recording Calls for QA - Is Automated Transcription Available?

mrbula — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:29:32 -0800

My employer runs a large customer-service call center. We record calls for quality assurance, and are looking for a recording tool that will automatically transcribe the conversations. The transcriptions don't need to be perfect, just good enough so we can figure out where we need to look in the recordings should something come up. I know the translation technology is out there--a service called SimulScribe transcribes voicemail--but I haven't found any tool that would work in a call center environment. Any ideas?

Voice Recording and ADSL

LeLiLo — Sun, 20 Jun 2004 10:24:01 -0800

Three (well, five, really) short technical questions about voice recording and ADSL Internet connections in Australia [included inside]. My friend the NYC voiceover guy is relocating to Sydney, Australia. He is asking everyone he knows (and I have no idea of the answers):
1) What’s the difference between ADSL (the Australian standard, apparently) and DSL?
2) Is ADSL (available there at speeds of 256/64K, 512/128K, or 1.5/256K) faster than a cable modem?
3) More specifically, can he use two ADSL phone lines for remote recording with his new Telos Zephyr Extreme box, as opposed to two ISDN lines?

My own questions, after looking into this a bit for him, and getting confused:
1) Is DSL the same as SDSL?
2) How fast is a cable modem hookup in a reasonably large city, anyway?