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<DIV><SPAN class=579121118-11012010><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi
all:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=579121118-11012010><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm planning to
record some interviews with one of our most remarkable pro se litigants
and an looking to purchase a digital voice recorder. I don't need
anything high-end, but am thinking that features like recording time, a USB
connection, and voice-activation features are useful, and pretty basic
now. The price range I'm finding (<EM>and am aiming</EM>) for these
features is between $60 and $150, but maybe I need to think
higher.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=579121118-11012010><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do you have any
suggestions or advice from your own experience? Our supplier has
mostly Sony and Olympus models, if that makes any
difference.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=579121118-11012010><FONT face=Arial size=2>Voice quality
matters a lot - e.g. to use in a podcast; does voice
quality always correspond to price, in that "<EM>you get what you pay
for</EM>"? I'll keep checking the reviews, but I thought some hands-on
experience-advice might be useful.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=579121118-11012010><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm also reading up
on the soft-side (<EM>vs. technical/recording side</EM>) of oral histories, and
have collected some useful articles, so may have questions related to that
later.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=579121118-11012010><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many
thanks!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=579121118-11012010><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Laura</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face=Arial>Laura J.
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>111 NE Lincoln
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503-846-8870<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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