Digital Recordings

A good quality digital recorder is highly recommended for the following reasons:

• Digital recorders generally have a much higher signal to noise ratio. Less noise reduces the risk of lost data and results in faster, less expensive and more accurate transcription. Audio quality will however depend on using a suitable external microphone or microphones properly positioned near speakers in an environment with low levels of ambient noise.
• Digital files provide the highest quality format available.
• A digital recorder allows you to transfer audio files to your PC quickly and easily with a USB docking station.
• Digital audio files do not contain any actual moving parts and cannot be "eaten" by a recorder.
• Digital systems make it possible to insert audio mid-file, which means you can add an extra paragraph without disrupting other files.
• The audio duration of digital audio files is only limited by your hard disk space. 2 unlimited hours, depending on model and expandable media options.
• Copies of files are easily created and easily archived, if required.
• A digital file recorded anywhere can be transcribed from another location, anywhere in the world, within the hour, if required, thus improving turnaround time. Without the physical constraints of tapes, users are now unlimited to the geographic location of the transcriber.