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Greetings!

As I am about to (hopefully) receive my brand new VDX, I obviously have plans for buying Springboard modules. I would like to get an add-on Mp3 player for it. The SoundsGood is priced in the ballpark, but it won't sync with macs. However, I saw an interesting feature on the Total Recall voice recorder... headphone jacks. I am wondering if it would work with any success at all if I was to record music files using the microphone and then listening to them with the Total Recall voice recorder. Would it be practical? It stores 1.5 hours of "messages." Obviously, sound quality would dip, but has anyone tried something like this.... was it successful in any way? (meaning, you could listen to moderate quality music?)

The Total Recall claims to have good sound quality...

Feedback welcome.

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It'll work but from the Targus product spec page it doesn't look like it would do too good of a job. It records at just ~6Kbps to stuff 1.5 hours into the 4MB of memory.

For slightly better quality you can do "34Kbps ADPCM", but that works out to about 8KHz sampling... similar to a telephone, but then you get just 15 minutes on the recorder (although, as Targus points out, you can buy a SECOND recorder and DOUBLE your storage!)

Another factor to consider is that they don't mention any way to transfer FROM PC to Total Recall. IF that's true then you'll need to re-record the music yourself (like making a MiniDisc).

The Innogear MP3 player does support the Mac. :P

One more thing: although these are for different compression schemes, for a VERY rough point of comparison, CDs store music at 1.4Mbps, "typical" MP3s are 128Kbps (11x smaller), small MP3s/WMAs are 64Kbps, and Audible.com books range from 4.6Kbps to 33Kbps, roughly the same quality as the Total Recall.

i have a total recall, and it's a great module for voice memos, but you could never use it for music. not practical. the low and medium quality recording rates are barely tolerable for quick voice memos. even the hi quality one that only gives you fifteen minutes, while excellent for voice memos, etc wouldn't be too good for actual music for pleasure listening. and ya, you can't reverse sync from the pc to the module. mine's for sale, by the way, as i am getting a kyocera smartphone soon, but don't buy it for music. it is an excellent voice recorder tho.

cheers

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ps, and hell, buy two and double your storage capacity!!

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Originally posted by bblue
The SoundsGood is priced in the ballpark, but it won't sync with macs...

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Hey Corb,

What are you asking for the voice recorder module? I might be interested.

Kevin

probly 80 bucks. what sayest?

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