At the 2011 NAMM Show: Olympus has unveiled its compact new LS-7 “pocket” linear PCM audio recording device. At just 4.4 inches and weighing 3 ounces, the LS-7 fits is about the size of a candy bar, and fits into a pocket, but can record uncompressed 24 bit/96kHz linear PCM audio in WAV, MP3 and […]

If you do location recording, you probably use a battery-powered portable audio recorder. WingFieldAudio did a battery life comparison test on the recorders that they sell, and found that there was a huge range in how long the recorders could work. Here are their top 10: 10 Top Long-Lasting Battery-Powered Portable Audio Recorders Sony PCM-M10 […]

Olympus has announced a new portable audio recorder, the LS-11, a follow-up to their LS-10 handheld audio recorder. The LS-11 can record 24-bit/96kHz stereo WAVs, as well as MP3 and WMA format files. It’s got the same on-board microphones as the LS-10, as well as rear-mounted speakers for auditioning recorded material. New features include 8GB […]

Among the handheld digital recorders we’ve looked at at the NAMM Show, the Olympus LS-10 looked really interesting. A bit taller/longer than some of the other recorders we’ve seen (and will write up soon, we promise), the LS-10 captures sound in extremely high fidelity, 24-bit/96 kHz Linear PCM Recording, that “sounds twice as good as a […]