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Some people still use magnetic recording tapes, despite the advantages of digital recordings.

If you are planning to record your session with a tape recorder, keep the following issues in mind.

• Use microcassettes and a microcassette recorder
• Use new tapes for this recording
  • It will cut down on the recording time
• Label the tapes clearly
  • Write your name, date, subject or title, and side number
  • If the dictation extends to multiple tapes, then label each side consecutively, such as “Side 5 of 7”

How much material fits on a standard 60- or 90-minute audio tape?

• That depends. You will have to consider the following factors:
  • How fast the speaker talks
  • The length of the tape
  • Pauses
• As a ballpark figure, you can expect up to 12,000 words on a standard 60-minute tape, if you speak at a steady 200 words per minute. That would result in up to 30 single-spaced pages.