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You can use either digital or tape recorders. This page discusses digital recorders:

• There is a small gap from the time that you press the “record” button and the time that the recorder begins to record.
  • Press the "Record" button(s) first, then start to speak
  • Make a “start” noise before using voice-activated recorders

Why should you use a digital recorder?

• Some new digital recorders can insert blocks of speech into a recording without deleting the previous material.
• You can easily make and keep a copy of your recorded digital file
• In general, digital recordings are of a higher quality than audio tapes.
• Recordings are made and saved directly onto a magnetic card in your recorder
• The recording can be sent to your computer
• You can send a copy of that recording to International Transcriptions as an e-mail attachment
• You can forget about unreliable mail or delivery services and charges
  • We receive emailed transcriptions immediately
  • You can work with transcription services around the world
  • Traveling? You can e-mail your transcriptions from any location around the world

Are you about to buy a new recorder? Here are our suggestions:

• Buy a digital recorder. It is well worth the additional cost
• Buy a recorder that can connect to your computer through a USB port
• Buy a recorder that uses .DSS format. The second priority is a WAV format
• International Transcriptions can “read” many digital formats. We are very pleased with the .DSS (Digital Speech Standard) format or standard .WAV
• DSS files are preferred. They are about 10-14% of the size of .WAV files, yet they maintain a very high voice quality