Olympus WS 321m Digital Recorder

The Olympus WS-Series digital voice recorder come with many features and also has a small and ultra sleek design. The best feature of this series is the wide range of storage capacity that it offers. They hold 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB respectively.
The Olympus WS 321m digital recorder is the 1 GB version. It plays all MP3 and WMA music files, which adds to the list of brownie points this player gets. It can easily connect to your computer or laptop through the USB port and can be synchronized with Windows Media Player and all other players in the market. There is nothing to complain about regarding the sound quality and the equalizer can be adjusted to different listening styles, according to the genre of music. The Olympus WS 321M digital recorder offers unblemished richness of sound. Hence you can use this voice recorder as a music player as well.
The Olympus ws 321m digital recorder runs on AAA battery or a NiMH rechargeable cell. Apart from sleek looks, the player also has a shiny white outer finish makes it look a lot better than the average voice recorder and definitely more trendy. The voice recorder comes with a headphone and microphone jack. On its right hand side are the play, stop, and record buttons. On the left side of the player there is a slide and switch option, with which you can choose between voice recorder mode and music playing mode. The best thing about the Olympus WS 321 M digital voice recorder is that it doesn’t need cables and it essentially turns into a jump/USB drive.
The WS-321M is has been designed such that you can transfer music from your pc or laptop to the player with ease. As the voice recorder is compatible with most players, it becomes even easier to work on. You can also arrange songs by artist, album, or genre, on the player. Folders can be created according to artists and genres and there is a shuffle mode as well.
The option of recording music with WS-321M is not at all a disappointing endeavor. Though the recorder is primarily designed for voice recording, the WS-321M works great if you want to play podcasts. The voice recording functions are powerful enough for professional use.
Despite all the other capabilities, it is important to remember that the WS-321M is made to work as a digital voice recorder and that is one purpose which it serves perfectly. The microphone has got two recording modes, which are meant for different environments. There is a dictation mode which has a low sensitivity and is made for individual recording like a one on one conversation. The other mode is the conferencing mode which has a higher sensitivity and clarity. It is made for recording lectures or whatever involves a large group of people. Sometimes it is seen that recordings can have background noise. This makes playback difficult to understand. The Olympus ws 321m digital recorder has a noise-canceling function, and also a voice filter which assures a better quality playback. The Noise cancel should be enabled to reduce background noise while recording in a noisy surrounding.

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