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Reviews (2)
18 Jan, 2019
Best value banjo or banjolele around.
Fantastic! I've always wanted to learn to play a Banjo, and this is a good low cost option. The quality is superb. It also arrived an astonishing 3 days after I bought it too. It came pretty well packed too.
The instrument is well made, attractive and sound excellent. It isn't too hard to play either - thanks to hundreds of videos on YouTube. I should say that I've played the guitar in the dim distant past, so the concept is familiar. My fingers are still a bit soft though, so it was a relief that the strings are nylon and not too high above the neck. Tuning is easy, but be prepared for a lot of retuning in the first couple of days. Don't worry though, it does settle down as the strings stretch. I overtightened tone of the strings, and it pinged off. But it was easy to redo the knot and restring it.
You have to set the bridge yourslf, which is new thing for me. But it came suppled with a template. You will need it.
Overlall, I'm finding it huge fun and brilliant value for money.
01 Jul, 2008
No more RSI from taking notes in long meetings!
1 of 1 found this helpful I bought the DS2 because I needed to record meetings clearly such that they can be easily transcribed. It seems that transcribers prefer the DSS format.
The DS2 does what it says on the tin i.e. it records audio well in LP and SP mode. I haven't tried the higher quality modes so don't know what the quality is like. The menu is easy to use, and the buttons are fairy intuitive. Adding comments to the tracks you record is essential if you want to ever remember which is which, and takes a bit of getting used to.
It comes with a cradle which is a useful way to prop it up for recording. Not a lot of point as a docking cradle for me though, as I don't leave anything plugged into a USB port; I don't have enough spare ones.
The microphone is ok but, as the previous reviewer noted, an external mike makes a big difference - especially for distant conversation e.g. a meeting. If you use the recorder for meetings, I recommend that you don't set the option for VCVA (Variable Control Voice Activation). It misses faint voices even at the highest setting!
It eats batteries! With a lot of stop start recording and playback, it got nowhere near the 18hours or so it's supposed to. Even with new Duracell batteries. I'm trying out rechargeable batteries and/or keeping it plugged into a USB port, which hopefully will make it cheaper to run.
The DSS software looks good for playback, although I would like an option to convert the DSS recordings to a format iTunes will recognise.
All in all, a good little device.