I bought the WS-311m recorder with hopes of using it as a very small means of creating audio slideshows. Wrong tool for the job. It's very small and easy to use but there's massive amounts of background noise which it seems unable to filter out even slightly.
I tested it in a coffee shop which, although probably slightly louder than a monestary, certainly should not have spiked the recorder levels constantly. I wouldn't even attempt to use it with the built in mic and with a Sony ECM-DS30p external the sound quality was better but the noise just gets worse.
If you're looking to dictate this might work well. If you're looking for a tool to create online media etc. Look elsewhere, I'm currently trying a Sony ICD-70sx recorder which, although still not cd quality, is miles better as far as noise and levels control goes.
A sample slideshow with the Sony ICD-70sx can be viewed here. That was at an extremely loud halloween party/fashion show, noise and levels control was outstanding. It did have a nasty habit of blipping once in awhile and creating dead spots in the track, not sure what that was about, will have to try some more tests.
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