I just recently got an iphone as a gift. I can use it in a basic way as I have hitherto never used a sophisticated mp. I was about to buy a digital recorder to conduct interviews probably each lasting about 90 minutes. Now that I have the iphone, can I use the voice memo facility to record the interviews? If so can I simply record them and then upload them to a digital file so that I can send to a transcribing service. I understand the interviews will be in stereo if I install something called FiRe on my iphone but other than that I don't have a clue. Do I need an external microphone to conduct the interviews with say someone sitting across a table or desk from me? Appreciate any practical advice. iljasb
Voice memo utility
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Thomasjtsi
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Nope... you'll be good to go as long as all subjects are within a 10'-12' radius of each other. Something that will save you a little trouble is putting you iDevice in Airplane mode while conducting interview. This will keep any outside calls, texts or emails from interrupting the process.
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Can you please give me an idea of the size of file say a 90 minutes interview is likely to be. I ask because I'm wondering if I can keep a whole bunch of interviews on the phone and then upload to my mac sometime later or should I upload asap? One more, how much battery %age wise am I likely to use up with a 90 minutes interview?
Thomasjtsi
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Honestly... those are hard things to put a number on. If you use it in Airplane mode then it shouldn't affect the battery very much. I would suggest doing a test... set the phone up in Airplane mode near a TV and record 90 minutes of audio. Then use that as a benchmark for answering your questions.
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