The digital voice recorder landscape is so competitive right now.
For one, today’s digital voice recorders are great for college or work but then can also function as digital music players as well. Granted, it all comes down to what you are willing to spend, you can get something more high end or something under $30 that does the job very well (some more simple or difficult than others).
Today, I am checking out the the NinTaBro Magnetic Digital Voice Recorder – 64GB Voice Activated Recorder with AI Noise Cancellation.
The device comes with the USB-C ear buds, USB-C cable, lanyard/wrist strap.
The device itself has an easy switch to turn off and to switch to record. But it’s gimmick is that it has a magnetic back. So, if you need to attach this on something metal to record audio, you can.
The device offers 64GB capacity storage, 750 hours of recording time (4552 hours if you have it at the lowest 32kbps bit rate), 40 yours of battery life, voice activation sensor, AI intelligent noise reduction.
With that being said, this is where this will make it or break it for a consumer. Similar to other devices, this uses a RECSET txt file document. The document is how you set your settings. For non-techies, this is too difficult.
Once you plug your USB-C cable to the device and the other end to a computer, your computer or android phone (via an app) should discover the device. In the folder is the RECORDINGS (where you can find the recorded .WAV files) and then a text file.
VOR: Sensitivity for voice-activation. The higher the number it means it records less sound. Currently set at default – 0 (off).
BIT: Bit rate setting (default is 4 – 192K), the highest is 4 which is 192k, the lowest is 1 which is 32k.
GAIN: Recording sensitivity (default is 5). The larger the number, the louder the recording will be (can go from 1-7).
PART: (Default is 60) this is how long you want audio recording to be. 60 minutes is default but it can go lower to 10 minutes to higher to 240 minutes.
Recordings are good but you want to keep the device set down somewhere, because otherwise, holding the device, you are going to hear your fingers touching the device. Just leave it placed on somewhere, and that is why I believe the magnetic portion is included, so people can attach it easily for recordings and keeping things hands free.
There are devices that have better noise canceling and I think one of the issues one will have with this device is that it records a lot of background noise.
The magnet is not super strong but it will attach to most things metallic.
The device does work but with the competitive market, there are others that do so much better. May not have the magnetic component but records a lot better than this device. It’s important to note that this does not have any speakers, so you can’t listen to the audio playback without the earbuds.
But does it work, yes. As an audio recorder, it’s fine. But again, competitive market with digital voice recorders and you can find others that do a much better job at recording.
Overall, the the NinTaBro Magnetic Digital Voice Recorder – 64GB Voice Activated Recorder with AI Noise Cancellation is good, but could be better.
