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quoted 2 lines An ideal setup might be one of those small portable DAT recorders with a

>An ideal setup might be one of those small portable DAT recorders with a >decent mic - I believe some models have the mic built in. If you don't

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quoted 3 lines the scratch for that, you might consider one of those "personal tape

>the scratch for that, you might consider one of those "personal tape >recorders" with the tiny tapes, originally designed for taking dictation. >They have some reasonably high-quality versions of these now, with the

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quoted 2 lines end ones at about $150 U.S. (but you could get one for much cheaper). They

>end ones at about $150 U.S. (but you could get one for much cheaper). They >slip right in your pocket.

True DAT us best, but unless you are going for the effect, I'd avoid minicassettes because they sound terrible for anything other than office dictation. Big electronic stores have at least one unit in the walkman section that records, Aiwa makes one that is stereo and has a seperate microphone. I used one for found sound recording and it wasn't bad, not the best but cheap anyways. -b