Published 24/7/09
Portable audio recorder
The Olympus LS11 is a follow-up to the acclaimed LS10 handheld audio recorder, which we reviewed in SOS June 2008 (and on-line here).
Like the LS10, the LS11 is capable of recording 24-bit/96kHz stereo WAVs, as well as MP3- and WMA-format files. It’s got the same on-board microphones as its predecessor, as well as the rear-mounted speakers for quick auditioning of recorded material. New features include 8GB of internal memory, instead of the 2GB found on the LS10, and the facility to work with SD cards of up to 32GB in capacity. What’s more, the two memory drives are viewed as one storage destination, so the LS11 can address an impressive 40GB of data in total (if using a 32GB SD card).
Also new is a feature called voice synchronisation that allows the user to set a threshold, above which the device is set to record. This, say the manufacturers, can be useful in band practices, where you only want to record songs, and not the discussion between them. There’s also an optional wireless remote that provides control over the LS11 when it’s out of reach, at a large press conference, say.
As a final improvement, with 23 hours of battery life, the LS11 can operate for almost twice as long as the LS10 on a single pair of AA batteries. Oh, and it's silver, not black.
The Olympus LS11 is available now, costing $399. The price of the LS10, which will remain on sale, has dropped to $299.
www.olympus.co.uk
www.olympus.com
Like the LS10, the LS11 is capable of recording 24-bit/96kHz stereo WAVs, as well as MP3- and WMA-format files. It’s got the same on-board microphones as its predecessor, as well as the rear-mounted speakers for quick auditioning of recorded material. New features include 8GB of internal memory, instead of the 2GB found on the LS10, and the facility to work with SD cards of up to 32GB in capacity. What’s more, the two memory drives are viewed as one storage destination, so the LS11 can address an impressive 40GB of data in total (if using a 32GB SD card).
Also new is a feature called voice synchronisation that allows the user to set a threshold, above which the device is set to record. This, say the manufacturers, can be useful in band practices, where you only want to record songs, and not the discussion between them. There’s also an optional wireless remote that provides control over the LS11 when it’s out of reach, at a large press conference, say.
As a final improvement, with 23 hours of battery life, the LS11 can operate for almost twice as long as the LS10 on a single pair of AA batteries. Oh, and it's silver, not black.
The Olympus LS11 is available now, costing $399. The price of the LS10, which will remain on sale, has dropped to $299.
www.olympus.co.uk
www.olympus.com
