Does anyone know of software for the palm or 7135 that enables you to record sound directly to a SD Card. I have the need to record to digital media and have tried the little sony recorder that used a memory stick and it works very well. But.. i have a 7135 and if i just had the software and SD card it would spare the expence in investing in a nother recorder. I would like to record via built in mike or plug in an external mic.

Thank for any in for anyone may have.
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I don't know any way to do it now. Would certainly require 3d party software, and I don't know if the developer's kit supports use of the audio chips that way. I doubt it. (Voice recording is directly linked to a dedicated chip, I think.)

I've just gone through the shopping/eval on digital recorders. I really like the RipFlash products. Unlike any others I've seen, they record direct to standard formats -- MP3 or WMA.

Unfortunately, only the WMA version (http://www.pogoproducts.com/ripflash_dx.html) uses an SD card. I decided on MP3 (for one thing, getting the recording onto SD in WMA doesn't help me play it directly on the 7135) -- and that comes only in a SmartMedia version. I bought this one: http://www.pogoproducts.com/ripflash_plus.html.

I'm having no trouble using a multi card reader to transfer the SmartMedia recordings to a desktop computer, then immediately to SD card. So I can play the recordings without modification on the 7135 and get them there pretty easily.

My next step will be to try the Enounce plug in to slow down and speed up MP3 desktop playback, to assist with transcription.

By the way, the RipFlash product is very small and can record for many hours. The built in microphone is more or less adequate for voice; results are much better using a preamp mic.

Any line-in recording is fabulous -- I've used it with the Radio Shack (43-1237) phone recording adapter and also used it to directly record and convert to MP3 any sound I can play on my desktop computer. For instance, I had access to a recording in the DSS format used by other digital recorders, software for which is awful. I played it through the speakers, but threaded the speaker cable first through the RipFlash, and recorded while playing. Presto, perfect fidelity in MP3, any bit rate I wanted.

That looks awsome and just what i need. We were also looking at getting a regular cd recorder but this will work just as well untill our church is really ready to invest in a reqular cd recorder.
this device also used smart media which is cool as my olypus digital cameras use the same.
Thank you for the reply.
Alan

PS: I was also worried on how long the 7135 Battery would last recording that long. I need at least 2.5 hours.

even though there is no moving parts, battery life would suffer greatly because of the processor power needed to record, encode, and arechive the sound data...

i doubt you would get 3 hours continous... but since you are in a building with electricity, a power adapter would solve your power issue...

'nixx -- I presume you're talking about the 7135. If this kind of recording is possible at all, battery life is hard to predict. Depends how it's done, I suppose. The RipFlash uses just a pair of AAs, and I've not used up the first set after several hours of recording and playback.

..or any device that does digital recording...

processor speed will drain a battery much quicker if its steadily crunching numbers. when recording analog audio into digitized ones and zeros.. this takes processor speed and constant battery power.. this wil result in lower battery times...

yes i was speaking on the 7135. dont know if such a program exists for the palm world...