Features

• Digital recorders use MP3 and other common digital audio formats, rather than cassette tapes. Transferring the file to a computer is not necessary because the machine can also be used as a transcriber. Headphones can be plugged into the machine to listen to the recording.
  
  

Quality

• Digital recorder transcribers are usually small, easily fitting in the palm of a hand. The microphones are typically high quality and can accurately record a wide range of voices. They feature ports into which a foot pedal can be plugged for easy stopping and starting while a person types the recorded information.
  
  

Considerations

• Transcription can be completed either by a person or computer voice recognition software. Using a computer program is less expensive than a professional transcriptionist, but the work produced must still be edited for accuracy.