In most of today's handhelds built in microphone. This is useful, convenient and practical, as far we can always write something useful - and a virtual keyboard on the PDA, and handwriting recognition work is far from perfect, and it is not always convenient stylus to aim at the tiny buttons, or remove graffiti. Especially on the run. Dictate text much easier, especially since many handheld recording with a microphone included just two keystrokes, even take the stylus is not necessary. But in the case of the recorder problems due to the size of files, obtained at the output. WAV - audio format, in which the WinCE operating system offers you to make a record - the most cumbersome of the existing ones. This standard is good only in that allows you to make voice notes, without loss of quality and that is not very important in these days, does not require a powerful processor, since captures data without any compression. To record in a more acceptable from the standpoint of occupied space format, for example, mp3, already requires significant capabilities of the system. In particular, the old silenok Palm'ov with their processors to 32 MHz is clearly not enough. However, modern PDA running Pocket PC has caught up to his speed solid personalki mid-90's, so that performance is just no problem, which ensured the emergence of such a remarkable program NoteM.
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This application, created by Alexander Zavorin, allows not only to record mp3, but also convert files from WAV format to MP3 and vice versa, and also supports multiple bit rates - 16, 56 and 128 kilobits per second. It works only on machines with an ARM, at least, its version 1.10 from March 30, 2003. Thus, we compare the quality of the recording in two formats, works with NoteM, - GSM, and MP3. Proved to be better than mp3, at the same volume of files (tested bitrate 16 Kbits). Recorded music from the speakers. Track sounded somewhat muffled, with some noise, but the sounds could be heard clearly. And in the GSM - the standard-oriented work with a voice - music creaked frankly, what, in fact, one would expect. In addition, the quality of voice recording in mp3 also was higher: do not truncate the high frequency, as in GSM. It was heard clearly. Fixing bezogovoruchnuyu victory over the format of GSM, we have begun to investigate the quality of recording without bloat. To this end, the conversation was recorded in Wav-best performance - 86 kbytes / sec. It's almost CD-quality, but not stereo. In general, the format - not for everyday needs. 12 seconds of recording (during which time you can say two names and two phone numbers) - and megabytes as had happened. At high bitrates, the quality of WAV and mp3 will be about the same, so we were interested in the same bit rate. Of course, the quality of this record above, but it is not so high as we would like. The reason for this - the microphone. Frankly, this is not the strongest component of the handhelds. If you have to write something really serious, for example, the material that you are going to listen to repeatedly, then you should consider a PDA with the ability to connect an external microphone and actually very microphone. And while you'll likely need the memory card as well as mp3 with 16 kilobits per second is unlikely to suit you, and will require a higher level of seats. We now proceed, in fact, to most NoteM. At the moment, it can be downloaded in two versions - a cabinet file for Pocket PC and the installation program for ActiveSync. Not much difference, since the application in any case can not be installed on a flash card. But when you install a file cabinet program itself is copied into a directory Windows, where it needs to be independently run and not fall into the group "Programs". Thus, immediately after installing it, not only can not run from the Start menu, but also to the button "Record" your Pocket PC. Of course, this problem is easily solved, but it must be taken into account when you choose to download the utility. NoteM allows, as mentioned above, record, play and convert audio.Note, however, that the program can be used as a player. With it you can create playlists, play songs from them on and off the screen, which helps to save batteries, both while playing and at the time of recording. In addition, it is possible to send ready files to another PDA via infrared or e-mail.
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As for converting files, it happens pretty quickly. In particular, a file with a five-minute song on my Rover'e P3 was converted in less than a minute. True, we must not forget that in the mp3 program NoteM converts to the conservation rate, ie, as a result you do not necessarily get the most economical bitrate of 16 kilobits. For example, if you're going to convert to mp3 wav-normal recording (44.1 kHz, stereo), the result will bitrate of 128 kilobits per second. In other words, the amount obtained is not as attractive as in the dictation. In general, the program NoteM has some serious advantages over the standard "Notes": an acceptable level of record at saving space, the ability to convert audio files and work as a music player. Minus NoteM, not allowing us to completely abandon the "Notes", is the inability to write text messages. In addition, if you convert wav-files can not change their frequency. It is also worth considering that for the record in high quality (128 kilobits) will need a fast processor, otherwise the sounds of the falls, and the rest will crumble when playing echoes.
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Well, finally say that this program is freeware, which is more than outweighs all its drawbacks. In short, use your health! Highly recommended:) Download NoteM can, as always with us in the "Programs". The authors, translation:
Belyanin Maxim