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I am a criminal defense attorney and I am having a problem understanding conversations recorded at locations where there is a great deal of background noice, such as at restaurants. Any suggestions for a reasonably priced cassette player that would better enable me to hear what is being said.
 
It's gonna be the mic more than the recorder. The recorder is gonna record whatever the mic sends to it.....so if the mic picks up the background as well as the primary conversation, the recorder will record it that way.

So you need to look for a mic that will pick up in a relatively small area. I don't have a suggestion since I have never needed that particular attribute.......but someone in the mic forum will probably know. Just be sure to keep your hands in the car.......there are vicious predators in that forum. ;)
 
Thanks for the suggestion about the mike, but my problem arises from recordings already made by the government and supplied to me.
 
OK.....then you're gonna have to find a way to remove the background noise which, once again, a cassette player is not going to do for you.

But an easy and probably inexpensive solution is gonna be software. I just know there's some cheap or even free software out there that removes background noise.....like they do to remove clicks and pops from LPs. So you could record the tapes into your 'puter and then process it.
Again......i don't have a specific recomendation but someone in one of the software or 'puter forums would.
 
The Government? The FBI has the most sophisticated software programs in the world for extracting conversations from background noise. Who are you, and what are you up to?
 
Derek Verner said:
The Government? The FBI has the most sophisticated software programs in the world for extracting conversations from background noise. Who are you, and what are you up to?
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I do a bit of forensic audio / speech extraction - But, it's really hit-or-miss depending on the recording. No magic bullet on that.

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FYI, my name is Jon May. I am a criminal defense attorney in Fort Lauderdale Florida. While it is true that the FBI has very sophisitcated equipment, the tapes they provide to defense counsel are not always enhanced since even the government haslimited resources. Defendant's also have limited resources, so in a case with hundreds or thousands of recordings, few can afford to have all of the recordings privately enhanced. I am just looking for equipment that will do a slightly better job of helping me cull through the mass of conversations. Thanks for your suggestions.
 
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