Julie Neumark

A couple days ago, I had the pleasure of receiving a wonderful new gadget: The Sanyo Xacti Sound Recorder. Being a touring singer / songwriter, I am ALWAYS coming up with new melodies while I am away from my home studio. Over the years I’ve recorded snippets of song ideas into old-school cassette recorders and I’ve even borrowed other people’s cell phones so I could sing into my cell phone’s voicemail! The point is, when an idea strikes you (and you never know when it will) you have to document it before it slips away into the atmosphere! The aforementioned recording tactics are way less than ideal and have landed me in situations where I sometimes cannot even make out what I have recorded. I have a feeling that things will be different now…

The Sanyo Xacti Sound Recorder is small, sleek, digital and really easy to use! Oh, and the sound….wow…the tiny built in mic is super sensitive and the clarity is really amazing. The other cool thing is that is plugs right into my garage band so I can build on my recording in there and easily email the MP3 when I am ready. The battery is rechargeable through connecting the USB cable to your computer and so far it seems to last pretty long. I am only at the beginning of figuring out how to use this little gem to it’s fullest capacity but in the meantime, it has become my tiny little songwriting companion! Check it out: http://www.sanyo.com/soundrecorder