I took the recorder downtown and recorded random sounds. Lots of conversations, cell phones, other sounds. IT was clear but probably too much gets picked up. Yet maybe not, because when I spoke into the mic my voice was the loudest, even though I spoke softly.

I am interested in uploading these files to my computer and learning how to edit them, but I don't have the right software. I can't find it online, either, not yet anyway. I'm still hunting, and I have written an email to the seller to ask if he's still got it. Frustrating but I didn't really expect to do much until I got a "real" microphone anyway, so I'm not so far behind. What I am noticing is that this is really what I've been wanting to do for years. I am always listening in and wanting to tape conversations and get sounds and now I can.