Mini Voice Recorder

The Mini Voice Recorder (model D1308) is a slim, one-touch audio recorder with 8 GB of memory and up to 20 hours of recording on a single battery. It is small enough to sit in a shirt pocket or on a desk without looking like a recorder, and it is simple enough to start in a second when a conversation turns important.

Key specifications

• One-touch recording
• Up to 20 hours of recording on one battery
• 8 GB of built-in memory
• Slim design with a simple interface

What it is good for

Meetings you are part of, interviews, lectures, dictating notes, and recording your own phone or mobile calls on speaker. Twenty hours on one battery covers a full working day with room to spare, so you are not deciding when to switch it on.

Getting a clear recording

• Distance matters more than anything. Within an arm’s length of the speaker, speech is clear; across a large room, it fades.
• Keep it out of a pocket that rubs against fabric, and away from air vents, fans and running water, which mask voices.
• Do a short test in the room first and play it back.
• Copy files off after each session so the memory never fills at the wrong moment.

Recording law, in plain terms

Arizona is a one-party consent state (A.R.S. § 13-3005): you may record a conversation you are part of, or one where a participant has agreed. Federal law follows the same rule. Several states require every party to agree, including California, Florida, Washington, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Massachusetts, and a call between two states can bring the stricter rule into play. Recording a conversation you are not part of, without consent, is a crime almost everywhere. This is general information, not legal advice; if a recording may end up in court, speak to an attorney first.

If the recording may become evidence

Copy the original file off the device as soon as you can, keep that first copy untouched, and work only from duplicates. Note the date, time and place of the recording and who had the device. Do not edit, trim or convert the original. If a recording matters to a case, our digital forensics team can preserve it with a documented chain of custody.