inputs.text: excellent want record audio - specific things looking evr500 pretty much im rock band wanted something small record practices musical ideas decided minidisc option pain keep track minidiscs cant download file electronicallyquickly computer due stupid copy protection left select options could gone one hard drive mp3 recorders like archos phillips however didnt want spend lot even though theyre getting smaller theyre still considerably larger heavier evr500 thing weighs practically nothing slips easily pocket without even noticed set level recording quality fairly high level internal mic remarkably good highest setting getting musical ideas recording band get feel song course recording way not going get anything worthy making cd good practice etc great feature linein also serves microphone use mic option setting mic internal preamp linein tried several different mics surprisingly internal mic sounds good one thing dont like set mic record mono apparently cant plug stereo mic record stereo also cant set recording level seems take pretty high level signal overloading might not problem havent tried band blaring away yet problem option would buy one little belkin mics plugs inthey input volume control best way record using linein setting record highest resolution way 441 khz 224 kbpsin stereo records mp3 file sounds excellent quickly uploaded computer even highest setting record 2 12 hours audio 256mb player hook mixing board capture band signal plays headphones record determine proper volume signal send without overloading recorder also use linein record audio sources like stereo portable cd player another feature like builtin fm radio ive heard better radios sounds fine remarkable packed tiny unit store 20 stations record radio mp3 file record way audio quality mp3 file not best ok favorite features usb connector computer slides player connect player directly usb port computer without needing cable although one supplied also also appreciate operates single aaa battery prefer use rechargable batteries bring extra need cant battery built inrechargable also beatsounds website contains latest firmware download evr500 headphones soso im using better pair improves audio quality ive evr500 week cant say hold time based week highly recommend