Olympus LS-P1 Digital Voice Recorder

The Olympus LS-P1 Digital Voice Recorder is a compact and portable device with advanced features.  The LS-P1 features built-in stereo microphones for capturing high-quality audio recordings. The microphones are designed to provide clear and accurate sound reproduction. The recorder is capable of recording audio at up to 24-bit / 96 kHz resolution, ensuring excellent sound quality and detail.

The LS-P1 has internal memory for storing recordings, and it also supports microSD cards for expanded storage capacity. The recorder has a retractable USB 2.0 connector, allowing for direct connectivity to a computer for easy file transfer and charging. The LS-P1 offers selectable recording modes and formats, providing flexibility in choosing the most suitable settings for different recording situations.

The recorder features a backlit 1.43" LCD display, making it easy to navigate the menu and view recording information, even in low-light conditions. The LS-P1 includes a 3.5mm microphone input, allowing you to connect an external microphone for enhanced recording capabilities. It also has a 3.5mm headphone output for private listening. The device has a built-in speaker for convenient playback of recordings without the need for external speakers or headphones.

The LS-P1 is housed in a lightweight metal enclosure, providing durability and a premium feel while being easy to carry and transport. The recorder comes with a rechargeable AAA battery, offering convenience and cost savings over disposable batteries.

The Olympus LS-P1 Digital Voice Recorder is a versatile and portable device with advanced features. With its built-in stereo microphones, high-resolution recording capabilities, selectable recording modes and formats, and convenient connectivity options, it is an ideal option for professionals, musicians, journalists, and anyone who requires high-quality audio recording in a compact package.

Product Features in Detail

High quality recording
The LS-P1 has two 90° outward-facing microphone units on the left and right to achieve a stereo sound with a natural ambiance. With this microphone design, the phase difference from the time delay between when sound reaching a person's left or right ear is faithfully reproduced, to give a true feel for the direction and spread of sound.

Natural stereo sound with 90° outward-facing stereo microphones
To get the most out of essential specifications like frequency response and directional characteristics, design focus was placed on microphone casing size and the shape of openings. 

96 kHz / 24 bit, linear PCM recording quality
The LS-P1 supports linear PCM recording at bit rates up to 24 bits and sampling frequencies as high as 96 kHz – far surpassing the 44.1kHz/ 16 bits of CD-quality audio. By selecting this bit rate and sampling frequency, users can make CDs of their own recordings.

Manual recording level settings
The Manual Recording Level setting let you fine-tune the recording level to match the volume of your sound source, maximising the dynamic range for high quality audio recording. This is a particularly important function when recording music. The Limiter function is effective for keeping volume below a specific level when using the Manual setting. By checking the recording level meter on the LCD display and PEAK display indicator, you can fine-tune your recording levels. Otherwise, Intelligent Auto Mode is convenient for when you want to record conversation immediately without adjusting levels.
Pictures are for illustrative purposes only. Screen captures are composite images.The 90° outward-facing microphone units on the left and right achieve a stereo sound with a natural ambiance.

Convenient recording functions
Not only can you record music in high resolution sound, the recorder also includes many convenient functions in a compact size to meet your business needs.

Zoom microphone for recording from a distance
With the latest directional quality control technologies, switching to directional microphone mode unleashes the power of proximity recording in noisy environments, such as at lectures or when recording from a distant position. You can adjust the directivity by operating with the "-" and "+" buttons. The new zoom microphone mode adjusts the recording level higher according to the zoom.

Intelligent Auto Mode - Does the adjusting for you
To make listening to your recordings more comfortable, the Intelligent Auto Mode adjusts the microphone sensitivity to match the volume of the sound source. When a speaker is talking loudly, the recorder reduces the input level, and for soft voices, the recorder increases the input level. In this way, the function automatically keeps track of the input level and simultaneously adjusts the recording level so that it always records at the best quality, providing an even level of volume.

High quality sound playback
The LS-P1 can be used as a music player, and also includes genre based equalisation options. In addition, the recorder features useful functions for business use, such as the Voice Balancer function.
 

Equaliser for enhanced music playback
Simply transfer your music files to the Music folder to use the voice recorder as a music player. The LS-P1 includes an Equaliser function with presets for popular music genres. Users can select from ‘Rock’, ‘Pop’ or ‘Jazz’, for ideal playback characteristics for your music. To create custom settings, the ‘User’ option lets you manually adjust frequencies and sound pressure levels.

Create meeting minutes efficiently with Voice Playback
By using the Voice Playback function, you can skip non-voice parts during playback, and only play parts of the file where there is voice. This feature makes transcribing meeting minutes efficient. For example, if 70% of the recorded file contains speech, you can finish listening to a 1-hour recording in about 40 minutes. Once you finish recording, use Voice Playback to save time and improve playback for transcription.

Voice Balancer delivers audio that is easier to hear
When voices are at different volume levels due to the distance and physical relationship to the recorder, the Voice Balancer automatically makes smaller voices louder, and ensures that louder voices stay below a given level, providing playback where everyone is audible. This comes in handy when recording sound sources from many positions, such as in a large meeting or conference. The voice filter function operates simultaneously, and reduces the prominent noise produced when amplifying small sounds. By eliminating the lower and higher frequencies during playback, recorded voice is further enhanced. This enables much clearer playback than the functions offered by our competitors.

Noise Cancellation - for clear playback quality
The noise cancellation function powerfully reduces unwanted ambient noise such as air-conditioner noise or projector fan noise to enable clear playback quality. This function is very effective when playing back meeting recordings.

Usability
The LS-P1 features a built-in USB connector, for convenient transfer of data and charging while on the go. The recorder also has various other convenient functions packed into a high quality, compact metal body.

Direct PC connection without a cable
The built-in USB connector can be easily deployed and stored using the slide lever. With this feature, you can connect directly to a computer without using a cable or software. Not only can you save and share your recordings, the LS-P1 can also be recharged via USB without having to remove the battery, and the recorder can also be used as a USB memory device.

High quality, compact metal body
With a robust design, that exudes a strong, classy style, and a compact size that easily fits in your pocket, the LS-P1 is suitable for a wide range of situations, from outdoor activities to concerts, ensuring that you will never miss a sound.

Partial erase function to delete unwanted sections of audio
The Partial Erase function is useful for continuously recording several songs, and allows you to select and cut out the unwanted space between songs.

Tripod adapter lets you attach a tripod
To keep the recorder small, a small diameter tripod socket is included on the body. To use a tripod with the recorder, simply attach the included tripod adapter to this socket.

Select from six recording scenes
The LS-P1 comes with recording scenes that provide preset settings optimised for different recording environments. When the "Music" scene is selected, audio is recorded across a wider bandwidth. By selecting the "Conference" mode, the Intelligent Auto Mode is enabled so that conferences can be recorded at the optimum recording level. If "Lecture" mode is selected, the zoom mic function is used so that the voice of lecturers can be captured reliably. Further scenes include "Meeting", "Dictation", and "DNS" mode which is ideal for voice recognition. Using recording scenes will aid you in obtaining failure-free, high quality recording.

File searching is easy with the Calendar function
Audio files stored on the recorder are automatically organised by date. Because files are displayed in a calendar format, you can quickly find the file you are looking for by the recording date.
Pictures are for illustrative purposes only. Screen captures are composite images.