portable recorder

Handheld audio capturer

A portable recorder is a compact device for capturing audio, designed to be carried and used on the go.

Musicians use them to capture song ideas, journalists for interviews, field researchers for ambient sound.

The term covers everything from handheld digital recorders to smartphone apps: She pulled out her portable recorder and hit record.

Related

voice memo · memo · field · audio · audio diary · capture · play · play button · rewind · pause · press conference · sound bite · handheld · compact · pocket size · battery · headphones · journalist

Opposites
recording environment

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Equipped creative workspace

recording studio · studio equipment · broadcast studio · control room · sound booth

equipment scale/complexity

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Audio signal combining device

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G