Recording equipment for hypno sessions

Hi

I have a sony digital recorder and it records in MP3 format, I then load it to me computer. From here I can pop it onto CD in MP3 format if client wants to put it in their itunes/listen on computer or audio format if they want to play in normal CD player.

I also pop it online via secure area on website and they can download it with a password.

So there is no need to spend large amounts of cash unless you want to ofcourse.

Nowadays there are several companies making equipment for hypnotherapists.
I use the Hypnocom which, although not as "pretty" in a case as certain other products, I feel (having seen the others and not been impressed by them) it is still the better product on the market and not so "gimmicky".

I used to have it connected out to a tape recorder, then a CD recorder (which cost me £250 on top of the hypnocom), but now I use an audio capturing device which cost about £40 and converts the signal to digital, missing out the soundcard in my laptop (more reliable this way) and giving me a very high quality recording which I then burn to CD for my client. The software also gives me the option to save it in MP3 format but most clients prefer an ordinary CD so they can use it however they want to. Besides which, some of my older clients don't have MP3s.

I really don't think the voice recorders are anywhere near the quality of having devices such as the hypnocom connected to them. Also, this type of equipment, although not cheap, helps to increase the client's concentration/focus. I also have the multiplier for the hypnocom so I can work with up to 20 clients at a time through headsets (an option not available on most of the later models offered by other manufacturers).

Instead of asking what will work, perhaps it would be better to ask what is the best quality? I tried to cheap out at the beginning (I started trialling things before I finished my courses) and the quality was far inferior. In any case, a decent quality digital voice recorder will cost you £150 anyway and then you have to mess around transferring it to the laptop/pc/cd recorder when you could have been recording directly to the end device. If I was messing around like this then I would probably end up seeing one less client per day, in which case any saving would disappear within a couple of days.

After much experimentation I have a very simple and good quality process. I use an Olympus digital voice recorder (check eBay, some good ones for little outlay) which plugs directly into the USB socket on my PC when I'm back at home (works with both Windows and my Mac). That gives me an MP3 file that can be burnt to CD or e-mailed to my client.

I do use a separate Sony microphone which gives great quality - it's flat and very unobrusive in the session. I also have a Samson mic which I use at home for recording sessions to sell as CDs - it's pretty large and obviously a mic. so I've resisted using it in client sessions so far - it would have to plug into my laptop so there could be just too much equipment floating around. Will get curious about how well that process could work soon I think 🙂

hi there - thanks for this - I bought an olympus recorder the other day and am delighted with the quality - I'm going to play about with audacity (free software) to mix in music. Good tip about the microphones - I'll check them out 🙂

hi there - thanks for this - I bought an olympus recorder the other day and am delighted with the quality - I'm going to play about with audacity (free software) to mix in music. Good tip about the microphones - I'll check them out 🙂

Audacity is really good freeware and easy to use. However, if you want to save in MP3 format then you need to download an additional patch.

I use audacity on my PC and I agree it's really good - yes, you'll need the MP3 patch (it's not included because of licensing restrictions I believe).

I use GarageBand on my Mac which is also excellent - did my audiobook that way and had great fun mixing and dropping in brief music samples to split up the 'chapters'.