Olympus ME-12 Noise Canceling Microphone

by Olympus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 43.3 x 27.6 x 7.9 inches ; 0.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006HSBC
• Item model number: 145031
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,404 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 2, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Olympus ME-12 Noise Canceling Microphone is specifically designed to reduce the effects of ambient noise. This microphone is especially recommended as a way to improve transcription accuracy when using digital dictations in conjunction with voice recognition software.

Product Description

Digital voice recorders provide great solutions for voice recognition applications, however background noise will sometimes cause a problem.

The ME-12 plugs into your digital recorder's 3.5mm microphone jack for uni-directional recording in high-noise environments. It will cut down on much of the background noise and result in a more accurate transcription.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

54 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quick test, January 23, 2006

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Ungenious (Here, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olympus ME-12 Noise Canceling Microphone (Electronics)

I bought a couple of microphones looking to replace my Plantronics .Audio desktop microphone. Of them were the Koss M-18, Logitech USB Desktop, and this one.

This Olympus was the cheapest of the 3. It's sensitivity is a little low. This helps with canceling a lot of background noise & makes sense as the primary purpose of this mic was usage with digital recorders. However, any dictation where the source is further than 10 inches may not record clearly.

I was using the mic with my PC audio card so results may vary when using it with the suggested Olympus recorders.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good mic at a great price, January 3, 2007

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Daniel Limbach "Reader, writer, gadget guy" (Algonquin, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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Better for interviews than the built-in mic on Olympus voice recorders. I have the WS-320M recorder. The ME-12 mic is not as sensitive as the built-in, though. The ME-12 is at its best when dictating, and not as good when recording a lecture from far away.

Works great with an extension cable, and is especially good for recording live interviews. You can move the mic where you want it depending on who's speaking.

52 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Better off without mic, February 20, 2006

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Gerard Collins "Returned Refugee" (New Orleans) - See all my reviews
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I married this mic to the Olympus WS-200S Digital Voice Recorder, which by the way plays in stereo. When attaching the mic there was a significant loss of volume, as the system only used one channel rather than stereo. The resulting loss of volume requiered the volume to be turned up during playback increasing backround noise levels. I use this device to record class lectures at the college level. Without the mic I was able to hear student questions from the back clearly. With the mic installed, I could no longer make out all the questions from the high volume related static.