Sony ICD UX570 Voice Recorder

Sony ICD UX570 Voice Recorder - I love it!

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After the UX560 I reviewed a year or two ago, I was eager to try Sony's new offering, the UX570. The 560 didn't impress me much with it's audio quality, so I didn't expect much difference here... I was wrong. The sound quality on this recorder seems a lot better. I especially loved how it illuminated background noise when recording outside using 'focused' mode (see video). The design is also nicer IMHO and looks a bit more rough and ready but at the same time looking classy and smart.
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My name is Richard and I live in the UK. I make review videos in hope they can help someone looking to make a purchase and give them a better look at a product while adding more information from a 'real world' perspective. My reviews are not 'professional', but are aimed at taking a more realistic look at an item. The same way you will see it when you have it in your possession.
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00:00 - Intro
17:22 - An overview of the device and features
01:03 - USB Connection
01:23 - Settings
02:32 - Stats for nerds
04:09 - Quick Voice Test
05:00 - Voice Activate Function
05:22 - Connectivity
06:17 - Sound Tests
08:34 - Low Cut and Noise Cut Features
09:54 - Wrapping Up
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Пікірлер: 222

@WildlandExplorer 2 жыл бұрын

Couple-a pro-ish tips for using the UX570 as an external audio solution for youtube: Use lowcut for windy scenes. Still need a deadcat in all outdoor cases. There are adjustable deadcats for Zoom handy recorders on the amazon that fulfill this need, that will fit over the recorder's internal mic. However, I use a Lav mic for this purpose - which usually will fit tiny deadcats of their own. Speaking of that - this recorder behaves oddly with external mics. I found all of my mics, Rode Wireless GO, and a mass market lavalier - run too hot for this recorder's default gain. I do voiceover work with this recorder, but the "voice" setting clips at even lowest gain. Weird. I use the Music setting instead - either on Auto or LOW (I use the lowest gain 99% of the time). The internal recorder preamp is reasonably free of hiss, unlike the majority of camera preamps. I am able to get a +9db gain in post before hiss becomes a distraction. Levels at Music/Low are a tiny bit lower than I'd like, but I can safely increase gain in post just fine without the hiss. Using Auto gain introduces an unnatural amount of compressor / limiter hiss. It's not great. And medium gain or higher ends up clipping way too easily. Music/Low ends up being the most natural sounding and most usable.

@StanislavTPetkov 5 ай бұрын

Good day. Can you tell me what are the best settings for voice overs? Should I put these settings? I don't use editing software.

@guillermogonzalezolano6144 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time. Very nice and in-depth review. Very helpful.

@lisabrey5344 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, funny and super helpful and straightforward review. I've been going in circles trying to figure out which one to get... you helped me choose. Thanks!

@yemarican 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time and sharing this.. I absolutely was convinced to buy one after seeing and hearing your tutorial ( I just bought one ) I want to use it with my dslr video recording and some music as well .. I dont really need sophisticated equipment to perform top notch projects .. this will do the job perfectly.. so.. thanks again man :)

@bellagetsbold 3 жыл бұрын

Love the awkward banter haha makes me giggle! Thanks for the solid review, just what I was looking for. Cheers mate!

@ryanlong8074 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saving me the work! Great review, love this recorder.

@thaitopfitness 2 жыл бұрын

great review mate!

@lajosjozsa2600 2 жыл бұрын

Jolly good reviews! I’ve listened to like 15 and this made the most sense!

@muturikanini9176 7 ай бұрын

thank you for a comprehensive review....from nairobi,kenya

@erichan8901 2 жыл бұрын

definitely going to buy this.. neat review, thanks a lot

@user-nf1hc9ev2x 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, The best review on youtube about Sony recorder, you helped me❤️❤️

@richardv5942 2 жыл бұрын

awesome review fam, I'm really interested in getting this device!

@jocollins8411 3 жыл бұрын

Purchased it. Your review was awesome!

@RedForShort 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Hope you enjoy the recorder :)

@joshuaaruiz 2 жыл бұрын

Insanely helpful video! Thank you!

@davezavu 3 жыл бұрын

Your review was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you. Your dubbing the sound while displaying the settings used should be a standard.

@RedForShort 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@frankiemendez4601 2 жыл бұрын

Such a good little device. I use it to record my DJ sets

@michaelpaniagua1948 2 жыл бұрын

Great video review!

@eddiebrown8549 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent review, thank you...

@Sunilic83 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic review very helpful 👍

@saucehollywood 2 жыл бұрын

great review!

@marthaduncan7694 4 жыл бұрын

Greetings! I just bought this unit to replace an earlier older version for our investigations teams. Great review! (Loving your accent - reminds me o'home) thanks kindly

@RedForShort 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Martha. That sounds interesting... What investigations do you do?

@quack4800 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! So helpful

@rachy__. 3 жыл бұрын

Great review, thank you!

@RedForShort 3 жыл бұрын

No problem, thanks for commenting :)

@JAMES79HOWLETT 8 ай бұрын

Great video very detailed

@michaelshawn6090 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sold. Buying this right now.

@MrGeorgeScatos 4 жыл бұрын

Great review, thanks!

@RedForShort 4 жыл бұрын

No problem. Glad it was helpful :)

@abaaadi08 2 жыл бұрын

Great review.. thanks

@aarin911 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video.

@andrewwatkins5279 2 жыл бұрын

Nice One Fellow Taffy! Expertly Explained.........

@HanifAhmadFauzi 2 жыл бұрын

Nice review Mister. 😎👍

@findyourself2464 3 жыл бұрын

really helpful cheers mate

@nitinrane7746 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks it's really helpful

@curiosity1967 4 жыл бұрын

This video help me so much.Thank you!

@RedForShort 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@Phil-re6vl 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your clear and straight forward presentation.

@rUMBURhACK 4 жыл бұрын

nice review

@joshuashrode2084 3 жыл бұрын

Just bought one using your link! Cheers!

@RedForShort 3 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks my man! Really appreciate it. I hope you enjoy using it! 😀

@MrCosmicVictory 4 жыл бұрын

good tests! helpful

@RedForShort 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad it was helpful 🙂

@riderwheelfriends9132 3 жыл бұрын

Good deep review

@GeraldGarcia 3 жыл бұрын

Informative and hilarious. My kind of video. Thanks.

@RedForShort 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gerald :)

@liveheavyshows 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice video

@OrthodoxFishingDAD 2 жыл бұрын

Best Review!

@jimmyalan9 Жыл бұрын

well done

@FancyAnimal Жыл бұрын

How long does the battery last for continuous recording?

@flyfishhunter 2 жыл бұрын

Great video man! I film fly fishing videos and I'm using this as a stand alone device to capture my audio and then I sync it with my video in post production. Ideally, I would like to capture all the stream noise and surrounding ambient sounds but I need to cut wind noise. I use a Rode lav mic with a dead cat wind cover on the mike. Given that, what setting do you think would be best for me to try? Thanks again!

@JamesPhillipsOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

I've always been a big fan of Sony.. I bought the Sony PCM D100, very clean audio but it's a little bit bulky, So i was wondering about a smaller/thinner device for on the go, and cheaper than £500!!!!! lol this is very good, I'm impressed, thanks for the review

@vsathreya 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative.

@RedForShort 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! :)

@andrewwatkins5279 2 жыл бұрын

Cool Taffy!! Nice Overview! Wouls have liked a bit more on Direct Recording from 3.5 jack external music source. Mine seems to surge at the start then drops to the volume level i have set. Not sure why it does that? But nice overview. thanks.

@manuelesparza1081 2 жыл бұрын

thank you

@jimteel4784 Жыл бұрын

Sold!

@Chinookman Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great review. I plan to mostly use to record all of my phone conversations after having yet another corporation lie to me in a phone call. If they record you in the U.S., one is well within legal rights to record them without having to disclose. When not convenient to record on speakerphone I'll use the Olympus TP-8 telephone pickup microphone in my ear. So the compactness of this over the Zoom H1N appeals to me. The best recorder is always going to be the one you have on you. I doubt I'd carry the Zoom as readily on an EDC basis. One other use...recording my hormone addled 11 year old daughter to play back to her how she sounds when talking to me.

@w6263 Ай бұрын

You get a thumbs up straight away due to the INSTANT start on the product. No waffle.

@someonecalledchris1818 4 жыл бұрын

Nice Tshirt dude

@John_Neves 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice and helpful. Started using mine :) Sorry, bought it before i saw your video. Otherwise i would have used your link...:S Maybe next time

@AnaEnna 11 ай бұрын

😂 good n fun review. Tq

@jamesslick4790 4 жыл бұрын

How weird that while I was checking this very unit out on Amazon and here's a video from the same day?!? Wow. That never happens to me,LOL!

@RedForShort 4 жыл бұрын

lol yes this video was hot of the press today.lol Glad you found it when you needed it. Hope it helped 😀👍

@dereksaunders9905 2 жыл бұрын

I love this recorder too👍 my only complaint is that the screen isn't gorilla glass so gets scratched easily.

@maverickwatchreviews 11 ай бұрын

How did you sync up the Sony audio with the video audio to show the difference in audio quality for your review? I can never seem to figure this out. Thanks

@RedForShort 11 ай бұрын

I just do a clap at the start of recording. Then in my video editor (Vegas Pro) i can line up the tracks according to the massive visual peak that the clap made. If that makes any sense?lol

@maverickwatchreviews 9 ай бұрын

@@RedForShort Ahhh...like the clapper board they use in the movies for the same reason. Can't believe I didn't answer this question myself...lol. Thank you.

@zcreto 4 жыл бұрын

great 👍

@thecrowfliescrooked 3 жыл бұрын

I've been using mine to record audio while motorcycling. It works really well but I have found the best "scene" is voice notes but be careful it switches the REC mode to 128kbps. FYI I'm using the Sony Lav mic with it. Does anyone know if you can use the Rode micro with this recorder?

@JamesGadbury 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review, very informative 👍 Do you know how quickly the VOR recording starts? Does it cut off much of the recording at the beginning?

@aureliotuccio4732 3 ай бұрын

Thx

@jca0178 2 жыл бұрын

Hey great video, I want to ask about the distance range without an external mic, how do you think will it go with my recording in a lecture class with no external mic and how good would it be when I record it on my pocket or just put on the table with me sitting on the back or front?

@danielbowden5610 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, great video! I currently have the UX560, what are the main differences between the two? Just wondering if it's worth an underage.. cheers. Subbed.

@hazelhales 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the useful review - I'm looking for something that shows the recording time very clearly as you're recording an interview so I can note down the exact time someone says something interesting.. Last Sony device I had was very hard to see at a glance. How's the display on this one?

@RedForShort 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, the display is very clear to read from all angles. Much better than the pervious model (560) 👍

@AgainstheWind Жыл бұрын

Hi! This review was the very best I have seen! Quick question, how does it do picking, how well will it work for picking up sound from speakers from a school lecture and/or zoom call?

@RedForShort Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I would imagine it would be great for that, but make sure to set it to a wide pickup range, that should work much better 👍🏼

@AgainstheWind Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!!

@andrewsboris5076 2 жыл бұрын

good evening i just wanna say that you video is exelent very easy to understand i just had a small question with this device can i also record from a cd player or record player i as well or just tape player and what kjind of tape playr can i use ,can i also record it of cassette deck or is it not recomnded

@craigcaudill3999 2 жыл бұрын

I just this just now I hope you get the commission good job

@RedForShort 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you very much, I greatly appreciate that 👍😁!

@museonfilm8919 5 ай бұрын

It's a great unit, I use it as a scratch pad for recording keyboard ideas. But as of 2024, I's really like to see Sony release a 24bit or even 32bit version, and no need for any gimmicks like reverb or drum patterns!!

@johnrommelt6560 3 жыл бұрын

On play back do you have speed control so you can still hear audio as you speed up or slow down?

@AyupStuggy 10 ай бұрын

Hi there, thanks for your review. I sometimes do a long cycle rides and attempt video/audio recordings (I've just started again after many years of youtube absence!). My audio sucks on so many occasions due to wind noise, however I found a lav mic into my phone works somewhat. With the Sony ICD UX570, does it do auto split recordings over a very long duration? Ideally I would like automatic time/date stamped recordings every 10 minutes, for the whole duration of a long cycle ride (sometimes up to 10 hours). Then I'd like to find the recordings I need via the time/date filename when I do video editing. If it does this, is there any audio lost during the saving and recording the next split? (My phone app currently losses some audio each time it saves). Thanks for your help!

@anzak9284 Жыл бұрын

Hey, I am considering getting this recorder for my voice overs for the wedding, did you experienced any breeze, from the audio? I I use zoom h1n and it doesn't do a good job when the voice tone changes, laughing, etc and I can't use dead cat because I attach the recorder to the mic. I would be grateful for the advice

@--AnonymousUser-- 8 ай бұрын

On my model, the Stop button is soft when I press it and not as "clicky" as the Record button. Is it the same on your device?

@marynorton-hinderman1144 2 жыл бұрын

Going to be recording a person(s) in a loud background. Would you recommend this one?

@alexchuchukoff1039 2 жыл бұрын

I'm looking for a voice recorder to connect to Dragon or some similar software and write to me in text format. What dictaphone to buy?

@darrenelkins5923 3 жыл бұрын

great review. im looking for a waterproof dictaphone for using in the rain whilst dog walking and in the bath - two places for best thinking!. doesnt seem to be one

@RedForShort 3 жыл бұрын

Well if waterproofing is a must then you'd be better off buying a waterproof phone and just using the voice recorder on that I guess.lol Although it would be a lot more expensive, unless you already have one that is of course. But at least you'd always have it on you. 👍👍

@didiksulisbdg 4 ай бұрын

Is it suitable for classroom recording? I plan to put it on the table near the teacher, hope thia device could record question and discussion from students in the classroom. It is not big classroom, only max 25 students in the class. Would it work for this usecase?

@johnrommelt6560 3 жыл бұрын

In highest quality setting what is max record time on full battery?

@Avi13031 Жыл бұрын

Can it secretly record conversations if you keep it in a bag or cover it up with something?

@shyamvk 3 жыл бұрын

nice video thanks. what is the cold shoe option you used for keeping your recorder on a camera

@RedForShort 3 жыл бұрын

Well you would have to get something like this amzn.to/2UflU8f and then maybe use Velcro to attach the Sony to it. Should work fine as the recorder is very light 👍

@Avi13031 Жыл бұрын

Will it charge and record simultaneously at the same time if i connect to external powerbank?

@shotxcj2655 3 жыл бұрын

can be use with 2 channel mic inputs?

@StarOasis26 Жыл бұрын

I was just hoping that you would push "play" to the speaker to see if it was loud enough... I have no idea trying to look at it seems not to be a speaker

@austinrhubarb 4 ай бұрын

Hi. I'd really appreciate it if you could help me understand if this could do the following... I know this is dreadfully old school, but as well as capturing voice notes, i'd like this to store a small amount of ripped songs. I dont care about seeing song names (i'm used to screenless Ipod shuffles). I just want to have a folder for Jazz, a folder for Dance, etc and have maybe 30 or so songs in each. I'd input them with the line in jack and just feed tracks from my CD player and also individual tracks from KZfaq. I'd be really grateful if you could tell me if this Sony could be used this way. Thanks

@Dessme Жыл бұрын

Nice recorder alike it! But more interesting is what you are using to record the video. What microphone are you using to create the vieos? Thank you!

@RedForShort Жыл бұрын

Thanks. The mic I use for my videos is the Rode Wireless Go system. I've also done a video on that here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gaxhq5OnzJiph5s.html

@hackfords 3 жыл бұрын

I am trying to record a meeting and the sound is not loud like another sony i had prior to this that was less expensive

@felipecastro5752 2 жыл бұрын

Good video. My name is Felipe, New subscriber,from Brazil. The moment are writting book about Fiction and horror. I get two asks are below: 1-Can you recommend for interview? 2- How long baterry for recorded? Many thanks.

@chandrasekkhar4247 3 жыл бұрын

Can it record up to 6 to 7 metres distance in outdoor.?

@kiran7197 2 жыл бұрын

How much long distance sound does it catches

@ValValCad1 3 ай бұрын

Hi I bought one but I have a problem because I cann't record it sends a message Full Memory even though I deleted all the files. Is there a reset?

@patricecomedy 2 жыл бұрын

Does anyone use these to record an audio diary and how do you find it? What about audio-to-text?

@beyondthesaints 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, thanks for share. Can we récord an audiobook with this advice?. Thanks and my best regards

@RedForShort 2 жыл бұрын

I would probably say yes, but you'd have to have good conditions like a makeshift sound-booth to limit background noise and stop reverb etc.

@jd65556 Жыл бұрын

When you did the recoding test what were your settings. Everytime I do it I get his even when the volume is average

@RedForShort Жыл бұрын

It sounds like yours is faulty. I'd send it back and get a new one. I didn't have to do anything special to get the quality i got. Unless you have a look for quality or format settings and make sure it's set to a high bit rate. That's the only thing i can think of besides it being faulty.

@kingofkings89pl 3 жыл бұрын

How long you can record on one charge? I was able to record 12 hours on best options available on it :( This don't match 20 hours that was mention to hold..

@RedForShort 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure mate, I haven't tried it sorry

@fleadoggreen9062 2 жыл бұрын

Does it have Bluetooth? Auto voice record? Thank you

@johnrommelt6560 3 жыл бұрын

Do you know of any other recorder that is same small size but better?

@johnrommelt6560 3 жыл бұрын

Is the UX570 an improvement over UX560?

@lisarkippen2182 2 жыл бұрын

You are too funny but love your presentation.

@bjsongster9784 2 жыл бұрын

Great job! Thanks for all your hard work! You won’t be single long, lol! Women like hard workers! lol! Your friend, Barry

@larsmagnusjohansson-fskrin3838 2 жыл бұрын

This or Olympus WS 853?

@gloriapinskerportraits4801 2 жыл бұрын

Why don't any of these reviewers talk about playback, fast forward and rewind features? I need a device that I can playback and rewind certain portions of it without having to start at the beginning. Would like to know if this recorder has those features!!