This article aims to inform you on the different features available for recorders, what they’re for and how the will (or won’t) be of use to you, as someone who is recording for transcription. The different features are first listed and then explained, and this should allow you to choose a machine that’s right for you to record your transcription recordings and send them to your transcriptionist. As any visit to a good website or shop selling these machines will show you, this is not a comprehensive list. It’s a list of the most important aspects from a transcription point of view.