XLW Module - 16MB Push Button Activated Sound Module with Speaker, Type-C Cable, and Easy Recording Capability16 Minutes for Personalized Greetings, DIY Projects, and Holiday Crafts (Blue-2Pack)

Muy buen dispositivo

I purchased this because I wanted to add a unique element to our family's Christmas train layout. I used both the voice recorder function and transferred music from my computer. At 192 kbps it will hold approximately 12 minutes of mp3s, which was ample for me, however you could double that by converting your files to 96 kbps Mono. As the device has only one speaker anyway, there would be no loss in quality. Speaking of, the speaker sounds surprisingly good, considering its tiny size. The device itself is extremely easy to use. Once connected to your computer via the onboard USB C, the device appears as any storage device. Just drop the music files in the root folder. There is also a text file you edit to set the button function. The included manual explains it fairly clearly. It is the perfect addition to our layout and I can imagine dozens of other applications. You also cannot complain about the price at $26 CAD for a pair. I could not be more satisfied.

Very easy to use

If you take this little device and try to plug it into a newer computer that only has the newer usb ports, it's going to give you errors and popups that are going to make you think that your computer has been given a virus from them. I used multiple cords and tried every single one of the ports of my laptop and it was the same thing on each of them. However, after reading a review about the usb ports, I took this to the old computer that I let my kids use, and it has the old style usb ports. I plugged it in there and had zero issue at all, it worked fantastically and it was super easy to drag and drop my files into it. The bad reviews for this product are most definitely because of this issue. And while I would LOVE to give this product 5 stars, I can't because had I not had that old clunky computer, I would not have been able to use this. The makers need to fix something so that it will work on the new usb ports too, or at the very least warn people at the very top of the description of this product about the issue. That all said, once I got past that hurdle, this is easy to use, holds a lot of sound files, is thin and flexible and easy to charge, works great, has volume control, can be recorded both from a computer and just from voice, and it's really just all around what I wanted. The only thing that could make this better is if there was an option to randomize the sounds so that when you pressed the button it was a random pick of the sound files that are loaded instead of just cycling in order. If it had that option I would come back and buy 20 more of these. I do recommend this product, but be aware of the usb issue.

Seems to work well and was pleased with how loud it can go! Programming was straight forward but still can find a setting to have it continuously play? The seller said to set it to 06, but that just plays once and stops. I'm using this unit in the display base of a model to play sound effects and music. I was able to solder and wire external switches to the PCB. Really compact. I mounted it to some foam with a hole cut in the foam for the speaker. This seemed to help amplify the sound a bit more. Cool little product and a good price.