Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: pretty darn good

This product does exactly what I want it to with one exception: it does not have rechargeable batteries. It takes two AA batteries and it really eats them up. Other than that it's terrific. I would suggest taking a little time to get to know it before recording anything really important; how to position it so that it picks up what you want it to, etc. The foam mic protector is also a bonus. I purchased this device to record ambient/environmental sound and conversations. I have not yet used it to record music (I *believe* it has some sort of multi-track function?). For my purposes, with the exception of the batteries, it's pretty perfect.