Hi, I want to make a circuit that can record short audio clips then play them back through a speaker. The playback needs to be controlled by PIC chips and the audio must be high quality.

I found a component (ISD1000A) that looks like it should do the job. Ive never done anything like this before so i would just like to know if that chip is suitable for what i want.

Im not completely sure what kind of speakers i will be using yet but i assume this device could be connected to an amp for larger speakers.

Does anyone know where to buy these chips from? I found a few webpages that sell them in large quantities but i only want about 10 of them depending on the cost. Ive still not found a site that gives me a price yet.