Re: [ARSCLIST] Recorder needed

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

But they all have auto gain, the scourge of cassette recording (defeatable if you
know how..with the recorder in pause, make a loud noise near the mike and then start
recording). A cassette deck from the 80s that doesn't look as if it was dropped from
a balcony could still be the best answer..and I forgot, TWO good mikes (probably the
cheapest ones your headbanger music store carries would be perfect for "audio
histories").

dl

"joe@xxxxxxxxxxx" wrote:

> $30 portables are still made as well, and for their intended
> application, they work. They are still a lot cheaper than a flash
> recorder with a 1 gb card
>
> Joe Salerno
> Industrial Video Services
> PO Box 273405
> Houston Texas 77277-3405
>
> David Lennick wrote:
> > I know this is going to sound like heresy..but they're still making cassettes!
> > You can get 'em at the dollar store or you can get real perfeshnel ones (the
> > kind none of us would be caught dead using anymore because those are SO last
> > millennium) here:
> >
> > http://www.american-digital.com/prodsite/category.asp?c=145
> >
> > Don't knock a medium that is still usable and incredibly simple to handle for
> > civilians. Inexpensive cassette recorders may not be easily found, the
> > portables that sold for $30 should be tossed into the nearest dumpster and
> > boomboxes are not the answer either, but every Goodwill has shelves full of the
> > last generation of home audio systems, some of them in decent condition, and a
> > mike good enough for voice recording can be bought at any music store.
> >
> > dl
> >
> > steven c wrote:
> >
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Kurt Nauck" <nauck@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>> I received this email - please respond to Allison directly if you
> >>> have a suggestion.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>>
> >>>> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:38:16 -0500
> >>>> To: "Allison Crotwell" <allisoncrotwell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> From: Kurt Nauck <nauck@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> Subject: Re: information
> >>>>
> >>>> At 04:06 PM 9/12/2006, you wrote:
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>> I am looking for advice on what to buy for the purpose of making
> >>>>> audio recordings of my children.  I want to purchase equipment that
> >>>>> would serve this purpose.  I am interested in a recording device
> >>>>> that will give me a good sound recording.  Do you carry such
> >>>>> equipment and what would you recommend.
> >>>>> Thanks for any help you may be able to offer,
> >>>>> Allison Crotwell
> >>>> An interesting question! I'm not an expert in this field, so I will
> >>>> forward your email to a group of people who would be happy to give
> >>>> you advice. You will definitely want something that makes digital
> >>>> recordings, and stay away from tape as that is already obsolete.
> >>>> There is equipment specifically designed for use in the field and
> >>>> geared towards oral history.
> >>> Kurt & Diane Nauck
> >>>
> >> The first question here (it seems to me) would be "Recordings of
> >> your children for what purpose?"
> >>
> >> She could want recordings of them speaking (if so, just as an audio
> >> equivalent of snapshots...answering questions...providing audio
> >> histories or commentary, or...), or performing (as musicians...as
> >> actors...as speakers...or...)...and, if performing, in what
> >> setting? Or perhaps recordings to help identify them in case
> >> of...what?!
> >>
> >> These would define what sort of miking is needed, as well as the
> >> accuracy/fidelity of the recordings...
> >>
> >> Steven C. Barr
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