[Nfb-history] Recording Toolbox

[Peter Donahue]

Hello Tina and everyone,

Lest anyone think I'm inflexible when it comes to recording equipment and 
quality much depends on the audience to receive the finished product. Since 
the Living History and Webmasters Group recordings are only given to 
specific individuals and are not shared via the Web recordings produced from 
a a portable digital recorder are acceptable. I have heard a few recordings 
made in this way and did upload them to several Web sites. I just don't like 
to hear audio quality made recently to be like that of the 1940s on our Web 
sites. The recordings of Dr. TenBroek and that Dishwashing Discussion by Dr. 
Jernigan pass muster in my book as the equipment used back then produced 
audio of a lower quality than we're capable of producing today.

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tina Hansen" <th404 at comcast.net>
To: "NFB History Support List" <nfb-history at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-history] Recording Toolbox


I've been hearing some good comments about recording meetings where there is
no sound system. In the Living History meeting, there was no sound system in
the room, and I addressed that by placing the voice recorder and mike set-up
on the head table, so anyone speaking from there could be heard. In my view,
that is a good solution where you don't have a sound system, since I've
heard this being done at other conferences.

I know some of you that are more experienced with this stuff may think I'm
crazy, but there is one thing to keep in mind as we address this. Digital
recordings are generally of a higher quality than tape, especially if you
set the bit rate and sampling rate high, as I do.

Finally, if anyone out there knows where one can buy a lapel mike or a small
stereo mike that can fit on a table, please let me know. Some years ago,
Radio Shack sold a very nice stereo mike set that was small and portable.
They don't sell it any longer, and I can't find anything like it. Any ideas
on where I might get something like that? Thanks.


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