http://denniskennedy.com/blog/2008/02/by-request-recommended-digital-audio-recorders/ Legal technology, technology law and other musings. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:08:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://denniskennedy.com/blog/2008/02/by-request-recommended-digital-audio-recorders/comment-page-1/#comment-284 sfberglund Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:14:49 +0000 http://denniskennedy_com.innosoftware.net/?p=1334#comment-284 You may also want to consider the Acappella Conference Audio Recorder and Playback Assistant which records in CD quality sound and is integrated with popular digital dictation systems so that when the audio is transcribed, Acappella tells the typist who is actually speaking. http://www.acappella.com.au

]]> http://denniskennedy.com/blog/2008/02/by-request-recommended-digital-audio-recorders/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Toby Younis Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:36:29 +0000 http://denniskennedy_com.innosoftware.net/?p=1334#comment-283 Hi, Dennis. I hope you don’t mind my adding my two cents.
Dennis did a great job of laying out the landscape. I use the Marantz PMD660 for podcasts I record over the phone. It’s compact, portable, and has all the inputs and outputs a professional would require. It records to Compact Flash in either WAV or MP3 format. I have a very complex set up for phone recordings using a JK Audio Broadcast Host Routed through an Alesis Mixer and then into the Marantz.
You don’t have to make it that complex. Just get a phone/digital audio interface to connect your phone line to your recorder.
JK Audio makes the “Quick Tap” that’s pretty straightforward and high quality. You can order it (and the Marantz) from the folks at bswusa.com. 800-426-8434. Ask for Phil Stevens. Tell him Toby sent you.
You’ll also need some software to edit your podcasts. Download Audacity. It’s free. Also download the LAME MP3 encoder for Audacity.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Another helpful (and free) tool is Levelator. It will equalize the volume of all the voices on your recording. This is especially important if you’re recording from your phone, since not every phone or phone line level is controllable (thus the Broadcast Host above). You can find Levalator at: http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/levelator/
I don’t recommend using Skype or any other of the online products since they give you unpredictable glitches.
I also have all the participants sign a release before the recording of the podcast to clear any issues with recording over the phone, and using the podcast after the recording. I have a standard release form. Send me an email if you’d like a copy.
Hope this helps.
Good luck.

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