Fwd: Field recording and obtrusiveness on VAR-L
Damien Hall
djh514 at YORK.AC.UK
Tue Aug 31 09:24:36 UTC 2010
I'm forwarding (below) a thread on the issue of obtrusiveness of
microphones and recorders which we had yesterday on the Variationist List -
I saw the thread on ILAT and thought variationist sociolinguists might also
find it interesting.
You can follow the thread (if it has any more posts) at
http://j.mp/VAR-L
and I also encourage anyone interested to join the Variationist List! I
know there's (at least?) one person (apart from me) on both lists.
Damien
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:14:11 +0100
From: Damien Hall <djh514 at YORK.AC.UK>
Subject: Field recording and obtrusiveness
Dear all
In the category of things that might be relevant to variationist studies,
there's an interesting exchange on the Indigenous Languages and Technology
list about the obtrusiveness of the new generation of digital recorders,
that don't look like traditional tape machines. It can be found under the
title 'New Zoom H1 coming' here:
http://j.mp/ILAT_Aug10
The participants in the discussion there so far are people who work with
First Nations people in Canada and aboriginal people in Australia; the
upshot so far is that, for many people, familiarity of looks of a machine
wins out over the linguist saying that the quality will be superior with a
new-fangled digital device. So, Elders of a Canadian people have refused to
be recorded with a Zoom H4, as it looks quite different from a
tape-recorder, but were quite happy to be recorded with their own
low-quality cassette recorders, because that was what they knew - this was
even after the linguist in question had explained about the difference in
quality.
Claire Bowern reported from Australia that her people were fine being
recorded with a new machine after the quality issue had been explained.
Another suggestion was that the new recorders might look more familiar to
people and be more acceptable if the wind-baffle were fitted at all times,
even indoors, so that the microphones looked like traditional microphones
and not like tasers.
Has anyone here had experiences like that, and how did you get over them?
Damien
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University of York
Department of Language and Linguistic Science
Heslington
YORK
YO10 5DD
UK
Tel. (office) +44 (0)1904 432665
(mobile) +44 (0)771 853 5634
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:02:00 +0100
From: anne marie devlin <anne_mariedevlin at HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Field recording and obtrusiveness
My experience was the complete opposite. I found the informants were much more comfortable wth a digital recorder. It is significantly less obtrusive and mine looks like a mobile phone, so it was familiar.
I'm surprised.
Anne Marie
> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:14:11 +0100
> From: djh514 at YORK.AC.UK
> Subject: Field recording and obtrusiveness
> To: VAR-L at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>
> Dear all
>
> In the category of things that might be relevant to variationist studies,
> there's an interesting exchange on the Indigenous Languages and Technology
> list about the obtrusiveness of the new generation of digital recorders,
> that don't look like traditional tape machines. It can be found under the
> title 'New Zoom H1 coming' here:
>
> http://j.mp/ILAT_Aug10
>
> The participants in the discussion there so far are people who work with
> First Nations people in Canada and aboriginal people in Australia; the
> upshot so far is that, for many people, familiarity of looks of a machine
> wins out over the linguist saying that the quality will be superior with a
> new-fangled digital device. So, Elders of a Canadian people have refused to
> be recorded with a Zoom H4, as it looks quite different from a
> tape-recorder, but were quite happy to be recorded with their own
> low-quality cassette recorders, because that was what they knew - this was
> even after the linguist in question had explained about the difference in
> quality.
>
> Claire Bowern reported from Australia that her people were fine being
> recorded with a new machine after the quality issue had been explained.
> Another suggestion was that the new recorders might look more familiar to
> people and be more acceptable if the wind-baffle were fitted at all times,
> even indoors, so that the microphones looked like traditional microphones
> and not like tasers.
>
> Has anyone here had experiences like that, and how did you get over them?
>
> Damien
>
> --
> Damien Hall
>
> University of York
> Department of Language and Linguistic Science
> Heslington
> YORK
> YO10 5DD
> UK
>
> Tel. (office) +44 (0)1904 432665
> (mobile) +44 (0)771 853 5634
> Fax +44 (0)1904 432673
>
> http://www.york.ac.uk/res/aiseb
>
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:25:23 -0400
From: "Scott F. Kiesling" <kiesling at PITT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Field recording and obtrusiveness
I guess it depends on how these recorders actually look.
My H4 (a few years old) usually gets the response: "It
looks like a taser!". It does, actually:
http://www.zzounds.com/item--ZOMH4
I guess we now have to consider what the device
looks like when deciding on a recorder!
Scott
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:02:00AM -0400, anne marie devlin wrote:
> From: anne marie devlin <anne_mariedevlin at hotmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:02:00 -0400
> To: "VAR-L at JISCMAIL.AC.UK" <VAR-L at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> Subject: Re: Field recording and obtrusiveness
> My experience was the complete opposite. I found the informants were much more comfortable wth a digital recorder. It is significantly less obtrusive and mine looks like a mobile phone, so it was familiar.
> I'm surprised.
> Anne Marie
> > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:14:11 +0100
> > From: djh514 at YORK.AC.UK
> > Subject: Field recording and obtrusiveness
> > To: VAR-L at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Dear all
> > In the category of things that might be relevant to variationist studies,
> > there's an interesting exchange on the Indigenous Languages and Technology
> > list about the obtrusiveness of the new generation of digital recorders,
> > that don't look like traditional tape machines. It can be found under the
> > title 'New Zoom H1 coming' here:
> > http://j.mp/ILAT_Aug10
> > The participants in the discussion there so far are people who work with
> > First Nations people in Canada and aboriginal people in Australia; the
> > upshot so far is that, for many people, familiarity of looks of a machine
> > wins out over the linguist saying that the quality will be superior with a
> > new-fangled digital device. So, Elders of a Canadian people have refused to
> > be recorded with a Zoom H4, as it looks quite different from a
> > tape-recorder, but were quite happy to be recorded with their own
> > low-quality cassette recorders, because that was what they knew - this was
> > even after the linguist in question had explained about the difference in
> > quality.
> > Claire Bowern reported from Australia that her people were fine being
> > recorded with a new machine after the quality issue had been explained.
> > Another suggestion was that the new recorders might look more familiar to
> > people and be more acceptable if the wind-baffle were fitted at all times,
> > even indoors, so that the microphones looked like traditional microphones
> > and not like tasers.
> > Has anyone here had experiences like that, and how did you get over them?
> > Damien
> > --
> > Damien Hall
> > University of York
> > Department of Language and Linguistic Science
> > Heslington
> > YORK
> > YO10 5DD
> > UK
> > Tel. (office) +44 (0)1904 432665
> > (mobile) +44 (0)771 853 5634
> > Fax +44 (0)1904 432673
> > http://www.york.ac.uk/res/aiseb
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:06:36 -0400
From: David Durian <daviddurian at GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Field recording and obtrusiveness
I use the Zoom H2 (rather than the H4) which doesn't look like a taser, but
instead, kind of like a cross between a cell phone and an old fashioned
double sided microphone. I interviewed informants from age 19 all the way to
85, and no one had any problems with it. Basically every one was like --"oh,
it stores the sound on a little card, just like a digital camera." I was
recording speakers of English in the Midwestern United States, so perhaps a
difference in cultural norms for this group explains their okayness with the
recorder?
http://www.zzounds.com/item--ZOMH2
The H2 isn't as different-types-of-microphones-can-be-input friendly as the
H4, but I've found the basic mics built in to it do a good enough job that I
don't miss the added input flexibility.
David
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On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Scott F. Kiesling <kiesling at pitt.edu>wrote:
> I guess it depends on how these recorders actually look.
> My H4 (a few years old) usually gets the response: "It
> looks like a taser!". It does, actually:
> http://www.zzounds.com/item--ZOMH4
>
> I guess we now have to consider what the device
> looks like when deciding on a recorder!
>
> Scott
>
> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:02:00AM -0400, anne marie devlin wrote:
> > From: anne marie devlin <anne_mariedevlin at hotmail.com>
> > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:02:00 -0400
> > To: "VAR-L at JISCMAIL.AC.UK" <VAR-L at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> > Subject: Re: Field recording and obtrusiveness
>
> > My experience was the complete opposite. I found the informants were
> much more comfortable wth a digital recorder. It is significantly less
> obtrusive and mine looks like a mobile phone, so it was familiar.
> > I'm surprised.
> > Anne Marie
>
> > > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:14:11 +0100
> > > From: djh514 at YORK.AC.UK
> > > Subject: Field recording and obtrusiveness
> > > To: VAR-L at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>
> > > Dear all
>
> > > In the category of things that might be relevant to variationist
> studies,
> > > there's an interesting exchange on the Indigenous Languages and
> Technology
> > > list about the obtrusiveness of the new generation of digital
> recorders,
> > > that don't look like traditional tape machines. It can be found under
> the
> > > title 'New Zoom H1 coming' here:
>
> > > http://j.mp/ILAT_Aug10
>
> > > The participants in the discussion there so far are people who work
> with
> > > First Nations people in Canada and aboriginal people in Australia; the
> > > upshot so far is that, for many people, familiarity of looks of a
> machine
> > > wins out over the linguist saying that the quality will be superior
> with a
> > > new-fangled digital device. So, Elders of a Canadian people have
> refused to
> > > be recorded with a Zoom H4, as it looks quite different from a
> > > tape-recorder, but were quite happy to be recorded with their own
> > > low-quality cassette recorders, because that was what they knew - this
> was
> > > even after the linguist in question had explained about the difference
> in
> > > quality.
>
> > > Claire Bowern reported from Australia that her people were fine being
> > > recorded with a new machine after the quality issue had been explained.
> > > Another suggestion was that the new recorders might look more familiar
> to
> > > people and be more acceptable if the wind-baffle were fitted at all
> times,
> > > even indoors, so that the microphones looked like traditional
> microphones
> > > and not like tasers.
>
> > > Has anyone here had experiences like that, and how did you get over
> them?
>
> > > Damien
>
> > > --
> > > Damien Hall
>
> > > University of York
> > > Department of Language and Linguistic Science
> > > Heslington
> > > YORK
> > > YO10 5DD
> > > UK
>
> > > Tel. (office) +44 (0)1904 432665
> > > (mobile) +44 (0)771 853 5634
> > > Fax +44 (0)1904 432673
>
> > > http://www.york.ac.uk/res/aiseb
>
> > > http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/lang/people/pages/hall.htm
>
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>
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>
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:41:37 -0400
From: Chad Howe <chowe at UGA.EDU>
Subject: Re: Field recording and obtrusiveness
We've had good results doing field recordings using the Tascam DR-1
(http://www.tascam.com/products/dr-1.html) which, like some of the other
suggestions, uses memory cards for storage and scores rather low on the
"looks-like-a-taser" criterion. It has a pair of built-in stereo
condenser microphone and is compatible with other types of input
devices. However, it does not provide phantom power, so if you need to
use a powered mic, you'll have to use a preamp. It also records in a
variety of formats (e.g., .wav, .mp3).
Also, Bartek Plichta's website has an excellent overview of equipment
for doing fieldwork: http://bartus.org/akustyk/signal.php. I've been
using the Tascam HD-P2 that Bartek recommends; however, it's a bit
intrusive and is rather expensive. On the other hand, the quality of the
recordings is fantastic.
Best,
Chad Howe
On 8/30/10 7:14 AM, Damien Hall wrote:
> Dear all
>
> In the category of things that might be relevant to variationist
> studies, there's an interesting exchange on the Indigenous Languages
> and Technology list about the obtrusiveness of the new generation of
> digital recorders, that don't look like traditional tape machines. It
> can be found under the title 'New Zoom H1 coming' here:
>
> http://j.mp/ILAT_Aug10
>
> The participants in the discussion there so far are people who work
> with First Nations people in Canada and aboriginal people in
> Australia; the upshot so far is that, for many people, familiarity of
> looks of a machine wins out over the linguist saying that the quality
> will be superior with a new-fangled digital device. So, Elders of a
> Canadian people have refused to be recorded with a Zoom H4, as it
> looks quite different from a tape-recorder, but were quite happy to be
> recorded with their own low-quality cassette recorders, because that
> was what they knew - this was even after the linguist in question had
> explained about the difference in quality.
>
> Claire Bowern reported from Australia that her people were fine being
> recorded with a new machine after the quality issue had been
> explained. Another suggestion was that the new recorders might look
> more familiar to people and be more acceptable if the wind-baffle were
> fitted at all times, even indoors, so that the microphones looked like
> traditional microphones and not like tasers.
>
> Has anyone here had experiences like that, and how did you get over them?
>
> Damien
>
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:42:43 -0400
From: Kathryn Campbell-Kibler <kathrynck at GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Field recording and obtrusiveness
The H4 totally looks like a taser, but that has never bothered anyone
I was working with. If anything it serves as a bit of an ice-breaker
to joke about it. I agree with David that the H2 is very
friendly-looking and would be a better choice for people who were
feeling nervous about being recorded (it always make me think of
Kermit the Frog being a news reporter on Sesame Street and/or that
radio scene in Annie).
I also have a Marantz recorder that I don't use all that much, but it
looks just like a cassette recorder-- which is why I don't really use
it, because it's a lot bigger than the others. So if you had people
that were really attached to that familiar look, there are digital
recorders that have kept the look.
Kathryn
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Scott F. Kiesling <kiesling at pitt.edu> wrote:
> I guess it depends on how these recorders actually look.
> My H4 (a few years old) usually gets the response: "It
> looks like a taser!". It does, actually:
> http://www.zzounds.com/item--ZOMH4
>
> I guess we now have to consider what the device
> looks like when deciding on a recorder!
>
> Scott
>
> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:02:00AM -0400, anne marie devlin wrote:
>> From: anne marie devlin <anne_mariedevlin at hotmail.com>
>> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:02:00 -0400
>> To: "VAR-L at JISCMAIL.AC.UK" <VAR-L at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
>> Subject: Re: Field recording and obtrusiveness
>
>> My experience was the complete opposite. I found the informants were much more comfortable wth a digital recorder. It is significantly less obtrusive and mine looks like a mobile phone, so it was familiar.
>> I'm surprised.
>> Anne Marie
>
>> > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:14:11 +0100
>> > From: djh514 at YORK.AC.UK
>> > Subject: Field recording and obtrusiveness
>> > To: VAR-L at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>
>> > Dear all
>
>> > In the category of things that might be relevant to variationist studies,
>> > there's an interesting exchange on the Indigenous Languages and Technology
>> > list about the obtrusiveness of the new generation of digital recorders,
>> > that don't look like traditional tape machines. It can be found under the
>> > title 'New Zoom H1 coming' here:
>
>> > http://j.mp/ILAT_Aug10
>
>> > The participants in the discussion there so far are people who work with
>> > First Nations people in Canada and aboriginal people in Australia; the
>> > upshot so far is that, for many people, familiarity of looks of a machine
>> > wins out over the linguist saying that the quality will be superior with a
>> > new-fangled digital device. So, Elders of a Canadian people have refused to
>> > be recorded with a Zoom H4, as it looks quite different from a
>> > tape-recorder, but were quite happy to be recorded with their own
>> > low-quality cassette recorders, because that was what they knew - this was
>> > even after the linguist in question had explained about the difference in
>> > quality.
>
>> > Claire Bowern reported from Australia that her people were fine being
>> > recorded with a new machine after the quality issue had been explained.
>> > Another suggestion was that the new recorders might look more familiar to
>> > people and be more acceptable if the wind-baffle were fitted at all times,
>> > even indoors, so that the microphones looked like traditional microphones
>> > and not like tasers.
>
>> > Has anyone here had experiences like that, and how did you get over them?
>
>> > Damien
>
>> > --
>> > Damien Hall
>
>> > University of York
>> > Department of Language and Linguistic Science
>> > Heslington
>> > YORK
>> > YO10 5DD
>> > UK
>
>> > Tel. (office) +44 (0)1904 432665
>> > (mobile) +44 (0)771 853 5634
>> > Fax +44 (0)1904 432673
>
>> > http://www.york.ac.uk/res/aiseb
>
>> > http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/lang/people/pages/hall.htm
>
>> > DISCLAIMER: http://www.york.ac.uk/docs/disclaimer/email.htm
>
>
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>
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> Department of Linguistics
> University of Pittsburgh, 2816 CL
> Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:07:12 +1200
From: "m.meyerhoff at auckland.ac.nz" <m.meyerhoff at AUCKLAND.AC.NZ>
Subject: Re: Field recording and obtrusiveness
I've never had any problem with people in Vanuatu not liking the look of a recorder. I've had people be reluctant to do headset mike (but usually end up loving the commentator "authority" it seems to give people). Generally they seem pretty hungry (like us) for new toys. But, like Scott says, it's interesting (and useful) to know that we might have to negotiate the equipment type as well as place and control of recording.
chrz, mm
Miriam Meyerhoff
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Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics
University of Auckland
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