<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Friends,<div class="">I think it depends on where you are recording and what you plan to do with the recording. I once had to record a crucial interview in a sports bar in Manhattan. If I had not used a recorder with two mics that could be pointed at a 90-degree angle and directed at the interviewee, the ambient noise would have rendered the recording useless. And there are times when pointing the mics outwards at a 180-degree angle helps (but most cell phones are, I suspect, about as useful here). So, the question for me is, what’s the soundscape?</div><div class="">Best to all,</div><div class="">Charles</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><div class="">On Jun 9, 2024, at 4:46 PM, Michele Koven <<a href="mailto:koven.michele@gmail.com" class="">koven.michele@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Hi all,</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">I was wondering about what devices people are currently using or can recommend for audio and video recording. I have seen earlier discussions of this, but technology changes so fast. I may be recording live political speeches given outdoors. My preference is for easy to use, lightweight, and small. ( In fact, if there were a way to optimize my iPhone 13, that would almost be preferable, but I can imagine that is not quite enough?)</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Thank you! </div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Michele Koven<br class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div class="">Professor, <span style="font-size:12.8px" class="">Department of Communication</span></div></div>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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