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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I was just coming here to say what Alex said better! Here are some specific Zoom, Sony, Marantz, and Tascam recs—all older models but still amazing quality, and they withstand a lot of use and abuse in my
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">If your student goes with an external mic, I would recommend an omnidirectional mic designed for conferencing around a table. We used to
have a Snowflake mic that was very popular for this, but B&H no longer carries it (could find a used one?). They’re fairly common because they’re heavily used in business environments, although as Alex says, buy up if possible. I would look for something like
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Associate Professor,
<a href="https://anthropology.indiana.edu/about/faculty/graber-kathryn.html"><span style="color:#861106">Department of Anthropology</span></a> and
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<i><span style="color:#861106">Storytelling as Narrative Practice</span></i></a> |
<a href="https://indiana.academia.edu/KathrynGraber"><span style="color:#861106">downloadable things</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">I wish to acknowledge and honor the myaamiaki, Lënape, Bodwéwadmik, and saawanwa people, on whose ancestral homelands and
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Linganth <linganth-bounces@listserv.linguistlist.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Alexander King<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 25, 2025 4:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> linganth <linganth@listserv.linguistlist.org><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Linganth] [EXT] question on behalf of graduate student<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To wit the recommendations for Zoom and Tascam recorders. They are all so good, that something 3-5 years old is still great. Being solid state, there is little to wear out. The built-in mics for the Tascam D40 are really great, but they
are not omni-directional. However, if you put the recorder in front of you, they record in stereo in such a way that the audio produced is how you remember the event, which I have found helps recall of who said what when. If they buy an external mic, don’t
skimp, spend at least $100 on a good mic. Most importantly, they will want some way to insulate the mic from the table, so that when (not if) someone is tapping on the table it doesn’t sound like an earthquake on the mic. That can be something as simple as
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<b>Date:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Friday, March 21, 2025 at 11:23<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>AM<br>
<b>To:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Linguistic Anthropology Discussion Group (<a href="mailto:LINGANTH@listserv.linguistlist.org">LINGANTH@listserv.linguistlist.org</a>) <<a href="mailto:linganth@listserv.linguistlist.org">linganth@listserv.linguistlist.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>[EXT] [Linganth] question on behalf of graduate student<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Asking on behalf of a graduate student currently conducting fieldwork: Are there recommendations for audio recording devices that would work well to record a round table-style conversation among 9-12 people? <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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