Wireless microphones for language recording

[Sandra Andrews]

No, we weren't hiding anything, just experimenting. It was thought (by one of the elders) that at times it might be less intrusive not to have the technology on the table. Didn't work though. Picked up the sound of the fabric instead. ;-) This was several years ago.

Which, to continue, is sort of interesting because a major crime case in Phoenix was solved, also years ago, when someone's Olympus, in a backpack, picked up the information necessary to close the case. In our experience that would not have been very likely to have happened. We would have heard the tiny backpack sounds instead.

It is a great tool for interviews etc. though (if placed on the table!!!)

Sandy

Sandra Sutton Andrews
Digital Media and Instructional Technologies
Arizona State Universities




-----Original Message-----
From:   Indigenous Languages and Technology on behalf of MiaKalish at LFP
Sent:   Mon 10/18/2004 2:54 PM
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Subject:        Re: Wireless microphones for language recording
We always used ours like one would use a much larger microphone,  making
sure there was no noise, although as I mentioned, I goofed a few times. I
never would have thought of putting it in a shirt pocket. Did you do this to
hide it, so people wouldn't think they were being recorded?

Also, we purchased ours specifically for voice recording, and these were
tuned for voice. We never tried to record music, although one time I
recorded a small slice from a DVD that I wanted to use in a presentation. It
was tricky, but I got it to work.

Mia

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandra Andrews" <sandra at ASU.EDU>
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Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: Wireless microphones for language recording


We also used the Olympus digital recorders. They worked well with speech,
but not so well with music, in spite of having a music setting. Also they
did not work well when placed in a shirt pocket!

Sandy Andrews

Sandra Sutton Andrews
Digital Media and Instructional Technologies
Arizona State University


-----Original Message-----
From:   Indigenous Languages and Technology on behalf of MiaKalish at LFP
Sent:   Mon 10/18/2004 1:54 PM
To:     ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Cc:
Subject:        Re: Wireless microphones for language recording
Hi, All,

We have been using tiny Olympus digital microphones for nearly 4 years with
great success. They run on 2 small AAA batteries, have 3 quality settings,
and a mode for meetings. They have a USB connector, a nice program for
transferring the information, and an option to record directly into the
computer or laptop. They are small, unintrusive, and have good pick-up
(sometimes too good: we get the entire family activities, and these are hard
to edit out, so be forewarned).

They cost about $99 when we bought them.

I don't have mine with me, but I could bring it tomorrow if people are
interested in more details. Oh, and it's only about 3.5 inches long, almost
less than an inch thick, and not quite 2 inches wide.

Great device. One of the best pieces of hardware I ever owned (except maybe
for the remote control light switch that I bought at Radio Shack this
week-end so I don't trip over a pile of greyhounds on my way to the light in
the dark :-).

Mia

----- Original Message -----
From: "phil cash cash" <cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU>
To: <ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 12:47 PM
Subject: Wireless microphones for language recording


> Dear ILAT,
>
> i recently recieved a request on recording with wireless microphones.  a
> language program is interested in making a recording session as
> comfortable as possible when recording elder's speech and is looking to
> use wireless microphones.  they are also interested in using headset
> microphones for more general recording of the language.  they are aware
> that you can record to analog and to digital.
>
> please feel free to share if you have any experience in this or
> suggestions on microphone brands and particular recording uses.
>
> thanks,
> phil cash cash
> UofA, ILAT
>
>