[Lexicog] Audio devices suitable for language data collection

[Jim Long]

Norbert,
         Take a look in the archives of the Linguist Listserver
<www.linguistlist.org>.  A while back I queried that list about 'field
recording equipment' and got a fair amount of info on a variety of
technologies available, which I posted in a summary.

Jim Long

At 09:00 AM 9/9/2004 -0700, you wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>I'm looking at purchasing an mp3 recorder which can serve as a field
>language data collection device. I have the following minimum requirements:
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>- bit rate recording must be over 128 kbs
>- have an external microphone jack in addition to built-in mic
>- be able to play back a user-defined segment in a loop
>- preferably usb 2.0 transfer mode
>
>So far in my research I have found that the IRiver MP3 Flash players fulfill
>these requirements. My questions are:
>- Does anyone have any experience with these players or others and can say
>if the quality of the recording is good enough to do phonetic analysis?
>- I have heard that the mp3 format truncates the higher frequencies. Does
>this affect the sounds produced by human speech?
>- What is the minimal bit rate you should record at to be able to use the
>recording for phonetic analysis?
>- is the built-in microphone usable for collecting language data? At what
>distance should the microphone be from the speaker to obtain an optimal
>recording?
>
>Any feedback from experienced users is greatly appreciated.
>
>Norbert Rennert
>Canada Institute of Linguistics
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