Audio-visual equipment: further reading
Researchers should aim to be familiar and comfortable with the equipment they are using. This can also be important in creating the
right atmosphere in working with research participants. The following resources provide information on understanding and selecting appropriate equipment:
- the Oral History Society gives advice on preparation before an interview as well as advice on selection of equipment
- Transom.org is a site supporting the production and dissemination of public radio content in the USA - the 'tools' section includes extensive reviews and evaluations of recording devices
- an ongoing and up-to-date forum of audio-visual equipment and its use in the social sciences, including occasional evaluations of
particular pieces of equipment, can be found on the JISC-hosted
'Qual-software' discussion list
- the Matrix resource of Michigan State University is aimed at researchers in the Humanities
and Social Sciences and addresses audio technology from creation to delivery
- the East Midland Oral History Archive provides an information sheet on oral history recording as well as
further resource links
- the Department of Phonetics and Linguistics at University
College London, maintains a page on recording human speech which covers equipment, audio software and analysis
- the Macaulay Library of the Cornell University maintains a resource aimed at
bird-song recordings, but which covers selection and use of equipment, problems of field recording and lists a wide variety of related resources
- Inquit Audio specialise in supplying equipment for speech recording and their web
pages provide information on the correct use of microphones and related devices, as well as details of currently available equipment
- Sound on Sound music recording magazine hosts an open forum
where questions may be posted and subjects searched, ranging from best buys in equipment to working with audio files on a PC
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