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Noise Reduction for Oral History: The Stars of Ballymenone, A Case Study
By: daboyd2 - 17 March 2012 - 2 Comments

So I am going to talk about a powerful example of using noise reduction tools for oral history, merging technology and tradition.  First, some background.  Ballymenone is a district located in the north of [...]

Sneak Peak: OHMS, the Latest Version
By: daboyd2 - 06 March 2012 - 2 Comments

Three years ago, I worked with Eric Weig, who managed the Kentucky Digital Library (KDL), to create a better way to present oral history online. The Nunn Center was focusing energy on transcription and [...]

Digital Audio Recording Levels: Tutorial
By: digitalomnium - 04 March 2012 - 1 Comment

So, in years past, I have posted several video tutorials.  The one that has been least-viewed on YouTube is probably the most important with regard to oral history technology.  So I have completely reworked [...]

Oral History in the Digital Age–Best Practices
By: daboyd2 - 28 February 2012 - 0 Comments

We are nearing the final stages of the Oral History in the Digital Age project, an IMLS funded project to pull together experts from all over the nation to make recommendations about best practices [...]

iPhone and Oral History?
By: daboyd2 - 02 March 2012 - Comments Off

Although not ideal in most professional circumstances, I can see the possibility of using an iPhone for audio recording an oral history interview. Especially with hardware add-ons such as the Blue Mikey. But the [...]

A Simple Act of Digital Preservation: The Checksum and Oral History
By: daboyd2 - 10 May 2012 - 0 Comments

Have you ever had a digital file corrupt? Probably. I have certainly encountered data file corruption and it is, personally, very frustrating, and, from an archival perspective, it can be devastating. Most of the [...]

Recorder Review: Marantz PMD 661
By: daboyd2 - 07 May 2012 - 0 Comments

A revisiting of my video overview of the Marantz PMD 661. I am going to create another video that lays out how to optimize settings and use of this recorder. No more terrible turtlenecks [...]