Audio for Video Oral Histories
February 24, 2013 - (0) commentsLately, I have been thinking a great deal about video, quality and affordability as I look for ways to achieve optimal video recording for affordable prices. High quality cameras are affordable and easy to use now and there is no […]
Ask Doug: Choosing a Digital Audio Recorder
October 29, 2012 - 2 CommentsThe Oral History in the Digital Age project and the folks at Michigan State University’s MATRIX Center have launched “Ask Doug” to assist you in making a decision on choosing a digital audio recorder. For more than 10 years I […]
Oral History in the Digital Age Launches
August 17, 2012 - (0) commentsThis week we launched the first phase of the Oral History in the Digital Age project (http://ohda.matrix.msu.edu) to explore best practices for collecting, curating and disseminating oral history featuring over 70 engaging essays, a portal to over 200 best practices […]
Digital Audio Recorders: Tascam DR-100 MKII
August 05, 2012 - (0) commentsThe Tascam DR-100 MK II is a new and improved version of Tascam’s DR-100. Although not perfect, I loved the DR-100. Like its predecessor, the DR-100 MKII is a professional level, two-channel audio recorder that records up to 24-bit 96khz […]
Lately, I have been thinking a great deal about video, quality and affordability as I look for ways to achieve optimal video recording for affordable prices. High quality cameras are affordable and easy to [...]
We now have over 9,000 oral histories at the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky Libraries, where we take great care to curate these treasures. Recently, I was going through [...]
The Oral History in the Digital Age project and the folks at Michigan State University’s MATRIX Center have launched “Ask Doug” to assist you in making a decision on choosing a digital audio recorder. [...]
A few years ago the Nunn Center switched to Mac computers. Being a long-time Mac user, I was thrilled about this transition, especially with regard to working with digital video. The only downside to [...]
In 1890, folklorist and anthropologist J. Walter Fewkes declared that the study of folklore “cannot reach its highest scientific value until some method is adopted by means of which an accurate record of the [...]







Digital Audio Recorders: Marantz PMD 661
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Digital Audio Recorders: Marantz PMD 661
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Ask Doug: Choosing a Digital Audio Recorder
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Ask Doug: Choosing a Digital Audio Recorder
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