Zoom Podtrak p4 and phone interviews
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Zoom Podtrak p4 and phone interviews

Zoom has just released the PodTrak P4 ($199), an impressive recorder with the built-in ability to easily conduct and record high quality telephone interviews. As more of our oral history projects include remote interviewing, most of the focus is on online web conferencing systems such as Zoom or TheirStory. Web conferencing systems add an important…

Using Jotform for Oral History Deed of Gift Submission
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Using Jotform for Oral History Deed of Gift Submission

There is a tremendous amount of attention placed on the numerous technical challenges involved when remotely recording oral history interviews; however, the logistical challenges can be of equal importance. One logistical challenge is the simple act of obtaining signatures for consent forms, release forms, or the interview deed of gift. When conducting in-person interviews, there…

USB Microphones: The Bumblebee
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USB Microphones: The Bumblebee

As oral history and podcast interviewers around the world look for remote interviewing solutions for conducting oral history interviews during a pandemic, a lot has changed about the way we conduct oral history and our notion of best practices. However, there are aspects that have, indeed, stayed the same. Best practice for recording oral history…

Recording Phone Interviews: JK Audio QuickTap
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Recording Phone Interviews: JK Audio QuickTap

First up for my reviews of analog devices for digitally recording telephone interviews will be the JK Audio QuickTap which costs $59. The QuickTap is an inexpensive way to easily interface your landline telephone with your digital audio recorder.  A few things are required for the QuickTap to work: Your digital audio recorder must have a…

Recording Phone Interviews
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Recording Phone Interviews

We now have amazing opportunities for conducting remote oral histories using a range of Internet-based tools like Skype or Google Hangout.  Through a webcam and a microphone, “face to face” or audio interviews via the Web are now quite easy to conduct.  The challenge is effectively recording these interviews.  I have to say that I…