On 03/30/2018 05:04 PM, Henri Verbeet wrote:
On 29 March 2018 at 20:30, M. GOUJON ale.goujon@gmail.com wrote:
Recordings of previous wine confs have been somewhat disappointing especially the sound part: microphone buggy, people asking question too far from the micro... Some of you are native English speakers, others not and understanding everyone quickly becomes a challenge (and you ends up with a headache).
May I suggest you to buy some clip-on microphones ? Handheld ones ones are heavy and people always forget to speak in it. If you wanna invest some bucks, digital recorders are the best option.
If needed, I can donate those missing bucks.
I happen to agree that the recordings have room for improvement, and would like to see us do better there. Budget is definitely a consideration though, and as much as I would like to promise that this year will be better, I don't think I can. I'm curious though, did you have specific equipment in mind that you'd like to recommend?
Yes, it's called H4N from Zoom. I know it's a bit expensive but it's an excellent recorder. Just put it on the table in front of the audience, adjust the micro level, start recording in WAVE and forget it. As I said, we can find an arrangement like me buying the recorder and you buying the SD card.