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>Subject: Re: #8044.2 Audio Recording (!)
>Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:36:18 +0800
Hi,
Please forgive my ignorance. But why don't you just attach the mic to the
"mic input" of the computer sound card? I think it is the easiest way to
record sound directly into the computer. But I don't know whether the effect
of the sound will be satisfactory.
Regards,
Chen Xiaobin
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>>Subject: RE: #8043 Audio Recording
>>Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:49:55 -0400
>>Thread-Topic: #8043 Audio Recording
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>>From: "Ross, Andrew" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Hi, John:
>
> I can offer an opinion on one of the apps you mention below, which is
> actually two of the items on your list. I've used CoolEdit Pro for a
> number of years now, and like it very much. So did Adobe, which bought
> Syntrillium (CoolEdit's manufacturer), and rebranded CoolEdit as
> Audition. The plug-ins for audio cleanup and dynamics processing were
> excellent, and easy to use.
>
> Re: ADS Red Rover ... there are a lot of inexpensive USB audio
> input/output converters and preamps on the market. We use M-Audio's
> MobilePre, which has XLR and phantom power for decent mics, simple
> controls and USB 2.0 input. If you're inputting directly to a computer,
> the applications you mention below will all handle some of the gain and
> echo issues you're referring to, as long as those settings are
> established prior to the start of a session. An I/O box like the
> MobilePre will generally have simple controls for gain, so you can avoid
> clipping while recording and adjust the input level as needed. More
> expensive preamps will allow you to tweak the dynamics in mid-session,
> but if you're doing voice work, and have run a test session, you likely
> won't need that. I'm not sure why you'd need a hardware controller for
> your software, like Red Rover, unless you're recording yourself and
> running back and forth from computer to mic. And then, that's what
> post-production editing's for ...
>
> I hope this helps -- please feel free to contact me offlist if I've not
> been clear, or if you'd like more information.
>
> Best,
>
> a.
>
> Andrew F. Ross, Ph.D
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> Brown University
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>
> Hello List,
>
>
>
> We do a fairly large amount of recording and audio streaming.
>
> We have a small studio that is pretty much sound proof. We have a
> couple of microphones in the booth that connect to a mixing console with
> a reel to reel tape and a cassette recorder. We have been digitizing
> the cassettes using a tape player connected to a PC.
>
>
>
> Recently we tried using a hand held digital voice recorder and that
> worked well for the people we recorded. It didn't work well from my
> point of view in that I had to make numerous adjustments to the volume
> as well as remove some echo from the wma files.
>
>
>
> I would like to be able to adjust the sound inputs before/during
> recording and then take the digital file and edit it on the computer;
> avoiding the tedious process of digitizing the cassette tape all
> together.
>
>
>
> Does anyone know much about or have an opinion on:
>
> 1. ADS Red Rover - Remote Control and
> 2. Adobe Audition
> 3. Syntrillium Cool Edit Pro 2.0
> 4. Cakewalk SONAR Studio
> 5. Producer Edition 4.0.2
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>
>
> John
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> John Niendorf
>
> Director, Foreign Language Media Center
>
> Purdue University
>
> Stanley Coulter Hall 220
>
> 6-2259
>
>
>
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> Hello List,
>
> =20
>
> We do a fairly large amount of recording and audio streaming.
>
> We have a small studio that is pretty much sound proof. We have a
> couple of microphones in the booth that connect to a mixing console with
> a reel to reel tape and a cassette recorder. We have been digitizing
> the cassettes using a tape player connected to a PC.
>
> =20
>
> Recently we tried using a hand held digital voice recorder and that
> worked well for the people we recorded. It didn't work well from my
> point of view in that I had to make numerous adjustments to the volume
> as well as remove some echo from the wma files. =20
>
> =20
>
> I would like to be able to adjust the sound inputs before/during
> recording and then take the digital file and edit it on the computer;
> avoiding the tedious process of digitizing the cassette tape all
> together.
>
> =20
>
> Does anyone know much about or have an opinion on:
>
> 1. ADS Red Rover - Remote Control and
> 2. Adobe Audition
> 3. Syntrillium Cool Edit Pro 2.0
> 4. Cakewalk SONAR Studio
> 5. Producer Edition 4.0.2
>
> =20
>
> =20
>
> =20
>
> Thank you,
>
> =20
>
> John
>
> =20
>
> =20
>
> =20
>
> John Niendorf
>
> Director, Foreign Language Media Center
>
> Purdue University
>
> Stanley Coulter Hall 220
>
> 6-2259
>
>
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