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>From: Andrew Ross <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'"  <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: RE: #5127 digitized audio cassettes
>Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 09:21:16 -0400

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We've started down that road as well, and have been figuring things out
since April or so.  Otmar's presentation was definitely the galvanizing
event, though.  We're digitizing our cassette collection into AIFF (one file
per tape side) and then clipping the AIFFs in Premiere down into individual
exercises.  These get converted using SoundJam (Mac) into MP3s, which can be
linked to from HTML pages and played using QT 4.0, or accessed from our lab
file server.  We're presently looking at Sonique as a player because it
handles the playlist thing well, and is freeware.  Once hardware MP3 players
get more popular among the students, they'll be able to do their lab
assignments anywhere :-)

I'm not sure what copyright issues are involved in sharing digitized files
of materials for which I've obtained repro permissions, but it doesn't sound
quite kosher.  Anyone?


a.

Andrew F. Ross, Ph.D.
Director, Multimedia Language Lab
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
G-16 Puryear Hall
University of Richmond
Richmond,  VA   23173
(804)287-6838
fax: (804)287-6446
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                From:   LLTI-Editor [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
                Sent:   Monday, August 02, 1999 4:36 PM
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                Subject:        #5127 digitized audio cassettes

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                >Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 11:00:55 -0700 (PDT)
                >From: Beth Ohmer <[log in to unmask]>
                >To: [log in to unmask]
                >Subject: digitized audio cassettes

                After talking with several people and attending Otmar's
presentation at
                IALL in Maryland I was inspired to investigate the
possibility of
                digitizing textbook publisher's "lab tapes" to try to reduce
the volume of
                tapes we copy.

                I've determined that we have file server space and that the
campus
                intranet can handle it.  Faculty and students I've mentioned
this to are
                all excited. I'm ready to start digitizing! But before I (or
my student
                staff) spend hours and hours digitizing and compressing I
thought I'd
                check to see who has done what and what they're willing to
share and/ or
                trade.

                I have a link to Curtis Broderick's old web page listing
cassette series
                that have been digitized but it seems that several of those
are outdated
                editions.  Does anyone know of a current list or database?

                If one doesn't exist I'm certainly willing to try to keep
track.  If you
                have digitized cassettes that you're willing share let me
know and I'll
                start a list.

                And if anyone has any tips, tricks, suggestions or advice on
digitizing,
                compression schemes, delivery formats, or getting permission
from
                publishers please pass those along, too!

                Beth

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