--- Forwarded Message from "Edith Paillat" <[log in to unmask]> --- >Subject: RE: #7678.2 recording equipment (!) >Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 09:19:38 +1300 >Thread-Topic: #7678.2 recording equipment (!) >Thread-Index: AcS7fxvKT3qkCDpXRVaMuL9SljmozQAFy8gA >From: "Edith Paillat" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum" <[log in to unmask]> After looking into several (great) extensive listening and recording lab solutions, we opted for Virtuoso and Soloist as well for many reasons (http:\\www.sansinc.com) : - Technical support and training on site (being in New Zealand do not make things easy) - All parties agreed (Univeresity's both IT (1st key support- security) and academic teams - end-users) - Ease of use for both students (task-based work - soloist) and teachers (classroom management with Virtuoso) - Offers a wide range of possible activities combining listening, speaking, reading and writing - Allows shared applications (web browsers) - Facilitates the creation of task-based material and digitisation for both LLC staff and academics - Opens new ways of using technology without reinventing the wheel. (complex instructions or manipulations) Be ready to have a serious bill when it comes but shouldn't this be taken as an investment not as an expenditure? :-) I also seriously looked into getting Langlab which is far cheaper and offers a good range of listening and recording functionalities as well, but our project team was more enclined to choosing what offered best support in NZ. Check here for more info (http:\\www.elanglab.com), they are endeavouring making it right for their customers by constantly upgrading the software so I feel it is worth looking at. Hope this helps, **************************** Edith Paillat Language Technology Specialist Language Learning Centre Victoria University of Wellington P.O.Box 600, Wellington New Zealand +64 4 463 5792 http://www.vuw.ac.nz/llc -----Original Message----- From: LLTI-Editor [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2004 6:13 a.m. To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: #7678.2 recording equipment (!) --- Forwarded Message from "Karen Cavanagh" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Karen Cavanagh" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: #7678 recording equipment >Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 16:39:52 -0400 >Thread-Index: AcS3xQaTwvGNpuAnQRyS5iMX0tPE3QDDXSlA >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Hi Melanie, Our language lab uses Sony Solist and the teacher console Sony Virtuoso to play, record lost more onto a server as digital files. This perhaps does more than you want but might be worth looking into. -Karen -----Original Message----- From: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of LLTI-Editor Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 7:24 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: #7678 recording equipment --- Forwarded Message from "Melanie Barker" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Melanie Barker" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: recording equipment >Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 13:07:16 -0400 Forgive me if this has been discussed. I just joined the list. The foreign language department at my school is interested in purchasing recording equipment for student use. The foreign language teachers are interested in purchasing equipment that will produce high-quality recordings of students' readings. What we have now results in garbled tapes and lots of background noise. I'd love to hear about what folks are using out there and what works well. Thanks in advance! Melanie Melanie Barker High School Librarian Buckingham County High School HC-02 Box 376 Buckingham, VA 23921 (434) 969-6160 * LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask])