--- Forwarded Message from Andrew Ross <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: Andrew Ross <[log in to unmask]> >To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: #5232 Audio compression >Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 13:34:45 -0400 ------------------ You could try Sound Recorder -- a very simple standalone audio input utility for Mac which outputs AIFFs, I think, as well as WAVs. This doesn't solve the compression issue on its own, but you could combine Sound Recorder with something like SoundJam to quickly create MP3 files from the AIFFs the students record. SoundJam will allow you to batch-process AIFFs easily, so you might think about creating a shared folder on the server to which the students in question would have access, then getting one of your lab assistants to periodically process all of the AIFF sound files in the directory to MP3, and then clear out the old AIFFs. Both Sound Recorder and SoundJam are available for download at www.shareware.com -- Sound Recorder's a freebie, and the full install of SoundJam is $39.99/copy. Do the students need to keep running commentaries going, or can they comment at particular moments in the exchange? 45 minutes is a big file to push through a network at 10mbps. Hope this helps. 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 [log in to unmask] **************** "Worrying about a large institution, especially when it has computers, is like worrying about a large gorilla, especially when it's on fire." --Bruce Sterling **************** -----Original Message----- From: LLTI-Editor [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 11:19 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: #5232 Audio compression --- Forwarded Message from Beth Secrist <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 09:52:50 -0500 >From: Beth Secrist <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >Organization: University of Tennessee >To: LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]> >CC: "Beauvois, Margaret" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Audio compression Dear LLTIers One of our professors is doing research on discourse analysis using Daedalus (synchronous communication). While the students are typing their remarks, she would like to record their comments on what they are doing while they are typing their responses. Since most of these sessions are 45 mins. long, I didn't think it was practical to think of recording their comments digitally. Do any of you know of a digital solution to this problem? I would like to avoid having to acquire 25 microphones and analog recorders to solve this problem. We presently have a 25-station Mac 7500/100 with 64MB of memory running OS 8.1. Our server is an 8600/130 running AppleShare IP 5.0. Thank you for your help, Beth Secrist, Director Language Resource Center Dept. of Modern Foreign Langs. & Lits. University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37996 (423)974-6494; [log in to unmask]