[Journalists] Journalists Digest, Vol 20, Issue 8

[Campbell, Elizabeth]

Hello Cheryl,

I am just learning about the world of audio editing and recording using
digital equipment.
Right now, our paper is using a mini disk recorder, as the audio is a
little clearer than digital recorders, from what I've been told.
A lot of blind people are using the Olympus DS50 recorders because they
are fairly accesible. The machines beep when they are in record, or
pause mode,and most of the functions have voice prompts. I personally
think the recording quality is pretty good, and I plan on purchasing a
machine this month. I've talked to the paper about my using the DS 50
because of its accessibility features.
There is a way to place a mark in your recordings which audio editing
software can read, and it is important to note the time and date of when
you create these marks so that they can be easily found.
Bryan Bashin and I got a chance to test drive these recorders during
last summer's NFB Youth Slam.
The recorders were given to high school students who were responsible
for coming up with audio for daily podcasts that are now on a web site
called 
www.blindscience.org
The students learned the basic functions of the machine,and did well in
working with them, from what I remember.
We also worked wiht Larry Skutchan of the American Printing House for
the Blind who edited the sound files using a program he created called
Studeo Recorder.
Blind people have also used other programs such as Sound Forge and Gold
wave pretty successfully.
I will let you know how I am progressing with audio for online content.


Elizabeth Campbell
(817) 390-7696
Fax: (817) 390-7789

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[mailto:journalists-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl Wade
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 11:56 AM
To: Blind Professional Journalists List
Subject: Re: [Journalists] Journalists Digest, Vol 20, Issue 8

			Liz,

I was interested in your comment about the burgeoning online presence 
in the industry. At my newspaper, we're beginning to run streaming 
audio - and soon streaming video - of important local stories. I know 
nothing about editing interviews with digital recorders; my radio 
experience goes back to the days of cassettes, when you wound the 
tape to the place you wanted the news director to play on the air and 
wrote "intros" and "out-tros." I'm wondering if there will be easy 
ways for reporters to put electronic markers on the digital recording 
to locate the good parts. I most likely won't be editing for the Web, 
but certainly will be recording for audio interviews. (Are there 
digital recorders that have features to add a beep tone heard when 
the machine is in fast forward or fast rewind, and does that even 
matter when the editor most likely will be looking for visual and not 
auditory clues?)

Always enjoy you all so much!

Cheryl Wade
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