4. I have a bias toward equipment manufactured for, and marketed to, the professional market. With a few exceptions, I do not address multitrack field recording equipment here. 3. My focus is on mono and stereo recorders. Any recorder that will not allow for recording in WAV/BWF will not be listed here. 2. I feel very strongly that fieldworkers should record in an uncompressed, standard format such as WAV or Broadcast WAV. Any recorder to which one cannot connect an external microphone of some sort will not be listed here. I have some strong opinions about what constitutes appropriate equipment for these sorts of applications: 1. I am a stanch advocate for using external microphones. It is primarily focused on the needs of folklorists, ethnomusicologists, and oral historians, although anthropologists and anyone working in an ethnographic discipline or conducting ethnographic research will find some information of use here. This document is designed to offer guidance to researchers interested in obtaining digital audio recording equipment for conducting ethnographic fieldwork. ![]() The Vermont Folklife Center is a 501(c)(3), so your donation is tax deductible. We're a small non-profit, and every little bit helps. ![]() If you've found this resource useful and can spare a couple of bucks, consider dropping a few in our virtual tip jar. We at VFC have been maintaining this webpage since 2002. I can't promise I'll be able to get back to you, but I'll try-and I certainly appreciate it. I respond to everyone I can as soon as I can, but I just can't get back to everyone.Īlso, if you want to give me (positive or negative) feedback, share experiences with gear, point out grammatical or spelling mistakes, etc., feel free to drop a line. However, if you do not hear back, please be understanding. folklore, ethnomusicology, oral history, anthropology), or if you are an educator or community scholar planning or undertaking a community research project, you are welcome to write me. If you are a professional researcher or student in an ethnographic field (e.g. ![]() We maintain this webpage to assist ethnographic researchers in acquiring equipment to conduct their work. I simply do not have the time to answer any questions by phone. I don't want to be rude to you, but I will be. Thing is, between my primary work duties, after-hours online teaching and my family, I'm pretty swamped. I'm really happy that so many people find this thing useful, and I'm totally flattered that people seem to think I'm some sort of expert on this topic. Sadly that day is not today.īut what do I have for you all today? Ah! Some news on a refresh to the TASCAM DR-100, the TASCAM DR-100mkII! Check it out below!Īnd to keep beating this drum-if you're on the Magical Facebooks Tubes why not check out the Vermont Folklife Facebook page? And while you're at it, why not give us a like? On the miraculous Google+? Golly, so is VFC! And while your spending time on The Facebooks, why not check out the Audio Field Recording page maintained by me, John Fenn and Doug Boyd?ĭeleted some stuff, updated a few small things and cleaned up some glaring errors. ![]() Some day I promise to provide a nifty new section on all the awesome things one can do with iOS devices. What did she bring along to record interviews? Only her iPhone 4S and a TASCAM iM2 mic. Well, summer is grinding on and gradually winding down here in northern New England and The Wife is off to Ukraine for a few weeks conducting fieldwork.
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