Audio 2

Toshi Nakayama

Yoshi Ono

Attention! If you have audio recorders, mics, etc, please bring them with you as only a limited number of recording devices will be available on-site.

This is a workshop intended for people who have projects that require advanced techniques in audio recording, processing, and archiving.  You don’t need this course unless you have special needs and a specific set of problems that you need help with. We will not give lectures on a fixed set of topics; You need to propose topics which you would like us to go over with you. The classes, therefore, will take the form of group consultation sessions. The following is a list of possible topics to be covered in this workshop:

• Audio recording device specifications (recorders, microphones, and peripherals)

• Microphone placement under a variety of recording conditions

• Internet-based transcription techniques

• Digitization of legacy analog recordings

• Shopping for audio equipment for full documentation projects

The organization of the workshop is kept flexible so that we can respond to the needs of the participants.  Depending on the size of the enrollment, we might organize consultation sessions targeted at individual projects. Given the needs-driven format of this workshop, it would be most useful for the participants to bring well-defined projects or project ideas involving audio materials, and/or specific needs involving audio data. Please email if you plan on taking this workshop.