[BC] Netbooks and audio

[Dean Tiernan]

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From: Mark Croom <croom.mark at gmail.com>
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I would concur with Glen's approach here.

The built-in mic in that little box is quite adequate for what you describe,
and you'd still have the advantage of being able to take the memory card out
and stick it in any reader in the prod room.

Mark
MN

On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Glen Kippel <glen.kippel at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Vernon Kuehn <vkuehn at bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
>
> > If I were going to outfit a news person or a sales rep who wanted to
> record
> > a clients voice for use in a commercial,  I would get a little zipper
bag
> > about the size you put shaving stuff in for travel and stuff the mic,
and
> > whatever little converter-USB device you choose and be off to the races.
>  I
> > found that powered external speakers plugged into the built-in sound
> > device/card gave good results.
> >
> ---------------
>
> For that purpose, a Zoom H2 recorder would be far handier.  We got one
> recently at KWXY and our talent just loves it.  Street price $179.
>

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As always appreciate your input.

Which would have been my approach in the past, however, the link to the
internet in one package and lack of need for studio gear is part of the
exercise as well.

I'm not suggesting the bugger replace a studio, but for easy down and dirty
edits and sending audio back to the mother ship.....

The size is better than a full blown laptop and with a networkable device at
hand can send stuff ftp or email. Last time I checked there were an
increasing number of software bits that handle mp4.

Are most stations utilizing AAC+ mp4 in the audio somewhere? I've been away
from the day to day so long that I've lost touch (even more than usual).

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dean tiernan
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