A beginner with questions about digitally recording a semi..

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"che1" <che_1@earthlink.net> wrote in news:1102718224.868768.72120
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> Any pro's out there with information to share on any
> of these following questions?
>
> Question 1-
> What microphone should I get?
> My goal is to produce as-professional sounding
> recordings as possible of a seminar speaker using
> an Olympus DM-1 digital voice recorder.

The fact you're using an Olympus DM-1 digital voice recorder will
probably limit your output quality. I seriously doubt the voice recorder
will be anywhere near "professional quality".


> Question 2-
> Does Olympus' DSS audio format compress
> files so much that this diminishes their quality
> below professional-sounding calibre?
> Is that part of my problem too?

Probably yes - How about a Minidisc recorder? Minidisc recorders are
tiny and provide high quality recording. You should be able to pick up a
minidisc recorder for ~250.00 or less.

Even a standard tape recorder can probably do a better job than using a
digital voice recorder.



> Question 3:
> At home, I do my sound editting on a Mac after
> I convert Olympus' DSS files to aiff format using
> Macromedia's relic, SoundEdit 16-
> Could THIS contribute to the over-all low
> quality sound of my recordings?

Your poor quality sound is probably due to the recording format (DSS) as
well as using a poor quality microphone.



> Do I need a more robust program?
> -------------------------------------
> Any help and advice would be very appreciated!
> (Even if you say what I hope not to hear: that one cannot get
> good sound out of the Olympus DM-1, or at least not
> marketable sound suitable for CD's that we
> wish to sell at the speaker's seminars.)

I seriously doubt DSS is ANYWHERE near CD quality... you'll have much
better luck using a higher quality recording device such as a minidisc.
Or does your voice recorder support a non-compressed format? Wav
perhaps?

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"che1" <che_1@earthlink.net> wrote in news:1102724286.416622.136060
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> Because i will edit the sound on my Mac, I'm wondering is my best
> option
> just to ditch the Olympus recorder and record straight onto my laptop?
> In that case, would my set-up look anything like this:
>
> laptop, hooked up to an Input/Output analog-to-digital-converter port
> and/or an
> iMic hooked up to that, with a microphone plugged into that?

Directly recording into your laptop is probably a better idea.

If you find that your onboard sound card is too noisy... and you need a
better soundcard, there are several external soundcards you can buy such
as the SoundBlaster Extigy.



> What kind of microphone-would a Shure SM-57 be good?
> And would SoundEdit 16 be suitable for recording into?

I'm not familiar with SoundEdit 16, but it should be good enough.



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