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Re: field audio recording
Ted Fischer (efische@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu)
28 Mar 1995 04:07:45 GMT
jeanpaulj@aol.com (JeanPaulJ) wrote:
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> I will be going this summer to rural locations in the U.S. to record
> stories of the Depression. To the point: Is there a brand and model of
> tape recorder for use in the field that you would recommend? I hope to
> find something that costs $150 or less. It should be sturdy, durable,
> etc.
I just returned from 16 months in rural Guatemala where I used the Sony
TCM-77V, the middle of the line in their Pressman series. It cost about
$225, but if you search I bet you can find it mail order for $175. They
make a lower end TCM (55, I think) which sell for a lot cheaper, but
it doesnt have some of the handy features like fine-adjusting, variable
speed control, which you will appreciate when you begin to turn all those
field tapes into transcriptions. The higher end model is sweet, and I would
love to have one--it has al the bells and whistles--but if you are on a budget
like me . . .
Happy trails,
Ted
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