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Roche lambastes Krugman, Klaus and Ganley. | 21 comments (21 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

But if you need any more help, just let me know.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed May 20th, 2009 at 11:40:32 AM EST
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Many thanks. I take your point about the poor audio quality in particular and will see if I can get a mike that I can plug in via the USB key. I'm actually pleasantly surprised it's even as good as it is. - I had visions of having to type out the entire interview!

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Wed May 20th, 2009 at 11:46:10 AM EST
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Re: Interview techniques (4.00 / 2)

I'm not sure where podcasts are going, but they are obviously easier to do than video. And easier to edit also. If you have, for instance, a Zoom H2 you can do great hi-fi stereo interviews, but you cannot hand-hold it.

Audio podcasts work well - I track several sites which I download to an iPod nano, but I also download videocasts too, such as the TED presentations.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed May 20th, 2009 at 12:21:28 PM EST
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Re: Interview techniques (none / 1)

It would be trivial - but not cheap - to buy something like a Zoom for video journalism, load the audio as a separate file, and then sync it to video later.

The problem with affordable USB mics is that they look like toys. The problem with 'proper' recorders like the Zoom is that they're expensive, especially if you're not using them much.

I don't know of anyone making a mid-range product which does both jobs well. Someone ought to start selling one.

The Samson is the best and cheapest I've been able to find - but something smaller and cheaper would be better.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Wed May 20th, 2009 at 08:40:33 PM EST
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Re: Interview techniques (none / 1)

The H2 can be had for around 160 quid. We've used one for budget shooting live acoustic music: we find a 'sweet spot' for the H2 up above the crowd and it runs continuously through the shoot, then 2 cameras shoot with inbuilt mics for synching, and overdubbing close up sounds where needed.

Yesterday I did a voiceover in a pukka studio with an acoustic speaker's booth with a good mic, but the track went straight to an H4, and the engineer doing flying 'marks' on it to indicate fluffs and retakes.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Thu May 21st, 2009 at 03:49:28 AM EST
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Re: Interview techniques (none / 1)

i love my zoom. it's tough, light, small and has great little mikes in it, with flash drive. i am using an 8G card with great results. can't recommend it highly enough. well worth the cost.

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Thu May 21st, 2009 at 07:52:42 AM EST
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Re: Interview techniques (none / 1)

OT, what podcasts do you track? do you use itunes?

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Thu May 21st, 2009 at 07:56:06 AM EST
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iTunes (4.00 / 2)

I track TED, several comedy sites and podcasts by friends and colleagues - mixed audio-only, video etc. I tend to watch the videos in bed, but the audios I listen to in the car.

I only have 8 gig on the nano, so I have to dump before reloading out of iTunes.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Thu May 21st, 2009 at 08:33:59 AM EST
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