Date:         Wed, 18 Feb 2004 15:08:05 -0500
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From:         Mike Loughlin <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Field Recording Formats
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Here at The North American Phonograph Co. we like to use an Edison Triumph
or Standard Phonograph with Borri wax cylinders.  If you need any cylinders,
let us know.

Mike Loughlin
The North American Phonograph Co
518-622-2870


>From: Matthew Barton <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: [ARSCLIST] Field Recording Formats
>Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 13:33:54 -0500
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>Does anyone out there have suggestions for a dependable field recording
>format? Here at the Folklife Center, we're getting more and more queries
>about this. In recent years most audio fieldwork has been done on
>cassette or DAT, and even though both of those formats have a limited
>future, they have a large user base and may be preferable for the short
>run while the market decides just what will be available. That said, a
>lot of people are rushing to buy items such as portable CD recorders and
>Marantz's flashcard recorder, moves that they may live to regret. Still
>others are using Minidisc recorders. One growing and intriguing
>possibility is laptop hard drive recording, which can be accomplished
>with various combinations of gear, but would seem to cost almost as much
>as a non-portable digital audio workstation.
>
>Any suggestions or useful tales from the field would be appreciated.
>Thanks!
>
>Matthew Barton
>American Folklife Center
>The Library of Congress
>101 Independence Ave., SE
>Washington, DC 20540-4610
>phone: (202) 707-1733
>fax: (202) 707-2076
>email: [log in to unmask]

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