I'm embarking on a new stage in a family history project, in which I'll be interviewing my grandmother and great aunt for their knowledge and stories about our relatives. What is the best technology by which to do so - that is, how should I best record and preserve these conversations? [more inside]
posted by AthenaPolias on Feb 3, 2012 - 12 answers

Is there a way to set up some sort of dictation system in which you can talk into a microphone while out walking around and have the words transmitted back to your computer? [more inside]
posted by AdamCSnider on Jan 25, 2012 - 8 answers

Point an old school composer toward making electronic music, especially with these so-called 'beats' all the kids are talking about. [more inside]
posted by Lutoslawski on Jun 14, 2010 - 12 answers

How do they fix performance glitches when doing post-production on "live" recordings? [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese on Nov 16, 2009 - 9 answers

What compact gear setup is be best for taking general-purpose environmental audio field recordings while traveling? [more inside]
posted by colinmarshall on Jun 22, 2009 - 7 answers

I heard a term somewhere that referred to the modern phenomena of sounds being decoupled from what produces them, in the sense that it's no longer a one-to-one relationship between sound and thing. So whereas previously every time you heard a bark you knew it was a dog, now it could be a TV, a computer, or a robot dog. Likewise, a big professional sound system could sound like almost anything. I think the originator was an academic. I distinctly remembering seeing mention of this on wikipedia once. What was that term? Who coined it?
posted by phrontist on Dec 9, 2008 - 5 answers

How can I record phonecalls taking place on my cell phone? [more inside]
posted by catatethebird on Jan 23, 2008 - 14 answers