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Dear SHCG List

Can anyone help with this oral history query?  If so please reply direct to David at the address below.

David: Rob Perks at the British Library is always a great source of advice on oral history technical issues.  I've worked very successfully with Edirol and Zoom solid state recorders recently and wouldn't go back to mini disc.

Best wishes

Georgina

SHCG Secretary

 




On Thu 15/09/11 3:07 PM , "David Hardill" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:.

Hello
 
Would you be able to pass this enquiry on to the SHCG members.
 
Can anyone help with this oral history problem.
 
I am currently undertaking oral history with a Marantz PMD660 digital tape recorder. Although it is easy to operate I am regulalry having difficulties with the machinery (yes, I have contacted Marantz, but there has been no conclusion as yet).
 
The difficulties are basically the machine relaying the message "unformat." on the screen. The result of this is that the system freezes and I can't do anything. Hitherto I buy another card and have to abandon any OH recordings on the disc.
 
This may possibly be because the flash card has too much memory or some fundamental problem with the machine. I have tried cards with smaller memories and the unformatting comes up again.
 
I would like to know if anyone has had this problem, can suggest a solution or can give alternative methods of recording. I used to use mini-discs, which although more fiddly, proved to be more reliable for working and inputting onto computer.
 
I don't know how much OH recording is going on at the moment, but it has been difficult locating people with any knowledge of the technical aspects of this so far.
 
Kindest regards
 
David
 
David Hardill
Community Heritage Officer
Yate Town Council Heritage Centre
 
(   01454 862200
2    01454 862200
 

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