This document is intended for users who wish to record 'in the field'. This includes both the videoing of resources (animals, plants, sculpture, buildings, etc.) and the videoing of people (students, interview subjects, crowds). The common thread is that the work occurs 'outside' in a number of environments.
Read full advice document...This paper looks at practical concerns and techniques used in the shooting of video. The intention is to give the beginner tips and tools as well as to highlight some common pitfalls the beginner may encounter.
Read full advice document...This document is intended for users who wish to record groups. This includes events like workshops and seminars where more than one person is speaking; for events where only one person is speaking the user should refer to the Basic Guide to Videoing Lectures.
Read full advice document...Everything you need to know about choosing and using a USB microphone for voice recording and communication.
Read full advice document...An illustrated introductory guide to the various methods of acoustic treatment for improving room acoustics and reducing sound transmission, and some simple methods for identifying acoustic problems.
Read full advice document...An introductory guide to recording an audio podcast on a computer with a microphone and free open-source software.
This advice document will help users with little or no experience of recording audio to record their voice onto their computer using free software and simple peripherals. It then covers basic processing and editing of their recording and mastering it to a final format - in this case MP3. Simple instructions are then given for delivering this recording as a podcast through an institution's VLE and for archiving projects.
Read full advice document...A step-by-step guide to diagnosing and rectifying some common technical problems encountered when preparing a recording system
Read full advice document...A more advanced guide to various stereo microphone techniques.
Read full advice document...A guide to using microphones in some of their common applications in recording. Covers good practice in setting up and connecting microphones, and includes tips on getting the best from your equipment and subject.
Read full advice document...A guide to microphone characteristics, selection and care
Read full advice document...An overview of all the elements involved in producing screencasts at different levels of complexity, and for a variety of educational purposes. We examine some technical tools and methods for screencast creation from the ground up, and for those already familiar with screencasting there are ideas and tips for improving quality and effectiveness.
Read full advice document...First impressions of the Samson Meteor USB microphone
Read blog entry...Storify summary and aggregation of yesterday's brilliant Turbo T.E.L. - Technology Enhanced Learning event in Bristol
A day of lightning talks on a huge range of e-learning related subjects organised by RSC South West. Very successful, informative and fun, and hopefully the first of many such events!
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...use your mic wisely.
Read blog entry...Tuesday the 7th of December 2010 sees JISC Digital Media launch the 12 Days of JISC Digital Media Christmas, a very lighthearted and tongue-in-cheek series of videos.
Read blog entry...A new advice document focussing on microphones which connect directly to computer via USB.
Read blog entry...A new guide to the different types of Portable Digital Audio Recorders, from digital dictaphones to professional field recorders.
Read blog entry...Setting up multiple USB microphones for multi-channel recording.
Read blog entry...First experiences of the new Samson Go Mic, a miniature USB microphone with built-in audio interface.
Read blog entry...Here at JISC Digital Media we've made a very brief (79 second) video to compare the Kodak Zi8 and Flip Ultra pocket camcorders with the considerably more sophisticated (and considerably more expensive) Sony Z5.
Read blog entry...Screencasting Workflow gives a detailed overview of the workflow for creating screencasts - videos of computer screen activity with voice narration and additional content.
Read blog entry...Our latest advice document is a Basic Guide to Field Video Recording.
Read blog entry...An overview of acoustic treatment methods and materials, and advice on identifying and meeting the acoustic needs of your room.
Read blog entry...A new JISC Digital Media screencast offering advice on microphone technique and choice for voice-over. Recorded for today's online surgery.
Read blog entry...Three new advice documents designed to assist you in choosing an audio interface for your computer system.
Read blog entry...New entry-level audio interface from industry heavyweights Apogee, aimed squarely at the podcaster, but boasting quality suitable for serious music usage.
Read blog entry...Steve Hull, one of JISC Digital Media's Technical Support Officers for moving images, gave a talk at this year's DIVERSE conference in Aberystwyth on the 25th of June.
Read blog entry...The keen-eyed among you will have already noticed we have just released details of our new training programme for September to December.
Read blog entry...First impressions of the Voice Memo function in the new v3.0 iPhone software and comparison with an equivalent existing utility.
Read blog entry...A new video document has just been published. The Basic Guide to Videoing Groups is a basic guide to -- well, to videoing groups.
Read blog entry...It is exactly one month until the launch of the JISC Digital Media Audio Workshops, which kicks off with Audio Production: Recording Lectures, Seminars, Interviews and Podcasts.

As an accompanying piece to my installation next week of Steve Reich's Pendulum Music, I've been asked to provide an ambient sound bed, which will play between the 'performances' of the Pendulum Music which take place over the course of a week.
Read blog entry...As 5.1 surround sound finally enters the mainstream, with the ready availability of affordable consumer systems, the need for the ability to record audio in three dimensions has become pressing. Surround sound can lend an atmosphere to a recording where mere stereo (or, god forbid, mono) will struggle. However, surround recording has thus-far been an esoteric and technically (not to mention financially) challenging business.
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