Audio Equipment

Audio Equipment at the Freedman Center takes three forms: things that you can use to capture audio events (recorders), things that you can use to playback previously recorded events, and things that transcode (convert analog signals to digital signals).

For the most part, the audio equipment that records events is equipment that the Freedman Center loans--that is, you check it out like a book. The players are for use in the Freedman Center and are a part of multimedia creation or language learning.

If you have any questions, thoughts, or suggestions, drop us a line.

Olympus WS-200S Digital Voice Recorder (9)
Students and faculty can check out these recorders for up to 48hrs to capture interviews, lectures, and dialogue on-site. Students from the Communication Disorders department have used them to record and analyze speech pathology for example. The digital voice recorder kits now include lapel microphones to make capturing lectures, inteviews, and presentations simple.

Alesis MultiMix8 Firewire (1) paired with (4) Heil PR-40 mic
Podcasting! This is our studio setup for recording dialogue and interviews which can be published as podcasts or burned to CD. The mics also work great for high-quality voice overs for training videos and DVD content. The department of modern languages has used this to record interviews in foreign languages for example.

Audio Cassette Deck (4)
Some professors have a decade of lectures captured to cassette tape. Now you can digitize your tapes and burn them to CD or publish them online. The Freedman Center makes use of the JVC TD-W354 double-cassette deck with Dolby B-C NR HX Pro. This tape deck uses a Compu Calibration system: Load a tape, press a button, and in less than 20 seconds the deck adjusts bias, equalization, and sensitivity for the best possible recording with that specific tape.

Vinyl Record Player (4)
Some educational content was recorded to vinyl records. But don't worry, we will help you digitize your vinyl's for education or pleasure! You'll learn a lot about digital audio in the process which one of the purposes of the center. So bring in that Zeppelin vinyl and see if you can really hear anything when it is played backwards. The Freedman Center uses four Audio-Technica AT-PL120 Professional HiFi 3-Speed (33-1/3, 45, 78 RPM) Fully-Manual Direct Drive Turntables.

Open Reel-to-Reel Audio Player (1)
The department of Psychology found some valuable reel-to-reel audio in their collection. We helped them digitize and restore their reel-to-reel audio and burn it to CD. We will help you too. The Freedman Center uses the Akai X-100D Cross Field open reel-to-reel player/recorder. The Akai operates at four speeds: 1 7/8, 3 3/4, 7 1/2, and 15 ips; offering a full 4-track stereo / monoaural system.