After hearing SC's audio field reports and discussing with him how he used to record and listen to himself to fix things, I realized that this is an essential part of fixing your sticking points in the game. How are you going to figure out 'exactly' what and how if you can not clearly recall what happened? So I have concluded that recording your sarges are very important. The ultimate would be audio video recording where you record the audio while someone remotely records you and your sets on video to show the subtleities of body language etc.
Here is a thread on mASF about the possible set of Digital Voice Recording devices that some people have tried etc.
by Choumoux from the Paris Lair.
Some extensive replies and reviews in response to his post.
topic: Voice recorder MP3 reference reviews long (2 of 8), Read 299 times
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from: Ay
(first login: January, 12, 2005 04:17 AM)
date: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 03:09 AM
Funny you mention, I sell those USB key mp3 players on eBay and I was gonna use that one to record myself, but IMO most of them have interfaces where you have to look at the screen to set up voice recording. Like you have to navigate through menus and shit. I want to find one that'll record with a push of a single button.
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from: Choumoux choumouxpua@yahoo.fr
(first login: July, 07, 2004 01:29 PM)
date: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 10:00 AM
Ah, ok. Thanks for the info. I'll probably not buy a USB KEY type.
I've read reviews about the Creative MuVo recorder (cf Steviepua). A bit more expensive that what i wanted... but i guess it's the best compromise... So i'll probably buy one that's 512Mo...( the 1Go is tempting but i'm broke).
Dunno if the mike's built in, or/and if there's a line in (jack) for an external mike. I'm also worried about proprietary formats... I'd rather get the file directly as a .mp3 or .wav...
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from: stevie_pua stevie_pua@yahoo.co.uk
(first login: February, 21, 2002 09:08 AM)
date: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 07:13 PM
I am now using the Creative N200 Micro. It is small and records in .wav format (at a low bitrate). It has a 1GB memory, though 512k memories are available. I paid £109 for it (about $150). It has a built in mic. It is really small ... smaller than a matchbox. It also has line in for an external mic.
It comes with an arm band. This is of benefit to the PUA. With my earlier audio recorder (Archos Jukebox Recorder 10GB) I hid it from people. However, with the new small Creative recorder you can use the arm band and don't need to hide the machine. You just tell people it is your mp3 player/music player. They have no idea it is also recording them. There really is no need to hide it in most circumstances (unless, for example you are in a formal situation where wearing a mp3 player would be frowned upon). For most situations - street, shops, bars, even clubs it is acceptable, and even cool, to be seen with a machine this size. It may work to peacock you in some instances.
The quality of recording on the Creative is not as good as the Archos. The Archos was exceptionally good quality-wise, but you paid for this by the bulky size of the machine. The Creative's audio quality for recording voice via the inbuilt mic is FINE. The machine even comes with software to turn almost any media format into any other. You record in .wav and can turn it into .mp3, .wma and many other formats and bitrates quickly. Sometimes I process my audio in Soundforge to make it even better.
The Creative N200 is a good machine for recording PU, and I recommend it. Its advantages are a TINY size, BIG memory, innocuous and camaflaguing arm band. It can record for hours (even over a day, perhaps, on an empty 1GB memory - certainly enough to switch it on at the start of the night and turn off recording hours later).
Any questions, drop me a message here.
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from: Choumoux choumouxpua@yahoo.fr
(first login: July, 07, 2004 01:29 PM)
date: Thursday, June 09, 2005 08:51 AM
On 6/8/05 7:13:00 PM, stevie_pua wrote:
Wow, thanks for all the details man. I appreciate that.
I'll opt for the MuVo 1Go or 512Mo indeed. I take your word that recording quality is fine.
*Sigh of relief*
(I have mixed feelings about MD recorders, as my bro had one, and discs would flinch one after the other and this message would appear: "UTOC error"). But i know the sound is excellent with MD... a compromise to make i guess.)
I'll post about it too, when i get to test it myself.
I think i can get a pack with a plastic (what's the name...holster?) with necklace thing to carry it, as that'd be a more secure/discrete way to wear the thing. Cause after checking the picture, i noticed no device to attach the necklace... Although clothing rubbing against it may be an issue... I don't like so much the idea of the arm band thing...
Good thing I didn't buy a USB key, based on the critics here!
Thanks for all the input guys. Too bad I'm in a hurry, we could have bought in bulk if others are interested...and brought the price down a bit...
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>I am now using the Creative N200 Micro.
>.wav format /£109/$150/130EUR
>It may work to peacock you in some instances.
>The Creative's audio quality for recording voice
>Sometimes I process my audio in Soundforge to make it>even better.
>The Creative N200 is a good machine for recording PU, and
>I recommend it. Its advantages are a TINY size, BIGmemory,
>innocuous and camaflaguing arm
>band.
>http://pua.zap.to
>>(EDIT)
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from: stevie_pua stevie_pua@yahoo.co.uk
(first login: February, 21, 2002 09:08 AM)
date: Thursday, June 09, 2005 12:20 PM
The recording quality if fine for outside, though if you are recording in a loud club, I think few recorders are much good. My Creative N200 came with a holster which can clip into a belt. Also, if you use the recorder without the holster and without the headphones attached, you can easily hide it in a shirt front pocket and no one will see it.
If the inbuilt mic quality is not good enough for you (e.g. if you want to have a higher bitrate) you can attach a mic to the line in socket and use an external mic (need to get a connecting adaptor for the mic to join with the cable that comes with the Creative, though). Then you can record at 96/128/160 bitrate.
I haven't tried many machines, so there are bound to be other machines as good or better ... just a matter of people testing them and recommending them.
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from: rp_5150 rp_5150@yahoo.com
(first login: May, 02, 2004 08:16 PM)
date: Thursday, June 09, 2005 01:09 AM
On 6/4/05 6:27:00 PM, Choumoux wrote:
>
The usb mini-recorders are CRAP, imho.
Some guys with these couldnt record good audio from
a business meeting in a conference room with me talking 10
feet away. I even put it in my shirt pocket, and it didnt
pick up my voice well. I cant imagine these being useful
in a sarge-environment at ALL (i.e. typical street, mall,
bar, or loud club).
However.
I use a Sony Hi-MD recorder with self made
microphones. It has auto-gain control.
I am able to clearly hear convo of my sets on a club
dance floor when I put it in a shirt pocket (LOUD music
but convo picked up fine - wow).
When I put it in my front pocket of my jeans, I can get
good audio in a typical bar (with jukebox playing).
When I carry it around in my hand (in a leather case) I
get great audio also - on street, in bar, etc.
The file I had on puamedia was recorded that way.
This was on the 64kpbs setting (allows about 40 hours of
recorded audio per disc). I was holding it in my hand.
The hi-md decks connect to PC via USB for upload/download
and can convert to mp3 on the PC later.
It is expensive but I use it for other purposes
too (business, school, and bootlegging live bands -
it can record in cd quality 44.1k PCM - fucking sweet.)
Plus the audio quality for listening to music is
killer so it makes a great walkman.
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people are slave to their fears. You conquer yours. Most guys will conquer it
in context (like bungy jumping), but lets see those parachuting AFCs handling
walking into a club ALONE and SOBER and APPROACHING a girl they don't know. Or
worse ... a group of girls.
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from: Ay
(first login: January, 12, 2005 04:17 AM)
date: Friday, June 10, 2005 01:03 PM
One thing about USB key things is that they record straight to mp3. Actually they record WAV, but with mp3 bitrates, so it's the same size and quality, only different extension. I haven't tested any of them to record sarges, but I would imagine the quality has to be pretty low especially with an internal mic. Setting it up is a pain in the ass as well, unless you have the combo in which to press the buttons memorized.
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Hmm... now the question is which one(s) should I buy and try?