[Studiotalk] studiotalk Digest, Vol 14, Issue 1

[James Langton]

Hi Ilia

I'm sure you will get a lot of replies to this message with a lot of
suggestions about equipment, most of which will read like Greek to you if
you are not an audio person.

My advice is to consider using a little of your budget to have a consultant
'create' the studio for you, put together a package of equipment which will
work together.

In order to get professional-quality results, you ideally will need some
kind of sound-proof booth, a decent 'desktop' computer with plenty of
storage memory, a DAW (digital audio workstation) of some kind, ie software
like ProTools, Logic or HABC, a decent microphone, cables, and an interface
(for example, a Scarlett 2i2) to turn the sound into digital information,
and professional headphones for the monitor.

You might consider asking Chris Mundy at Multi State Center East for advice
- his email address is msce1 at iac.net

Chris is extremely generous with his time, knowledgeable and helpful. He
will likely point you towards Hindenburg Audio Book Creator (HABC),
software developed for NLS which can be used as a one-stop-shop for
recording and authoring NLS Digital Talking Books.

I'm happy to help in any way I can - jameslangton at nypl.org

Good luck and best wishes,

James
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James Langton| New York Public Library

*Manager, Audio Book Studio*

Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library

40 West 20th Street | New York | NY | 10011
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> We have been presented with a grant opportunity for a recording studio to
> record local books, can anyone suggest what we might need? We currently
> have a room, about 8 ft. by 8ft, it has a window and ceiling tiles on the
> walls for sound (It was a rough recording studio a few decades ago). We've
> used Audacity in the past for short newsletters. I'm thinking we would need
> maybe 2 or 3 microphones, a filter, not really sure what else. Can anyone
> suggest a list of items?
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> Thanks!
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> Ilia Desjardins
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James Langton| New York Public Library

*Manager, Audio Book Studio*

Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library

40 West 20th Street | New York | NY | 10011
<https://maps.google.com/?q=40+West+20th+Street+%7C+New+York+%7C+NY+%7C+10011&entry=gmail&source=g>

T: 212-206 5403 <(212)%20621-0620> | jameslangton at nypl.org
<jillrothstein at nypl.org>

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