[Studiotalk] Remote Studio Volunteers Query

Fri Jan 15 15:36:47 CST 2021

Thanks so much, Tyler. We’ll be in touch if further info is needed. - Mike

Mike L. Marlin, Director
California Braille and Talking Book Library
Sacramento, CA
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Hi Mike,

We were in the same situation last year and over the summer we started working on an at-home narrating option.  Fortunately, we had some funds to buy the necessary gear (mic, interface, and other peripherals).  In addition, we acquired some re-purposed laptops from the state that I installed Hindenburg on. We currently have 3 people using the at-home recording kits and have ordered equipment for 5 more.

For now, the process is for the narrator to record and self-review/edit, then the files are reviewed again.  I'm currently doing the review myself, just to make sure nothing problematic is occurring in the recording since this is all relatively new.  I'll explore bringing on additional reviewers once the at-home narrators are feeling more comfortable.

I also have a few people doing what we call Final Review (which is a review of a finished recording) at home.  I provide them with audio files that they can play on whatever native media player they have, so access to Hindenburg isn't necessary in those cases.

That's the short version -- if you have more specific questions, just let me know.

Best,
Tyler
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Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2021 2:56 PM
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Subject: [Studiotalk] Remote Studio Volunteers Query

Dear NLS studio folks,

Like many of you, I suppose, in person volunteering for us was suspended when the pandemic hit back in March 2020. Since then our Studio Coordinator Christopher Duran has been diligently converting A2D local recordings at home while we have all been teleworking. Alas our new titles production has come to a grinding halt.  I have been asking our administration about enlisting remote volunteers, but at this juncture we’re unable to utilize them. While we are awaiting some action from our legal team to initiate remote volunteering (long story), I thought I would inquire about others who may be utilizing remote or online studio volunteers.

We are curious about the following:

•         Does your network library studio use remote volunteers, and if so for which tasks (narrators, monitors, reviewers)?

•         Did your vvolunteer policy already allow remote volunteers or did you have to amend it, and if so what was needed to be put into place?

•                         For those of you who have remote volunteers, do you supply your volunteers with any software, i.e. HABC or APH or ? If not do they supply their own software to create audio files?

•         Finally, do your volunteers make their own corrections as they go or after being reviewed, if at all?

I know this is a lot to ask but we’re very curious and hoping to come up with a viable remote studio volunteer program for now and even after the pandemic has passed and we can return to in-person volunteering.

Please feel free to respond to this post or contact me  directly.

Stay safe,

Mike M.

Mike L. Marlin, Director

Braille and Talking Book Library

California State Library

P.O. Box 942837

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Sacramento, CA 94237-0001

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