Audio Techniques for Oral History

This core workshop in the DC Oral History Collaborative Training Series will take an in-depth look at some of the techniques that oral historians use to get quality audio from their recording equipment. While the workshop will focus on the Zoom H4n audio recorder, many of the skills and practices introduced can be used for recording with any technologies. In this workshop, attendees will:

• Learn how to optimize settings on their audio recorders to get the best audio.

• Understand how audio is encoded as a digital file and how that applies to: filetypes, bit rates, and frequencies.

• Understand some of the most common causes of poor audio quality and how to set up their interview space to avoid them.

This workshop will be held in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in room 401-C. The nearest metro stations are Chinatown Gallery Place on the Red, Green, and Yellow Lines and Metro Center on the Red, Blue, Orange and Silver Lines.

The DC Oral History Collaborative (DCOHC) documents, preserves, and celebrates the lived experiences of all Washington, DC residents and communities through oral history. The Collaborative accomplishes this by providing training, mentorship, resources, programs, and funding to current and aspiring oral historians. The Collaborative is a partnership of HumanitiesDC and the DC Public Library

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library - 4th Floor Conference Space, 901 G Street, NW, Washington, United States

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