Recording and Editing
Audio Production from the Field
With all the available choices for remote broadcasting, consider your requirements, functionality and budget.
Enco Systems RemoteVT
Remote voicetracking
JK Audio RemoteMix One
Field interview tool
Field Report: Sony Creative Software Sound Forge Pro 10
Chris Wygal thinks Sony Sound Forge Pro 10 is a veritable Swiss Army Knife for audio recording, restoration and mastering.
IK Multimedia iRig Mic Cast
Portable recording mic
Alesis iO4
Recording interface
Allen & Heath ZED-16FX, ZED-18
Live recording mixers
RDL (Radio Design Labs) FP-MR2
Message repeater
Field Report: Nagra SD
This sturdy handheld recorder has several plug-in mic elements for greater recording versatility.
Olympus LS-100
Handheld recorder
Focusrite Audio Engineering Scarlett 2i2
USB recording interface
Tascam iM2
iPhone/iPad/iPod microphone
Field Report: Adobe Audition CS5.5
With its 5.5 release, Audition is now available for Mac users.
Field Report: Olympus DM-620
The most unique feature of this recorder is the Tresmic 3 microphone system.
Tascam DR-40
Portable recorder
Harlan Hagan's Voiceover Essentials Porta-Booth Pro
Portable sound booth
Roland Ships R-1000 Multi-Channel Recorder/Player
The rack-mount unit can record up to 48 tracks of audio.
Roland R-26
Portable recorder
Focusrite Audio Engineering Control 2802
Recording console/DAW
Stringing MP3s Together
No need for an editing program if you can get the command line in Windows.
Field Report: Avid Mbox Mini
This computer audio interface provides phantom power, direct line-in inputs for musical instruments or audio components, and features capture and mix for high-quality sessions, with up to 24-bit/48kHz audio resolution.
Managing Audio Assets
While stations and networks take heroic efforts to create this audio, many stations are not fully protecting or managing these assets once they exist.
Samson Technologies Zoom H2n
Handy recorder
AETA Audio Systems 4Minx
Audio recorder/mixer
AETA Audio Systems eScoop
Recording app
