There are a number of recorders that can be used to record your oral history interviews and choosing the best voice recorders will depend on a lot of factors. Zoom H1 has been the choice of many oral historians due to its small size and simplicity, but the evolution continued. Zoom has since then introduced…

Let’s get right into it. First and foremost ensure there are no extraneous noises such as pets, people having conversations, traffic that may distract your recording process. Sometimes noise can be inevitable, check out my blog on Top Tips on How to Record your Oral History Interviews in a Noisy Environment. However the less noise…

The other day, an oral historian got in touch with me to transcribe an audio on refugees in Sudan. It was about a two-hour long audio file. Exciting right? Well yes, I mean transcription is fun but, in this case, I just had a couple of issues that I felt I needed to share and…