Message 1: Field Recording: Mp3 players, IpodDate: 22-Sep-2004From: Nicole Rosen <nicole.rosenuleth.ca> Subject: Field Recording: Mp3 players, Ipod I've done a search and not a lot has been said about mp3 players specifically, so I'm hoping to get more information here. I'm looking to purchase audio recording equipment for field work, and I'd like to have the option to do phonetic analysis. I understand that minidisks distort the sound somewhat, and the audio technician in the resource centre here at my university suggested either DAT, or preferably iPod. I know that DAT is fairly standard, but was hoping to avoid the digitization process. The problem is that I don't know any linguists using iPods/mp3 players going ahead and buying this equipment without hearing testimonies. So, is anyone out there using these players for field recording? If so, any information would useful, including accessories needed if any. Thanks, and I'll post a summary of responses. Message 2: Ling Resources for Blind StudentsDate: 21-Sep-2004From: Kevin Watson <k.d.watsonlancaster.ac.uk> Subject: Ling Resources for Blind Students Dear all, I was wondering if anyone has any advice or knows of any new resources to aid in the teaching of linguistics (particularly phonetics & the IPA) to blind students? I have searched the Linguist List archives, but what I've found seems to be rather old - I'm curious about what new developments there might be, if any. In addition, does anyone have any information about linguistics materials/resources/textbooks etc in audio format? Please reply to me directly and I'll summarise to the list. Thanks in advance for any help! Best wishes, Kevin. --- Kevin Watson Department of Linguistics and English Language Lancaster University Lancaster, LA1 4YT http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/kevin/kevin.htm ; Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue |