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SoniClear products are useful for a number of recording applications in journalism. Interviews Record interviews in SoniClear while tagging the important points with predefined notes. Later it is easy to jump to the exact point in the interview to review the conversation in more detail. Hear a sample interview, Mike Wallace of CBS 60 Minutes, discussing The Art of Interviewing on the Oxford Review Internet radio show, located on the Example Recordings Page (under "Interview Archive Examples") . Press Conferences Record press conferences on your laptop or tablet computer. Highlight important points in the conference for reference. Convert the recording to MP3 format for uploading to the office by email. Or play back selected portions of the conference while reporting on location, using SoniClear like an instant replay device for audio. Internet Radio Publishing Use SoniClear to record Internet Radio pieces for delivery through your website. SoniClear converts the recording into standard MP3 format that can be played on any computer. SoniClear MeetingPro installs on your Windows laptop, and can be run in the background while you run PowerPoint slideshows or take additional notes in Word. No tape or batteries are needed, and built-in VoiceBoost Signal Enhancement makes listening to lectures easier and clearer. Experience the Power of SoniClear Try out SoniClear for yourself and experience the power of digital recording on your laptop. Request the SoniClear Evaluation and follow these simple Evaluation Instructions. This example shows how to record an interview with the ability to bookmark important points in the conversation. The same techniques could be applied to recording conferences. For recording web radio pieces, see the application page Web Radio Production. Evaluation Instructions Install SoniClear Evaluation Version, and start the program.
SoniClear at startup Before the interview starts, create a new file for recording: Click the New button Enter a file name, select "Lecture" as the recording type, and click OK.  New File Dialog This will display "Ready to Record" in the status window, along with the length of time that you can record (based on the amount of free space on your disk drive). The program is now ready to record. When the interview starts, click the red Record button. Set the record level using the "level" slider. The best level is when the record meter registers generally in the middle of the green range. When important points occur in the conversation, press the Space Bar on the computer to enter a timestamped note. You can type additional information, or just leave it as a blank note to mark the time, filling in the note information later. When the interview is over, click the Stop button. You will be prompted to confirm that you want to stop recording. Recording will actually stop when you click Yes. You can review the audio by clicking the Play button. If you do not hear anything, be sure the audio to your speakers is on. This can be adjusted by clicking on the speaker icon in the lower right corner of the computer screen. SoniClear will automatically record from the microphone built into most laptop computers. For improved sound quality, using an external microphone is desirable. Refer to the notes about microphones on the Microphone Notes Page. Suggestions on how to get the best sound quality are also included in the program documentation (SoniClear Online Documentation), and on the Troubleshooting Support Page. The recording is made in WAV format. This file can be burned to CDROM for archival purposes. You can also convert it to MP3 format. From the File pulldown menu, select Export to MP3. Enter a file name and location (or accept the default choice). Then click Encode. The MP3 file exported from SoniClear is in the standard MP3 format. It can be used like any other MP3 file, such as burn it to an MP3 CDROM, transfer to MP3 players for portable playback, or post to a website for download. |
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