History at Leicester
Recording equipment and all things digital
The golden rule for all oral history is to make as good a recording as you can, and this means using a high quality sound recorder. This guide also gives advice on microphones, archiving, and using Audacity sound editing software.
Tips on using Audacity can also be found on our podcast guidance page while the 'Introduction to Audacity' below is a brief outline of what Audacity can do.
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