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Re: How to Build a Portable Podcast Studio

Ryan Trauman — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 15:24:11 -0000

I agree with both of you. An audio interface directly into the computer has a lot of benefits. However, I've heard several experienced podcasters who have moved away from recording directly into the computer to directly to a hard drive. From what I understand, every one in a while (it's actually happened to me), the software will glitch and destroy the recording. Sometimes the connection to the interface will be lost, or the audio recording software (often a DAW) will freeze or have some other error. It's not necessarily that common, but it does happen. I've been using an H6 for a couple of years now, and it's been rock solid with it's reliability. Also, the H6 is incredibly versatile. You can record up to six different people (with the available Zoom adapter) and you also have the option of using the H6 as an audio interface (although I'm not sure how many discrete channels it can send to the computer). The on-board XY mics for the H6 are great if you want to collect ambient, on-location sounds for post production. And using the H6's headphone port allows for latency free monitoring. That can also be said for most USB audio interfaces, but not all of 'em.

Re: On enjoyment and writing

Ryan Trauman — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:13:23 -0000

Hey, Alex. Great post. It really gets me thinking about why I write, despite the lack of compensation or (sometimes) pleasure. I thought maybe ethics or habit, but those didn't really seem to stick. Instead, I've concluded that it has much more to do with my idea of a lifestyle. What writing get's me in a more global-lifestyle sense. I've written a much more specific, reflective response back on my blog. I hope you have a chance to take a look.

Re: Digital video and scholarship

Ryan Trauman — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:20:30 -0000

Alex. I've posted a response to your call for more video blogging in Rhet/Comp. It's nothing more than me-as-talking-head, but it's a start, and I'm working to expand it from there. I encourage you to take a look here: http://www.ryantrauman.com ... Best, Trauman.

Re: Digital video and scholarship

Ryan Trauman — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:48:42 -0000

Nice, thoughtful post, Alex. You mention that there's not a lot of video blogging in Rhet/Comp studies, and you wonder why. I rather loathe to introduce such a tired word, but I'd point to the affordances of the medium as much as to the budget issues that you mention. In other words, what is it that video can do for us (as Rhet/Comp scholars) that alphabetic texts don't (or don't do well)? For instance, much of your post focuses on your talking into the camera. That does actually offer some important info about you and your delivery that alphabetic text doesn't. But to a large extent, your post isn't "about" you. Please don't take this as a criticism. I rather liked being able to put a face to your name, and found the post important in that way. I know you've got the image of the ducks, the water, the playground, etc., but again, I wonder what semiotic work this is accomplishing that alphabetic text (your s

Re: Digital video and scholarship

Ryan Trauman — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:47:57 -0000

Some part of me thinks that maybe our discipline seems to focus on things more difficult to catch on camera. But then I think, "No, writing is an incredibly material act." Maybe language is a more abstract entity, but writing and signs are material. We should keep that in mind when we think about the sorts of media we want to post in our blogs. (I don't mean for this to sound prescriptive, or like I'm wagging my finger. Instead, a thinking through of the idea for myself in response to you. A reflection toward motivation, I guess.)

I just posted (http://ryantrauman.com) an entry considering how we make decisions about adopting technologies in our classrooms, scholarship, and institutions. Teaching Sophie software at DMAC, and listening to the participants get excited and frustrated about the software really has me thinking about it.

But what I ended up writing was a reflection about decision making in the abstract. What visuals would have worked? Probably not many, but maybe it's a good reminder to me that what I'm studying has real, material components. That it emerges from and results in texts.

I really appreciate that your post got me thinking about that. Hopefully, I'll post about that idea soon. Probably, too, will embed your video. That'll be a good start.

(P.S. I'm a big fan of _The Two Virtuals_.)