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One of the most important determiners of the success of any oral history project is the quality of the audio record ultimately produced. Making a high-quality recording requires two things: (1) recording methods that are sound and sensitive to the situation at hand; and (2) equipment that is adequate for the task. This site offers guidelines regarding both of these factors. This is a partial site, established for the purpose of demonstrating what would be possible given a full project. This site is currently divided into four sections, detailed below:

Section I: Microphones and Rooms

Section II: Equipment Considerations

Section III: Speech Acoustics