http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/tom-petty-slideshow-by-student-journalists/ Notes from the classroom and observations about today's practice of journalism online Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:23:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/tom-petty-slideshow-by-student-journalists/#comment-279 Anonymous Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:55:55 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/tom-petty-slideshow-by-student-journalists/#comment-279 I didn't have time Thursday, when she came to borrow it, to teach the fine points of mic level adjustment, which would have made that better. I basically said, "This is how you turn it on and this is the 'record' button." I didn’t have time Thursday, when she came to borrow it, to teach the fine points of mic level adjustment, which would have made that better. I basically said, “This is how you turn it on and this is the ‘record’ button.”

]]> http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/tom-petty-slideshow-by-student-journalists/#comment-278 Mindy McAdams Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:39:41 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/tom-petty-slideshow-by-student-journalists/#comment-278 I also heard that the student using the MicroTrack stood directly in front of the speakers at the press conference. Oops! Well, every story we report is a learning experience. I also heard that the student using the MicroTrack stood directly in front of the speakers at the press conference. Oops! Well, every story we report is a learning experience.

]]> http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/tom-petty-slideshow-by-student-journalists/#comment-277 Anonymous Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:19:10 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/tom-petty-slideshow-by-student-journalists/#comment-277 I can give you a little background on the audio capture. Since you were away, I guess I was the next target on their "borrow gear" list. The audio was captured on some Olympus recorder and on my Microtrack, which they borrowed. No mics were borrowed from me, so I imagine the onboard mics were used. From watching the shows, my guess is that the Microtrack was used for the interior stuff (like the Mayor) and the Olympus was used outside. I can give you a little background on the audio capture. Since you were away, I guess I was the next target on their “borrow gear” list. The audio was captured on some Olympus recorder and on my Microtrack, which they borrowed. No mics were borrowed from me, so I imagine the onboard mics were used. From watching the shows, my guess is that the Microtrack was used for the interior stuff (like the Mayor) and the Olympus was used outside.

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