Wk 6 – Tech Time

The sound recorder – such a small device yet so troubling at times. After clicking all the buttons, twisting the dials and pretending to be an Anchorwoman for a solid five minutes, our group headed out into the ruckus of le RMIT Campus… Which proved to be not that interesting at 9:45 on a Thursday morning.

Our content largely consisted of truck engines and construction works, with the additional conversation. A problem that became the general consensus for the class was attaining clear recordings since the wind and common activity of the campus kept interfering with the signal strengths.

I wouldn’t say that any of the recordings were of particular consequence and nor would I ever use them again but it was interesting to use a new piece of technology. I’m glad that for Project Brief 3 I rented the Sony MC50 instead of this device because I don’t think I’m much of a fan…