[Hidden-tech] Telephone Recording

[Jeff Rutherford]

I agree with everything David said.

I record and produce a podcast. I've used Skype and call recorder to record many phone calls, and I've never had a problem yet with Call Recorder and Skype. Occasionally with Skype, if it's a long conversation, the other person's voice may fade for a brief second, but it's usually not an issue.


Jeff

Jeff Rutherford
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On Jan 17, 2010, at 9:53 PM, David Spound wrote:

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> Hi Fred,
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> I tried several different devices that connected to my telephones and none were satisfactory because my voice would be loud and the other person’s voice would be soft which made listening to the recordings very difficult.
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> A solution that works great for me is to use Skype to make the calls <http://www.skype.com/>. Skype software is free and calling from one computer to another is also free (if your interviewees will install and use Skype, too). If they won’t, you would use Skype to call them on their an actual phone numbers. For this, you would need to buy the “Skype Out” service which costs just a few dollars per month. 
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> In order to make the recordings through Skype, you would need to purchase an add-on software program called “Call Recorder” <http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/>. Once installed, there is a simple red “record” button on screen whenever you launch Skype. Very easy to use.
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> The recording quality will be quite good, with balanced sound volume between you and your interviewee. Also, even though your Mac has built-in speakers and a microphone, you will get better results if you  have a good headset. You can get a decent USB headset at Staples for $20 - $50.
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> Hope this helps.
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> on 1/17/10 2:14 PM, Fred Levine at fred at smallbatchbooks.com wrote:
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>> Can anyone recommend a way to record a phone call directly onto a computer (Mac, please), to create a digital audio file? I need a way to record telephone interviews.
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>> Thanks for any and all help.
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