Software to record yourself interpreting/reading/talking for studying purposes Initiator des Themas: hfp
| hfp Vereinigte Staaten Local time: 23:04 Spanisch > Englisch + ...
What do you all use to record yourself or listen to yourself when you are interpreting or simply reading something? I am trying to find a program that will allow me to record myself as I study for the oral part of the Federal Court interpreting exam. I currently use Audacity, but that gives me errors sometimes. Any ideas? Thank you. | | | Suzanne Deliscar Kanada Local time: 23:04 Mitglied (2009) Spanisch > Englisch + ... Try Speak-Write | Feb 28, 2009 |
Speak-Write is a telephone dictation program, maybe this is what you are looking for. The website can be found at www.speak-write.com. | | | The old-fashoned way: a shoebox recorder and a tape | Mar 1, 2009 |
I might be behind times - but this is what I do. I use a shoe-box recorder (bought on Amazon for under $30) and a tape (regular size, not micro). It works just fine for me. I use it to record myself when I do exercises from ACEBO, and then listen to what I recorded and keep "score": the number of omissions, mistranslations, mispronunciations, grammatical errors, "um's" and "eh's", unnecessary pauses, etc. Thanks to this method, the number of all these flows consistently goes down... See more I might be behind times - but this is what I do. I use a shoe-box recorder (bought on Amazon for under $30) and a tape (regular size, not micro). It works just fine for me. I use it to record myself when I do exercises from ACEBO, and then listen to what I recorded and keep "score": the number of omissions, mistranslations, mispronunciations, grammatical errors, "um's" and "eh's", unnecessary pauses, etc. Thanks to this method, the number of all these flows consistently goes down! I'm sure a very sophisticated software for this exists, but I feel no need to invest in it. I'm not sure it was the answer you wanted - but good luck in your studies, anyway! ▲ Collapse | | | hfp Vereinigte Staaten Local time: 23:04 Spanisch > Englisch + ... THEMENSTARTER Thanks, Suzanne and Alexandra | Mar 1, 2009 |
I appreciate your help, Suzanne and Alexandra. Lately I have been using Sound Recorder, which is the basic recording program that comes with any version of Windows I think. It works decently. A simple recorder might be a good idea. I'll look into it. Take care. | |
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| Ilary (X) Local time: 05:04 I used to record my voice with my cell phone's recorder... | Mar 2, 2009 |
...then I bought a recorder, just because with a phone like mine (Nokia 7370) you can record max 5 minutes at a time. Sometimes, when I do interpreting practice and sight translations, I practice for more than 5 consecutive minutes. With a recorder, I can record myself practicing for more than 5 minutes. Everything is recorded in MP3 format, since it's a digital recorder. | | | DZiW (X) Ukraine Englisch > Russisch + ...
Hello hfp. Did you know that M$ has a built-in 'Sound Recorder' ? It's rather simple and has no special features but it's free. really small and quite handy. Also check your soundcard CD for some software you may need too Cheers. | | | audiograbber | Mar 16, 2009 |
hi hfp, I've been using this tiny freewar software over the years, it's called Audiograbber http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/download.html and once installed, go FILE> Line in sampling... and connect your headphones with mic. I used to play speeches in mp3 on a music player or live sessions and start audiograbber to record my simultaneous.... See more hi hfp, I've been using this tiny freewar software over the years, it's called Audiograbber http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/download.html and once installed, go FILE> Line in sampling... and connect your headphones with mic. I used to play speeches in mp3 on a music player or live sessions and start audiograbber to record my simultaneous. efficient!! best, francesca ▲ Collapse | |
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hfp Vereinigte Staaten Local time: 23:04 Spanisch > Englisch + ... THEMENSTARTER
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