Hi there,

so here's my two cents. we've just spent the last year
recording the conversations of 200 visitor groups as they wander
through museums. we used sony mini disc recorders (199.00) available at
all major electronic stores (i.e.best buy, circuit city). They have
been highly reliable, and provide great sound quality. You can input
'track marks' as you record,and this allows you to immediately access
a particular part of the
conversation--you could do this as you change questions, or by time,
or.... We used cordless microphones (200.00 each NADY brand) but you
could use a cheaper plug in mike.

The mini-discs hold 74 minutes. They cost about 2.00 each, and we
prefer the FUJI brand (had more failures with memorex, but this is an
unscientific recommendation).


good luck!

Karen Knutson

Museum Learning Collaborative

www.museumlearning.com

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