Hi, Kim:

This is quite interesting.  Thanks much.  Tell me more about the CD player you used.  How is it amplified?   This looks like a good solution.

Ron

"Wide, Kimberly (MBS)" wrote:

> What I did once for an exhibit at the Peterborough Centennial Museum and
> Archives was burn the tracks repeatedly onto CD (one for each sound you
> need) and buy a few cheap players.  I made a box around each player out of
> wood and left the play button exposed.  The public could press the button
> and listen to the track and the track would stop when the sound blip was
> over.  This was the most econimical means by which we could accomplish this
> and all in all, each sound station cost about $100.00.  This would reduce
> the cost to $2000 instead of $20,000.
>
> Kim Wide
> 433 Sherbourne St. Apt 1
> Toronto ON
> M4X 1K5
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Fellows [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: August 8, 2002 12:58 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Sound for exhibits
>
> Greetings, museum folks:
>
> We are planning 20 brief recordings for various exhibits in our museum.
> The plan includes a digital recorder, speaker, and push-button to
> activate the sound for each display.  The quote that we have is about
> $1,000 per systen -- $20,000 total.   Seems too much to me.  Any other
> suggestions?  What is working in your museum and at what cost?
>
> Ron Fellows, Associate Director
> Heritage of the Americas Museum
>
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