Software to record yourself interpreting/reading/talking for studying purposes Thread poster: hfp
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hfp
United States
Local time: 06:21
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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 
Canada
Local time: 06:21
Member (2009)
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| 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 $30) and a tape (regular size, not micro).
It works just fine for me. I use it to record myself when I do exercises from ACEBO, and then listen to what I recorded and keep "score": the number of omissions, mistranslations, mispronunciations, grammatical errors, "um's" and "eh's", unnecessary pauses, etc. Thanks to this method, the number of all these flows consistently goes down!
I'm sure a very sophisticated software for this exists, but I feel no need to invest in it.
I'm not sure it was the answer you wanted - but good luck in your studies, anyway! ▲ Collapse
| | | | hfp
United States
Local time: 06:21
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TOPIC STARTER | Thanks, Suzanne and Alexandra | Mar 1, 2009 |
I appreciate your help, Suzanne and Alexandra. Lately I have been using Sound Recorder, which is the basic recording program that comes with any version of Windows I think. It works decently. A simple recorder might be a good idea. I'll look into it. Take care.
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Local time: 12:21
| I used to record my voice with my cell phone's recorder... | Mar 2, 2009 |
...then I bought a recorder, just because with a phone like mine (Nokia 7370) you can record max 5 minutes at a time. Sometimes, when I do interpreting practice and sight translations, I practice for more than 5 consecutive minutes. With a recorder, I can record myself practicing for more than 5 minutes. Everything is recorded in MP3 format, since it's a digital recorder.
| | | | DZiW (X)
Ukraine
English to Russian
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Hello hfp.
Did you know that M$ 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
United States
Local time: 06:21
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TOPIC STARTER
Thanks, Sergei, Ilary, DZiW, and Frank. Your comments have been helpful.
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