WineConf and sound recording

[M. GOUJON]

On 03/30/2018 05:04 PM, Henri Verbeet wrote:
> On 29 March 2018 at 20:30, M. GOUJON <ale.goujon at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Recordings of previous wine confs have been somewhat disappointing
>> especially the sound part: microphone buggy, people asking question too far
>> from the micro...
>> Some of you are native English speakers, others not and understanding
>> everyone quickly becomes a challenge (and you ends up with a headache).
>>
>> May I suggest you to buy some clip-on microphones ?
>> Handheld ones ones are heavy and people always forget to speak in it.
>> If you wanna invest some bucks, digital recorders are the best option.
>>
>> If needed, I can donate those missing bucks.
>>
> I happen to agree that the recordings have room for improvement, and
> would like to see us do better there. Budget is definitely a
> consideration though, and as much as I would like to promise that this
> year will be better, I don't think I can. I'm curious though, did you
> have specific equipment in mind that you'd like to recommend?
Yes, it's called H4N from Zoom. I know it's a bit expensive but it's an 
excellent recorder.
Just put it on the table in front of the audience, adjust the micro 
level, start recording in WAVE and forget it.
As I said, we can find an arrangement like me buying the recorder and 
you buying the SD card.