Audio Final Assignment

https://soundcloud.com/josh-needelman/interview-mixdown Things I did well: I asked her all of the necessary questions, and I think I painted an accurate depiction of her job. I was able to capture her laughing, cleaning dishes and talking to a customer. The clip offers a nice slice into her life. Things I need to work on: Its kind of hard to here her, probably because the freezer is really loud. I worry that you won't be able to hear what she's saying, but its the best I could do. Note: only listen to the first 30 seconds, rest is not supposed to be there

Audio Assignment #2

For this assignment I interviewed George Solomon, the coordinator of the Shirley Povich Sports Journalism Center.

Things I did well: I have a relationship with Mr. Solomon, so the setting was comfortable and relaxed. we know each other and the interview flowed smoothly. I covered all my bases and had him introduce himself and spell his name.

Things I need to work on: I thought there were only two sports journalism classes offered, but he corrected me. There are five. I should have been more prepared going into the interview.

Audio Assignment #1A

For this assignment I recapped the Terps' ACC first round loss to Florida State.

Thing I did well: I covered everything that needed to be covered, and told an accurate recap of the entire game in under fifty seconds.

Things I need to work on: My radio voice. I tried to implement it, especially towards the end, but I think I could work on putting more expression and character into my presentation skills.

Exploring with the Recorder

For this assignment, I recorded myself talking in the diner and while alone in my dorm room.

While in the diner, I was able to hear myself from 3 inches away, but it was much more difficult to hear from 6 inches away. I still my heard my voice, but it was a lot less clear. When I moved it to two feet away, it was nearly impossible. I did this around 6 o-'clock at the North Campus Diner -- prime time. It was packed. My words were barely audible.

Expectedly, I got different results while performing this activity in my dorm room. Keeping the recorder 2 feet away from me yielded very listenable audio - a stark contrast from when I performed this activity in my diner. At 6 inches the quality was still pretty good. At three inches though, the resulting audio wasn't good. I was too close and my voice was way too loud, making for unclear results.