1. Digital Stewardship Curriculum
Audio Digitization
Digital Stewardship Curriculum

2. Playback
device.
Digital
recording
device.
Intermediary hardware & software.

3. Playback device.
What do you need?
What do you already have?
What can you scrounge?
What is worth buying?

4. Just a good computer, with good processing speed, a decent amount of RAM, and okay storage capabilities. You could use your laptop…
Digital
recording
device.

5. Intermediary hardware: some examples
AGPtek USB Cassette Capture: $25
Zoom H4n Mobile Recorder: $200
USBPre2 Audio Interface: $880
Don’t use the mic port: 1. Usually mono Amplifies the audio; can damage your mic/input.

6. Software: Audacity

7. If you used one of these, you can digitize audio using Audacity.

9. If you’ve used a text editor, you can edit with Audacity.

10. Highlight the section of your document that you want to edit.

11. Select your ‘function’ (what you want to do).

12. Click!

13. Edit --- Preferences --- Quality
During your initial set-up, set your recording standards!
Edit --- Preferences --- Quality

14. During your initial set-up, you’ll need to install a “LAME MP3 Encoder

15. During your initial set-up, you’ll need to install a “LAME MP3 Encoder

16. During your initial set-up, you’ll need to install a “LAME MP3 Encoder