[Imc-newsroom] Audio Editing & Tech

[Paul Riismandel]

We now have a new very fast and powerful audio editing workstation in the 
Production Room.  This machine is hooked up to easily play and record from 
Minidisc, Cassettes, a Microphone and audio from the Back 
Room.  Instructions for doing this are on the desktop and will soon be on 
hardcopy.

IMC Tech hopes that most of the IMC's audio production can be done on this 
machine, instead of Sergei.  Sergei can then be used for overflow when 
someone is already using the audio production machine, and for video.

I am personally willing to give *anyone* a short tutorial in how to use 
this setup for producing audio for the Newshour, Bike Lane, or any  other 
program.  This tutorial is for anyone who does not know how to use the new 
setup.  I can't give a full-on tutorial on audio production--Paul Kotheimer 
is the guy to ask for that--but I can get you started.

Please e-mail me to set up a time--evenings and weekends are best.

I am also personally willing to maintain this machine and make sure that it 
is working properly.

In return I ask the following:
*If you don't know how to use something, ask Tech for help.  Don't rewire 
it, don't assume it's broken.
*If there is a source you want to use but isn't hooked up, please ASK me or 
Brian Hagy for help.
*I prefer that unless you're a member of TECH that you don't rewire things, 
but if you do PUT THEM BACK.  If you don't put them back, then the machine 
is USELESS to others, and makes more work for TECH (and makes me cranky).
*Think ahead about projects you need to do.  Don't wait until Sunday night 
to learn how to use the audio editing machine for Monday's Newshour.  Tech 
is not an on-call 24-hr-a-day service.
*If you have a problem or a question, please ask IMC Tech or me.  Do not 
complain until you've actually asked for help.
*If there is something that you'd like to be able to do with the audio 
editing machine, please ask.

The small but dedicated Tech group does actually work pretty hard to keep 
things running.  Please help us.

Thanks,

Paul