Audacity Forum

Transom.org was a great resource! Really well rounded reviews on recording equipment - and I love that they give multiple raw sound recordings of the devices to compare. I even signed up for one of Transom's workshops. Based on their reviews, I went ahead and ordered the Zoom H5. It looks to do ever...

*gently puts the microphone down* I love the idea of a computer-less recorder! I didn't know they made such devices with high enough quality! I will look into them. Since I am indeed trying to do audiobook narration, would you say the H2 or H4 can give acceptable results (let's assume the room is go...

Thanks for all that, Koz! I love the solution to just wait for the fan to go off! I suppose it works every time..but stopping to wait every 15 minutes really kills momentum! I suppose I could wait for my fridge's compressor to finish its cycles too, but I figure its best to actually stop it running ...

I have a stupid loud gaming laptop as my only PC. It's just too loud and runs too hot to be in the same building when I am recording. Are there any recommendations on a passive cooled, fanless type system I could buy for this purpose? I see lots of fanless netbooks, but I worry an ATOM processor may...