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  • chonakchonak
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    It's possible to record a phone conversation with microphones at both ends, and edit the conversation together, to avoid using the phone audio.
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  • BenBen
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    Oh, good idea! Maybe you could even get something like a Zoom h1 you could ship to the person in question, if you want to get something good . very small and compact, and good audio quality, I hear. My zoom h4n is fantastic.
  • donr
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    Great Idea chonak.

    Ben I will also look into the Zoom h4n.

    thanks guys
  • BenBen
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    There's actually two to look into:

    The Zoom h4n is good for recording things from external sources (xlr or 1/4), and also the onboard mics.

    The Zoom h1 is about 1/3 of the cost ($99), and only has the onboard mics.
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  • chonakchonak
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    I imagine you could start the recording at both ends with a beep-tone, record the two people speaking in their respective rooms, and then use the beep-tone to "line up" the recordings and mix them. A net-friend of mine uses this tactic all the time to produce phone conversations for his radio shows; he's in Taipei and his correspondents are in Canada, the U.S., Sri Lanka, China, etc.
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  • BenBen
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    Heck, you could even use a clap, since 100% precise syncing wouldn't be absolutely necessary for an application like this. I sometimes do that when syncing video from a camera (or multiple cameras) to an audio track recorded externally.
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