Recording Forensic Interviews, Part 1
There are pros and cons to recording your forensic interviews. This is not a post about those pros and cons.
If you have decided to record an interview, you might face many possible challenges. One that a frequently hit is that I am forced to conduct the interview through glass.
My usual approach to audio recording is to use the Zoom H6. It's rugged, takes standard AA batteries, and accepts standard miniSD cards.
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While thinking about this problem, I wondered if a contact microphone against glass might help. I emailed a few people who make hand-make custom contact mics. Michael Krzyzaniak PhD, who makes cool musical robots, was kind enough to not only email me back but also set up a demonstration.
I heard back from a couple of other people, and I will try a few different mics and report back on the best options.
If you need no further convincing, here's the link to buy the mic in the video: https://michaelkrzyzaniak.com/marshmallow/product.php?product_id=11
Disclosures: None. I have no affiliation with (and receive no commission from) Dr. Krzyzaniak.