Audio Recording

Hi,

For the recording of WCAs do you advise that I request to use the audio recording equipment provided by the CHDA, or should I provide my own?

I ask as I have recently purchased two identical Sony portable cassette recorders, with external microphones, which I had planned on using to record a medical assessment at some point in the future. I have extensively tested both devices and they appear to work properly.

However, I appreciate that there is the option of requesting the CHDA provide its own equipment, but I have heard some horror stories of equipment not arriving in time, not being switched on by the assessor, or even malfunctioning during the assessment itself. I also appreciate that due to a shortage of said equipment, any such request to use it would likely delay my WCA by several weeks. This would not be the case if I provided my own.

Many thanks.