CaLabo digital recorder language lab system

-  Save and submit recorded voice to teacher evaluation

-  Activities: Pre-set pattern practice mode for individual training such as Shadowing (shadowing pronunciation practice), Repeating (consecutive pronunciation practice), and Dictation.

-  Show audio wave forms for accurate pronunciation practice.

-  Speed Control: Audio and video file playback may be sped up or slowed down at any time without tone changes.

-  Counter shows current media file position in minutes and seconds.

-  Create automatic comparative recording.

-  Create translation and pronunciation exercises.

-  Unlimited bookmarks can be created and saved.

-  Add bookmarks to digital media.

-  Add subtitles (synchronized text) to digital media Unicode compliant.

-  Create digital audio lessons using teachers voice or any other audio material.

-  Use analog or digital teaching materials.

-  Save digital recorder audio/video files for home study

-  Record a students voice while the model sound is playing simultaneously (Shadowing).

-  Open andclose audio/video media files in any or all student players.

-  Self-learning Mode: Students can control their digital players and practice themselves with media files sent by a teacher.

-  Teaching Mode: Remotely control any or all sudent digital recorders play, pause, stop and all other shuttle controls.

-  The Digital Recorder supports the following file formats: wav, map3, wma, mpg, mpeg, mpe, wmw, avi, dat, Movie Teleco file formats such as wd2, wd3, wdb (audiovisual files edited or created by CaLabo Digital Recorder).

-  The CaLabo digital Recorder operates like a two-track hardware tape recorder, but functions digitally as computer software. The Digital Recorder component allows student to watch or listen to digital media files while simultaneously recording their own voice for practice. Repeating and re-recording are possible at any time.

-  Real time AV capture and encoding: the CaLabo Digital Recorder allows teachers to broadcast playback from any AV device in real-time as a model resource. The broadcasted audio and video are automatically digitized to media files and saved in any file server for future use.

CaLabo Digital Recorder functions include:

Instead of a bulky booth tape recorder, CaLabo can control digital recordings for language lab instruction. Analog audio and visual devices such as CDs, cassettes, VCR and DVD sound can be recorded digitally through the CaLabo system. Teachers can also author audio quizzes or sound courseware for students and students can access them anytime from the school network.

Fully Digital Audio/Video recorder for Language Learning

Instead of a bulky booth tape recorder, CaLabo can control digital recordings for language lab instruction.