Recording conversations...

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I am in a student apartment in a university where you get four private rooms and shared bath rooms, living room, and kitchen. I have been moved out of a room before (I moved out because they invite a whole bunch of people to party at 1 in the morning on school days while playing their music REALLY loud)... One time my room mates had a big drunk party with very loud music, and as I was going to a floor RA, (My place guarantees quiet hours), she was on her way to break the party. A lot of the people left, but as soon as the RA was gone my room mates and a few others said they were going to continue the party(and they did with the load music), while saying few expletives directed toward me (I was locked in my room at that time). Note that that the RA could not confirm this, so think about it more as I was moved out because I and my other room mates couldn't get along...

My new room mates were much better, for a while... I am a pretty messy person, and my new room mates want me out. I have heard my one of my room mates say "I am going to kick his ass." I have heard a few other expletives directed toward me as well... Therefore, I try to stay away from my room mates.

I am not completely innocent here, but my other room mates have complained about me to the RA saying that "I am hard to reach". I want to move to another room. (I have a one year contract, so I have to stay at the same student apartment for Spring and Summer this year.) I have already been moved out once so my credibility is low (doesn't help that I have locked myself out several times, and lost my key card several times...), and if I could I record one of their threats I think I have a chance at having my room changed. I have an extra-laptop that I don't use much, and I wanted to know if there was someway I could record sounds the same volume that I have heard them...?
 
When I was in middle school. A kid was trying to record one of my friends threats on a Yak-Bak. A Yak-Bak is a lot smaller than a laptop and can be operated with one hand. Needless to say, the audio fidelity probably isn't superb. He never successfully recorded the threats for a teacher to hear, but he did try to strangle my best friend with a shoelace.

It may be the best choice to just try and stick it out. Make some sort of compromise. You're on a recording forum right now and many of us will often wear earplugs. Maybe that is a route to take while keeping everything smooth in your dorm room.

I know it may also be hard but try to be a little neater. It wont be a bad thing to change and sometimes having a neat room is kind of rewarding.

For the semester when you can move in with other people, meet them before you move in with them. Try and get 4 of your friends to agree to get the same dorm.

Good luck with your situation but maybe think twice before trying to record their threats.
 
I'm not going to be baiting the responses. Its just that I have overheard my room mates talking to each other while making threats while I was in my room. Plus this isn't a middle schooler making a threat, this is a full grown 22+ year old much bigger than me saying to my other room mates that are the same age threatening what I think is bodily harm.

My new room mates don't play their music loud, (although one of them has a loud alarm that they sleep through...). Ear plugs would have been a good idea farther back I suppose, but right on the door of the apartment room was a sign that said no music after 10 PM. Additionally, those room mates also had a friend that wanted to move in with them, and they let me know about it.
 
If their only problem with you is that you are messy, then maybe... you could try to be less messy. I'm a bit sensitive to this issue as I lived with a friend whom, upon moving in, I discovered was an absolute slob. Totally wrecked the friendship.

As for their threats, chances are its all talk, and again, with the not-being-so-messy... but still. Are you interested in some sort of long-term setup, i.e. have the thing recording while you are and are not in the apartment?

And you say you have a private room?

And is this something that you want on you, or recording the general conversation in the room adjoining your bedroom while you aren't there?
 
Whoa - before you start making recordings of people without their knowledge and consent you might wanna check as to the legality of it all. Here in Canada there are specific criminal code sections about the interception of private communications that deal with recording conversations.

Highsteel
 
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