{ "title": "OrgRec — Recording & fieldwork", "text": "MODAVIS (2026). OrgRec — Recording & fieldwork. Research notebooks, September 2026 · Cuntz worked examples edition. https://modavis.org/editions/2026-09-r5/fieldwork/orgrec/", "bibtex": "@misc{modavis_fieldwork_orgrec_2026_09_r5,\n author = {{MODAVIS}},\n title = {OrgRec — Recording & fieldwork},\n year = {2026},\n month = {09},\n version = {2026-09-r5},\n url = {https://modavis.org/editions/2026-09-r5/fieldwork/orgrec/},\n note = {Content SHA-256: 0ee3ad80c87ee7175efa789ba995de3c9049e528eacaeb4fec910d51294d194d}\n}", "url": "https://modavis.org/editions/2026-09-r5/fieldwork/orgrec/", "sha256": "0ee3ad80c87ee7175efa789ba995de3c9049e528eacaeb4fec910d51294d194d", "edition": "2026-09-r5", "date": "2026-09-26", "canonicalPayload": "{\"book\":{\"number\":\"03\",\"slug\":\"fieldwork\",\"title\":\"Recording & fieldwork\"},\"chapter\":{\"blocks\":[{\"text\":\"OrgRec turns an instrument specification into a recording roadmap. 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