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Apoena Ramos · November 9th, 2004, 02:52 PM

Hi everyone, i´m a newbbie in Dv, so i´m sorry if my question is totally stupid, in my defense: I look around the forum and didnt find anything about.

I´m producing a Doc in Dv and in this particular case the sound is very importanting, because, the Doc is about the Marrons in Brazil, so I need record a lot of music.

I'm thinking in turn off the audio of the Camcorder and use a DAT Recorder with a boom and a Mic.

Is that a good idea? Someone already did this? Please indicates some DAT recordes (portables).

Thanks All, and sorry for my really rusty english, i will pratice more, ; - )

K. Forman · November 9th, 2004, 03:15 PM

I have always liked recording to a seperate source, as the audio tends to be much cleaner than the camera's audio. Using a DAT would be sweet, as that is well used by the Industry.

However, I would suggest letting the camera record audio too, if nothing else, just so you can sync up the audio easier. You can always discard that audio later.

Joshua Starnes · November 9th, 2004, 05:59 PM

That's what I do. I feed the mics to a mixer and from there to my recorder (a solid state recorder) which records the sound better than the camera and you don't have to worry about tape hiss or camera noise or any of those other problems (which still crop up, even with seperate mics).

But I also run a feed from the recorder to the camera (when possible) so that it is recording the sound as well, generally as a back up.

So far, though, I've never failed to use the sound from the seperate recorder, it is much cleaner.

November 9th, 2004, 02:52 PM	#1
Apoena Ramos Tourist Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Brasil - RJ - Rio de Janeiro Posts: 1	DAT Recorder Hi everyone, i´m a newbbie in Dv, so i´m sorry if my question is totally stupid, in my defense: I look around the forum and didnt find anything about. I´m producing a Doc in Dv and in this particular case the sound is very importanting, because, the Doc is about the Marrons in Brazil, so I need record a lot of music. I'm thinking in turn off the audio of the Camcorder and use a DAT Recorder with a boom and a Mic. Is that a good idea? Someone already did this? Please indicates some DAT recordes (portables). Thanks All, and sorry for my really rusty english, i will pratice more, ; - ) __________________ Regards From Brazil !

November 9th, 2004, 03:15 PM	#2
K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	I have always liked recording to a seperate source, as the audio tends to be much cleaner than the camera's audio. Using a DAT would be sweet, as that is well used by the Industry. However, I would suggest letting the camera record audio too, if nothing else, just so you can sync up the audio easier. You can always discard that audio later. __________________ www.SmokeWagonLeather.us

November 9th, 2004, 05:59 PM	#3
Joshua Starnes Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 356	That's what I do. I feed the mics to a mixer and from there to my recorder (a solid state recorder) which records the sound better than the camera and you don't have to worry about tape hiss or camera noise or any of those other problems (which still crop up, even with seperate mics). But I also run a feed from the recorder to the camera (when possible) so that it is recording the sound as well, generally as a back up. So far, though, I've never failed to use the sound from the seperate recorder, it is much cleaner.