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Brandon Puet · April 21st, 2011, 08:44 PM

I'm going to be filming a concert soon and will be stationed about 20-30 feet away from the stage. I know that an XLR feed would be the best way to capture the acoustics, but unfortunately that won't be an option for this event.

I did some testing and it sounds like the XF-300's on-board stereo mic is better at capturing the highs while my NTG-1 is better at capturing the lows.

Just curious to hear what people's thought are as to which mic to use.

John Gardiner · April 22nd, 2011, 04:38 PM

Seems like the obvious choice of using both would be ideal. Then mix out the weak frequencies in either signal.

Kirk Candlish · April 22nd, 2011, 04:55 PM

What's the music and what's the space ?

Can you record the board sound to a separate recorder and a scratch track on the camera and then sync in post ?

Steve Maller · April 22nd, 2011, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirk Candlish

What's the music and what's the space ?

Can you record the board sound to a separate recorder and a scratch track on the camera and then sync in post ?

This is exactly what my Zoom H1 is great for. Just get a 1/4"-1/8" adapter. Then toss the audio onto your Final Cut Pro timeline next to the video and run PluralEyes on it. The more audio sources from which you can choose, the better off you are.

Nicholas de Kock · April 24th, 2011, 06:18 AM

On-board audio is never going to give you good results. For concerts you need some sort of mic at the front of the stage. A stereo mic placed in the middle combined with "Levelator" in post does a good job at bringing out voices.

Colin McDonald · April 24th, 2011, 07:18 AM

Depends so much on what you are recording. Orchestral/choral concerts have entirely different needs from rock/electric stuff and if the latter, house mix and recording mix are different again. One thing in common - on camera mic will not give you good results for either.

Stephen Sobel · April 24th, 2011, 07:25 AM

Does Levelator work with Vegas Pro? Or would I use it ande then bring the audio tracks back in to Vegas?

April 21st, 2011, 08:44 PM	#1
Brandon Puet Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wayne, NJ Posts: 30	Concert Audio I'm going to be filming a concert soon and will be stationed about 20-30 feet away from the stage. I know that an XLR feed would be the best way to capture the acoustics, but unfortunately that won't be an option for this event. I did some testing and it sounds like the XF-300's on-board stereo mic is better at capturing the highs while my NTG-1 is better at capturing the lows. Just curious to hear what people's thought are as to which mic to use.

April 22nd, 2011, 04:38 PM	#2
John Gardiner New Boot Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: LA, CA Posts: 24	Re: Concert Audio Seems like the obvious choice of using both would be ideal. Then mix out the weak frequencies in either signal.

April 22nd, 2011, 04:55 PM	#3
Kirk Candlish Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 198	Re: Concert Audio What's the music and what's the space ? Can you record the board sound to a separate recorder and a scratch track on the camera and then sync in post ?

April 24th, 2011, 06:18 AM	#5
Nicholas de Kock Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: KLD, South Africa Posts: 983	Re: Concert Audio On-board audio is never going to give you good results. For concerts you need some sort of mic at the front of the stage. A stereo mic placed in the middle combined with "Levelator" in post does a good job at bringing out voices.

April 24th, 2011, 07:18 AM	#6
Colin McDonald Trustee Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 1,546	Re: Concert Audio Depends so much on what you are recording. Orchestral/choral concerts have entirely different needs from rock/electric stuff and if the latter, house mix and recording mix are different again. One thing in common - on camera mic will not give you good results for either.

April 24th, 2011, 07:25 AM	#7
Stephen Sobel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 408	Re: Concert Audio Does Levelator work with Vegas Pro? Or would I use it ande then bring the audio tracks back in to Vegas?