Re: Budget Sound--is it even possible?
- From: Pascal Van Strydonck <pascal.vs@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:20:44 -0700
On Jul 8, 12:05 am, jhol...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I'm fairly new to the world of filmmaking (or at least, filmmaking of
any sort of quality), and am working on a budget of next to nothing--a
few hundred dollars, total, is my absolute max right now. I'm
convinced, however, that this is enough. I'm not looking for Hollywood
quality. I just want something more than a camcorder's built-in
microphone, you know?
Up to this point, my equipment has consisted of a $25 omnidirectional
microphone from Radio Shack mounted on a $20 telescoping lightbulb
changer (with the mount just taped on there--and re-taped every time I
need to use it), recording to my Canon ZR500 (with the lens cap on,
it's really just a bulky recorder), and monitored on some enormous
headphones I found in my basement. It works okay, but I wouldn't
record a feature with it.
I've finally decided that I want something better--or at least
something more convenient. I bought a little voice recorder (a Sony
ICD-B300), but I'm afraid to open it. It's smaller, which is nice, but
I'm worried about quality. It has connections in and out, but I don't
know if the hardware will affect my audio. Frankly, I'd keep using my
camcorder if it was set up just a little differently. The connections
are 1/8", but the audio-out is used for the A/V connection as well, so
I get awful noise ("video") in my right ear with stereo headphones.
Luckily, the headphones I've been using are 1/4", so I bought a mono
adapter for a few dollars and everything is peachy (I needed one for
the microphone, too, anyway). Frankly, I don't know what to use,
regardless of price. I'm still not entirely sure what a DAT recorder
is, since I've never seen one for sale anywhere. I found a minidisc
player at Sears (I thought they were discontinued?), but is there some
specific model I'd need for recording? I'm under the impression that I
need some sort of mixer in the middle to interface everything. And
what about a preamp? Like I said, I'm new to all of this and would
appreciate any words of wisdom you'd like to throw at me.
In terms of a microphone, the one I have is cute, but it's just not
cutting it. I'm on the market for a new one, but I can't justify
spending more than $200 on one right this moment. I'm not looking for
perfect quality, but as long as I can get something that sounds good,
I'd be golden.
While I'm at it, here are a few products I'm looking at right now. Am
I on the right track, at least?
ART Tube MP Professional Mic Preamp/Processorhttp://www.amazon.com/ART-MP-Professional-Preamp-Processor/dp/B0002GZ...
To be honest, this is just the first cheap preamp I came across. I'm
still not entirely sure what this guy is used for.
NRG SA-568 Dual-Mode Shotgun Microphone with Accessory Kithttp://www.amazon.com/SA-568-Dual-Mode-Shotgun-Microphone-Accessory/d...
The reviews for this microphone look good, and it's definitely within
my budget.
I look forward to anything you might have to offer (and half-expect to
be laughed at as awfully naive, but I'll risk it)
John
John, no worries, everybody start somewhere. May i suggest you take a
break from purchasing and get yourself a book ( for sale at trew audio
online here is the link: http://www.trewaudio.ca/store/product.php?productid=768&cat=3&page=1
) and read a little about location sound. It will give you a solid
base on which to built and ask more specific questions about you
needs. Also, you need to always include what you will be doing with
the equipment in order to get help.
Trust me, read first and then look for gear.
Pascal
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