Re: External audio recording for video

PTravel wrote:
Leaving aside copyright infringement issues, I use an MD recorder with a stereo mike for recording itinerant musicians for my travel videos. MD recorders are tiny, very inexpensive and comparable in audio quality to DAT recorders. The only difficulty is getting the audio out. You can, of course, use the analog output and capture it to your editing computer. However, I've gotten an audio card with a TOS-link (digital) input, and run the digital audio output from the MD recorder (a Panasonic) direct to the computer for lossless transfers. It works great, I get very, very high quality audio, and it's easy to sync in my editing software.

I use a Sony ECM-MS907 microphone because of its small size (a concern for travel videography). You might also consider the full-sized Sony ECM-MS967, which offers slightly better performance.

I just love that little microphone!!! Small, decent stereo sound recording. Lots better than the on board mic's on my camera which try and equalize everything out.

I picked up a 20ft cable to extend the how far I can put it away from the camera. But in the case of a marching band put a MD recorder with a mic on the band directors platform and you'll get a great sound.






Make sure that any MD recorder that you consider has switchable AGC, and also allows for on-the-fly volume adjustments.


"Cliff Hartle" <cliff_hartle@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:Vwlgg.1452$9c7.406@xxxxxxxxxxx

Last year I taped my sons' high school band halftime and produced a DVD that was distributed to everyone in the band. It turned out much better than expected. Here's an online version.

http://www.northgateflamesband.org/Pictures/half%20time%202005%20large.wmv

My main concern is always the sound of the video. This year I would like to record the sound on the field using mics and mix it in later. When I taped this I was maybe 100' away and was surprised it sounded as good as it did, but I'm always concerned that some one is going to walk by and screw up my sound.

I have looked far and wide for a portable stereo tape recorder, I found one somewhere once but I want to find something that will have the sound already in digital format. I found a Samsung mp3 player that had a line-in but then I would need a pre amp? or something to go between the mics and the mp3 player line in.

Then I thought of using my laptop but the mic input is only mono. Then I found this, which sounds like just the ticket:

http://www.turtlebeach.com/site/products/audioadv/roadie/producthome.asp

Using it with or without external mics.

If this works and I get good sound am I going to have trouble mixing in the sound later? I have read posts on this board where people have used video from different cameras and having the video not be in sync i.e after 10 minutes of video the audio sync looks like a Japanese monster movie.

By the way currently I am using Videowave 7 to produce the video. I know its not the greatest but it works for me.

thanks

PS I don't have a mic jack on my camera, there's a spot for it but no hole :-(




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