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Location Sound / Post Audio
by Published on 02-26-2012 08:24 PM Number of Views: 936
As you say: Lav (or any other) mic quality aside...
Option Advantages Disadvantages Boom or lav or hand mic
Hard-Wired to Camcorder* Least things to go wrong
* Likely lowest-cost
* Ability to monitor while recording* Many camcorder mic preamps low quality
* Low-end camcorders unbalanced input
* Low-end camcorders permanent auto-levelBoom or lav or hand mic
Hard-wired to audio recorder* Most advantages above plus...
* Probably higher quality than camcorder
* Probably XLR mic inputs
* More flexibility for camera/audio location* Extra equipment, more hassle
* Requires separate crew for best results
* Separate sound file to download and track
* Requires audio/video sync in editingWireless to camcorder
or audio recorder* No cables, freedom of movement
* Ability to monitor while recording* Decent RF at least $500-600 minimum
* Location ambient RF interference
* Cast/crew cell phone interferenceOn-talent recorder
(of any type)* No cables, freedom of movement * UNABLE TO MONITOR WHILE RECORDING
* Extra equipment, remember start/stop
* Separate sound file to download and track
* Requires audio/video sync in editingUsing talent's own
recorder/iPhone, etc.* No cables, freedom of movement
* No extra recorder cost* UNABLE TO MONITOR WHILE RECORDING
* Probably extra cost of adapters, etc.
* Must install recorder app on device
* Extra equipment, remember start/stop
* Must get recorded file off device.gif "Drogar Mad(DBG)")
* Separate sound file to download and track
* Requires audio/video sync in editing
Others are welcome to add/delete/enhance/correct this matrix I devised off the top of my head.by Published on 10-06-2011 02:27 PM
Yup, we're back. This time, the answer isn't nearly as simple, but the question has been posted almost daily in recent weeks.
The reason this isn't as easy to answer as the $500 Wireless Question is that the market is much more saturated with different makes and models in a competitive range of price and performance. Like everything else in this industry, however, you do get what you pay for. Buy right, and buy once.
...by Published on 10-06-2011 02:24 PM
As this is asked on a daily basis, if not more often, here's the answer to the golden question:
Audio falls as an afterthought so often, and after a $1000+ investment in a camera, lenses, batteries, etc., people want to know how little they can spend on audio gear. Folks, good audio is not cheap and cheap ...
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