How to properly record audio on seperate digital recorder

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tpouyer

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I have been searching for the proper workflow for how audio should be captured to a separate digital recorder. I am wanting to know what is the proper workflow with HVX of course, to sync the separate audio recording with the video in post. Do I need some sort of timecode generator, slate w/ timecode reader, digital audio recorder? And how do I sync my HVX with the timecode from the timecode generator? I am just really confused as to this whole process. It does not seem like it should be that hard but I cannot find a good description of how this is done. I guess it is just assumed that if you were recording your audio separately from the camera that you would know what the heck you doing! If someone could fill me in on this workflow I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,
Tim
 
Ugh, still can't get my HVX back so not sure if the HVX has an way to take an external timecode generator. If it does, then if you use a TC Generator and a jam box (or is called a sync box, I'm post not production) you should be able to get both your digital audio recorder and the HVX running with the same TC. Then simply line up the #'s in post. Just make sure you use one of the HVX TC settings that will work with the TC Generator (ie, you won't be able to use the native mode on the HVX).

If that's not going to work, then get a good and patience assistant editor and a slate and do it the old fashioned way. Not the funest way to go about it, but it can work if you're bent on not using camera audio. Its quite the significant increase in workload, but it can get the job done.

cheers.
 
set your DAT recorder (or whatever digital audio recording device youre using) to the framerate at which you are shooting... 24p, 29.97p, etc.... thats what I've always done and its seemed to work so far :-)

or just get a sh*tload of XLR cables and various lengths and run audio right into the hvx
 
You could just run xlr's into the recorder, then out of the recorder into the camera (wired, or wireless) . Most likely you are editing in an NLE, so you just drop the sound on the track. The on-camera sound is just used as a guide track for the nle.


VERY BASIC and INEXPENSIVE way to do it.
 
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