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brianluce

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so if you spring for a good mixer, does that mean you can get good audio without investing in a DAT? assuming all other elements are in place like mic etc.
 
You can improve the s/n ratio and distortion with a good mixer/preamp but not to the level that a better professional recorder will. Also the mixer does nothing for the frequency response of the audio recorded in camera which on the DVX is "meh"; ok for most dialog but harsh for music. For broadcast dialog, the DVX at line level is "good enough" if you must.

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Brian did you hear Tigeba's "dvx audio shootout"? If not go back a couple pages and give it a listen.

The DVX audio isn't crap, but it can get significantly better... in my opinion... and adding a mixer alone will only improve the cam's sound by a nominal percentage... maybe 10-15%? Using a recorder, even a cheap one like the M-Audio MicroTrack or Edirol R-1 will bring the SN and overall quality of the sound way up.

Tigeba's comparison clips were done using really high-end gear on the seperate pre-amp recorder clip... but even a cheap recorder should sound closer to that then it will to the next two clips.

I'll have a recorder and pre-amp by next wednesday... and then I'll post a comparison like Tigeba's.

The second that stuff gets here I'll need to know for myself anyway.
 
THe DVX audio is in my mind a 4 out of 10. A mixer does not make better audio. A mixer is like a file cabinet that allow you to better organize the audio. But it requires someone that is knowledgeable on audio. But plugging a mic into a camera requires that too.
 
that should be interesting martin, look forward to your results. how difficult is it to sync up the sound to the video track?
 
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