Need Help - FCP Audio ?

[lucey]

I am working on a little Mothers Day film for the school. I am using a Rode NTG-2 with my DVX. When playing the footage back on my DSR-11 it is perfect. Once i capture into FCP it seems like there is a hiss (more like a background noise). Can someone point me in the right direction. Here is a sample

http://www.staticthrustfilms.com/audio%20test-H.264%20800Kbps%20Streaming.mov

 

[CaptainMench]

Hmmm... is the computer and the dsr both hooked up to the same speakers? I don't hear any hiss. I hear ROOM tone... but no hiss.

Is it really faint?

CaptM

 

[lucey]

The speakers are connected to the computer and i am listening to the editing monitor on a separate speaker. You say room tone, will it be that strong when output to DVD ? Is it not strange that it is so strong in FCP, but not there on the monitor ? Can i reduce it ? I'm sure it is just the wrong mic for the situation. Thanks

 

[CaptainMench]

My initial thought was that the speakers hooked to the DSR might not be giving you a true picture of what the sound really is... OR the speakers hooked to the COMPUTER might not.... often cheaper speakers give you higher emphasis -- where your room tone lies.

You have a few options... do a simple EQ and try to eliminate as best you can... and 2) burn a copy and try it out on your TV setup. See if you can live with it.

Captm

 

[CaptainMench]

By the way...

I love the idea of Mother's day videos. Here's one my son came up with for my mother, his grandmother:

http://web.mac.com/captmench/Site/T...7/5/12_A_Mother’s_love_knows_nobounds....html

Of course, the questions posed LIVE were different than what ended up on the final film... hee (his idea!!)

CaptM

 

[lucey]

I burned a test clip to DVDSP and output a 24p DVD to see what final result would be. It sounds actually a lot better than what it did in FCP. The room tone is almost not even there. Thanks Mench. Time for some quality monitor speakers. Any recommends ?