Using an I-pod for a mic?

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mixedclimber

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Here is my problem. I am shooting an ice climbing video. I would like to get sound but I can't always have the camera next to the climbers. I could possibly use a wireless mic, but not sure what the range on those things are. Does anybody know? The climbs are up to 1000' vertical feet high. Everything has to be lightweight so pluging the base into an electrical socket is out of the question. Has anyone experienced using devices such as an I-pod with a microphone attached or some other sort of alternative? I could always sync the sound later with the footage.
 
Re: Using an I-pod for a mic?

the lectrosonic um 250 would give you the best range about 200yards at least , the problem that the battery would last about 2 houras ( regullar 9v energizer ) or 6 hours with the litihum 9v - there is posability to add ext 9v or 12 v power thru the 9v eliminator , the eliminatot will suck about 150 ma-12 v so thats about 6 hours on 1 amp battery ( 12 hours on 2 amp battery )

if you need not more then 40-60 yard range , the regullar um 200 will do it with out aproblem ,about 4.5 hours on alkaline 9v and about 12 hourse on lithum
the preformers with eliminator about 100ma per hour on 12 v ext woltage
 
Re: Using an I-pod for a mic?

Hi there,
if you are after long recording times and battery endurance then go for HI-MD recorder (hi minidisk)
you can record in uncompressed PCM for about 2 hours or go 256k atrac for about 6 hours of really excellent sound, or 35 of really good sound at 64k atrac.

importantly they use little power, 1 aa battery.
for really long recording time they have a 3v DC input, that is easy to build an external battery pack for.
I have found that mine holds excellent synch.
I set it to record continuously and use sound forge to mark up the slates.

This is because the menu option for manual record levels needs to be set every time you start to record.

Himd has the advantage over ordinary md, with larger capacity disks, uncompressed recording mode and all digital upload to pc and output to wav file on computer using sony's new wav converter.

also it plays excellent music.

steve
 
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But don't you have to use Sony's software with it? It comes bundled with it, right? I know that software does not work on a Mac, so if you are using a Mac, you are S.O.L.

Put a high powered lectro or sennheiser transmitter on the guy. That should work. Use lithium ion aa's. I'm not a big fan of minidisc, high capacity or not. Ultimately, a sound devices 722 would be great, but since those aren't out till late january/early february, that doesnt matter right now. Your main concers need to be recording time on the media you are recording to, and battery life. You will need a large capacity hard drive for very long periods of recording at 48Khz, 24 bit. Most like several gigs. The Marantz PMD670 would even work with a large capacity flash card.


-Dave
 
Re: Using an I-pod for a mic?

hi there Dave,

But don't you have to use Sony's software with it? It comes bundled with it, right? I know that software does not work on a Mac, so if you are using a Mac, you are S.O.L.
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AFAIK you are right about the lack of mac support.


Put a high powered lectro or sennheiser transmitter on the guy.
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that would work



Ultimately, a sound devices 722 would be great, but since those aren't out till late january/early february, that doesnt matter right now
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Hmmmmm

Your main concers need to be recording time on the media you are recording to, and battery life. You will need a large capacity hard drive for very long periods of recording at 48Khz, 24 bit. Most like several gigs. The Marantz PMD670 would even work with a large capacity flash card.
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yes a concern is recording duration but don't forget that these guys are going to be climbing so compact size is essential, and Himd is very compact.


steve
 
Re: Using an I-pod for a mic?

i recommend you look at this:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=327206&is=REG

you can also go to the hard driver recorders ( 20 GB) for more space if you need.

I am amassing a whole clan of these things. forget the minisdisc recorder..this works seamlessly with MAC OS...YES!

just get an external mini plug condenser mic to use with it. you can use a cellphone holder to put that on someone's belt.
 
Re: Using an I-pod for a mic?

Hey guys, Thanks for all the advice.

I think I may look into the Hi-MD, but I am running a mac so what exactly is a (Sennheiser) Transmitter? Where would I find such a thing?
 
Re: Using an I-pod for a mic?

[quote author=Pooh link=board=audio;num=1103240572;start=0#6 date=12/17/04 at 17:33:58] just get an external mini plug condenser mic to use with it.
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No, this mp3 Player has no mic input jack. Better use the minidisk or transmitter.
 
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