I’ve done sound for shoots with Red cameras on a number of occasions, and in summary they aren’t great for sound, and have some variables in there depending on the version of the firmware that is being used. I suggest always recording double-system sound with Red cameras as it currently stands. Here are some notes … Read more Sound to Camera – Red Scarlet
This is actually something I wrote up a couple of years ago when I upgraded my digital portable recorder from a Zoom H4n to a Tascam DR-680. It just touches on my experiences with both these bits of gear, mainly regarding noise performance, and also about interfacing them with an external field mixer… The Zoom … Read more Using a Sound Devices 442 with a Zoom H4n or Tascam DR-680
I plan on working on a few things where one or two Black Magic Cinema Cameras (BMCC) are to be used in the near future, so I have got hold of one of the cameras to test out audio on it. A lot of video people seem quite excited about these cameras – they are … Read more Sound to Camera – Black Magic Cinema Camera
I went and checked out the Soundbyte session at AFTRS yesterday that was presented by the ASSG (Australian Screen Sound Guild). These events are a great opportunity for audio professionals in the film and media industry to share information. Last night’s presentation was from a panel of 4 people involved with some stage of the … Read more AFTRS Soundbyte – Sound for Lifestyle and Reality TV
I’ve been using a Tascam DR680 field recorder for a while now, for location sound, recording gigs and general mucking about and field recording. It’s a handy unit with 6 mic pres and up to 8 channel recording to SD card. There are plenty of people using these units and plenty of reviews out there … Read more Tascam DR680 as combo field mixer and recorder