[ddots-l] Recording sound effects in the field?
- From: Brandon Keith Biggs <brandonkeithbiggs@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 23:35:09 -0700
Hello,
I am really starting to get into recording sound effects and would like
to get some people's thoughts:
I have several devices and I am wondering what the best way of putting
them together would be. Also, if anyone has any ideas on what equipment
I should get, please let me know:
recorders:
Braille Sense (not the typical recorder, but with a line-in it sounds
fantastic!)
Braille Plus (not typical, but has some pretty good built-in speakers as
well as a line-in feature)
I also have a Sony recorder that has a really bad built-in mic, but also
has a line-in and is probably as good as the other devices
A windows 7 laptop (has a loud fan, so I would rather not use it, unless
I can make sure the computer is not in the room I'm recording in)
I also have an IPhone (Has a really good built-in mic for vocals, but
the mic has a compressor that is annoying)
Mics:
I have the onboard mics for each of the above devices and I also have:
Shure PG 42 USB mic
Shure SM 47 (typical)
Shure SM 58 (typical)
typical means that they are connected through an xlr cable.
I am not 100% sure if this is a good idea, but I plugged the USB of the
PG 42 into the Braille sense and strung an eighth inch to eighth inch
cable from the mixer plug (the pg42 has its own sound-card and that has
a headphone jack) to the line-in of the Braille sense. That seemed to
come out really great, although it was not stereo. I don't know if the
Braille sense is the right power for the PG42, but I didn't have any
explosions when I tried it...
I am trying to figure out if I should invest in an eighth inch mic, or
if I can possibly use what I have. I don't currently have a sound card,
but I was either thinking:
1. the Roland Duo-Capture
or
2. Roland Quad-Capture
the duo has batteries that are strong enough to provide mics like the
SM47 with power, so I could then either take my computer along with me
to the sound recording place, or do the USB hook-up that I did with the
PG 42 on the Braille Sense.
The Quad would stay home and I would just use it for instrumental
recordings, sound effects that are able to be recorded in the studio and
if I did get a new computer, I could take it to a few places where I
need to grab sounds. It would not stay in my backpack.
I am mostly wanting to do sound effects, but I am a musician, so I do
currently use the PG42 or IPhone to record me for competitions and what
not. If I did get good at editing, I may explore recording other music,
but that doesn't seem too likely at the moment.
I really would like to get stereo sound, but if the cost for stereo is
prohibitive (over $500), I will probably just use Haas Effect in all my
mono recordings.
I would eventually like to get a couple omni directional mics and strap
them together with a foam disk in between them, so it sounds like human
ears. But that is kind of expensive and I'm not 100% sure how I would
record something like that.
For sound effects, portability and quick set-up time is very important.
I'm not sure carrying around a sound card would be the best idea, but I
would like to know what other people think.
thank you,
--
Brandon Keith Biggs
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