http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: recorder - Recent Topics en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:05:20 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/digital-audio-recorder#post-39146 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:30:20 +0000 shippocaio 39146@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey guys, its me again!</p> <p>I am going to do a documentary about bullyng for my ELA class as the school starts, and i have everything that i need : A HD camera, a green screen, a tripod,a good pc with a nle program and etc... but one thing must be solved:</p> <p>I am going to shoot some scenes where i appear far away from the camera and i am talking, but i have a  little problem, my camera dosent have a mic input...</p> <p>So, there i was, thinking of a solution when this brilliant idea: "and If i buy i digital audio recorder with a mic in, record the audio with a mic when shooting and then tranfer the audio to my editing program and sync it with the video?"</p> <p>yeah, that's my solution up there....but i need some help finding a audio recorder.</p> <p>Anyone knows about a CHEAP digital audio recorder, with usb connection and a mic imput for sale?</p> <p>Thaks for all the help,<br /> Caio S.P.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/focus-fs-5-to-repair-or-not-to-repair#post-70596 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:29:32 +0000 Tom 70596@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I've got a very lightly used Focus FS-5 DTE recorder that has recently gone bad on me.  Focus wants a flat $395 + shipping both ways to repair it.  This probably wouldn't be an issue, except that this is the second time the unit has needed repair.  At that time it was ONLY $195.  </p> <p>So now I'm faced with the question of whether to repair the thing and take a chance that it'll give me better service or just scrub it and get something more reliable.  Are these things just prone to failure or did I get a lemon?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dte-direct-to-edit-recorders#post-65038 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:46:30 +0000 fx1shooter 65038@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm planning on purchasing 3 of the Focus Enhancements FS-5 DTE recorders. does anyone have any experience using them? are they worth the $$? do you know of comparable competitors?</p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks</p> <p>Robert</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shotgun-mic-zoom-h4n#post-64910 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:03:43 +0000 Hesstifer 64910@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I own two shotgun mics, an AT-897 and a Rode NTG-2, and I'm having the same problem with each (which makes me think that what I'm experiencing is not a "problem" and is completely normal).  Here's the situation:  When I have one of the mics connected to a Zoom H4N audio recorder, I have to have the recording levels all the way up (to level 100).  With the levels all the way up, I have to be just 6-inches directly in front of the mic to be able to talk in a normal voice volume and register -12db on the Zoom (in an otherwise silent room).  If I back up to 3 feet from the front of the mic, speaking in a normal voice volume only gets me to -24db.  Now, I know you need to be as close to the mic as possible to obtain the best quality, but I would expect to be able to be at least 3ft away and not have to turn the audio recorder's levels to their max.  Because when I bring the -24db to normal levels in post, the amount of noise increases as well.  </p> <p>My question is:  are shotgun mics supposed to be like this?  Is this an issue with the Zoom H4N?  It would seem to me that I should have more wiggle room with the Zoom's recording levels to make the mic much more sensitive.  </p> <p>Any advice would be very much appreciated.</p> <p>Thanks!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/deleting-a-recording#post-57353 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:01:36 +0000 mcf57 57353@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I work for a multi-media production company and we are using a Pioneer PRV-LX1 DVD Recorder to record various sources on the fly and in real time. Now, this is an industrial DVD recorder and while it doesn't have a whole lot of features compared to maybe a home unit, it does do some different things &amp; has worked flawlessly. However, is there any way of deleting a recording from a DVD-R so it won't be readable (or show up in the menu) when the disk is finalized. </p> <p>I realize that I would lose a certain amount of space on the disc. What happens occasionally is that one might record a source, but then a few minutes into it, realize something was not set properly and the recording has to be done again from the beginning. The errors usually involve not changing the bitrate to the needed length or having the source deck's time code displayed wrong for burring into the new DVD. Anyway, recordings are needed for ONE continuous chapter only and not multiple chapters on the disc. So even if the disc has been recorded on for 20secs when you realize you have to start all over, the DVD-R has to be thrown out and a new one is needed.</p> <p>I also realize that DVD-R discs are not that expensive so it really hasn't been a huge issue anyway, but I guess its more of a personal reason &amp; I just want to know if it can be done on this Pioneer DVD recorder. My home Panasonic DVD recorder can simply delete it (or maybe more appropriately "hide") the recording from a DVD-R so it doesn't show up on the DVD menu &amp; can't be played later on, but I can't seem to figure out if this Pioneer does it. </p> <p>I'm thinking it has something to do with "projects" that I see in one of the menu sections, but not sure either. This maybe be something related to its internal hard drive. Any help or suggestion on how to do this since we no longer have the manual either?</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/external-camcorder-mic-vs-portable-audio-field-recorder#post-43575 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:29:23 +0000 functionx2ds 43575@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>I'm a videographer shooting with a Panasonic PV-GS 70, I shoot mostly live bands and loud music concerts. I want to improve the audio quality of my recordings (right now using built in camera mic) but have a dilemma and need your help. I've been researching the different options I have and wanted to know which one you think would be best considreing a budget of $200.</p> <p>1. Buy an External Mic for Camcorder: Like the Rode SVM or Sennheiser MKE400</p> <p>Pro's: Would Probably improve my recordings and have shoe mount to go directly on camera. Also I wouldn't need to synch the audio to the video in post-production when editing and that would save me a lot of time (also sometimes it's hard to synch the drums precisely with  all the cymbols etc...)</p> <p>Con's: My camera doesn't have a manual audio control and I'm scared that at high volumes the sound will clip. I can't afford to buy also a beachtek adaptor to regulate the levels going in the camera.<br /> Also I saw some youtube clips of concerts shot with the rode svm and I wasn't too impressed with the sound quality.  Also wondering if less expensive mics would do the job?</p> <p>2. Other option is to buy a Portable Audio Field Recorder like the Zoom H2</p> <p>Pro's: I can control the levels and adapt depending on the venue size etc...Reviews and audio quality are pretty good. Also have option to record in wav or mp3 format.</p> <p>Con's: Wouldn't know where to put it (doesn't have shoe mount to go on camera). Not sure if I can connect the output of the zoom H2 to my camera mic in (that would save me the editing process of synching audio to video). If it can't be connected to the camera mic in, I would have to edit and synch the audio to video.</p> <p> I know that many of you would suggest that the best audio for concerts would be by getting it from the sound guy mixer. Problem with that is that sometimes the mixer is far from the stage and would be dangerous to get a really long cable to connect. I could connect it via wireless but very expensive. Other problem with that is that some sound guys are not very nice and don't want to help you unless you pay them!</p> <p> Please let me know what you guys think I appreciate your help!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/fs-samsung-zoom-h4-handy-recorder#post-44843 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:57:30 +0000 Pis4PIR8 44843@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Samsung-Zoom-H4-Handy-Recorder-edirol-sony-tascam-NR_W0QQitemZ140307212443QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item140307212443&amp;_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&amp;_trkparms=72%3A1234" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/Samsung-Zoom-H4-Handy-Recorder-edirol-sony-tascam-NR_W0QQitemZ140307212443QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item140307212443&amp;_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&amp;_trkparms=72%3A1234</a></p> <p>Auction ends Thursday March 20 at 12 am EST!  Act now!</p>