As a sound guy who's had these kinds of requests before, thank you! This was great and covered much of our sides concerns.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Glynne. Been there a few times myself.

Yr absolutely right Chris, the sound guy is doing a huge favour allowing connection to his sound board. Recently filmed a symposium 100 + people, a panel of 5 speakers worn radio mics , plus the host had hand held mic, all synced to the sound board. Vox Pop from the crowd. No way I could have captured pro audio quality from on camera rode mics. So I respectfully asked if I connect an xlr cable from my Sony NXCam (locked off wide), he said sure. Took my long lead & then asked me how the levels were! The video was a winner due to the quality of the multiple voices. Subsequently I’ve been asked to shoot another symposium. My first question was- did you book sound guy too? They said yes! So I’m saving up a big handshake for the sound guy. He made my video look good because it sounded professional! 🤠🎥🎶

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Moz - great example of what happens when you respect the sound engineer. Good work!

@wareproduction8779

5 жыл бұрын

Wow thats awesome good work

Some great advice here! A lot of people don't realize that the sound from a FOH mixing console doesn't equal the kinds of things you hear in concert videos-- I'm glad you touched on that! Always, always, always mic the room!

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes, a proper mix with room mics is a topic we'll need to cover in way more depth.

Every time I hear audio from your videos a tear rolls out my eye. It's so crisp and clear!

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael!

Thanks for the tips. Really good video.

@curtisjudd

Жыл бұрын

👍

Your video(s) have saved me as a videographer! This video especially helped me when it came to recording from the soundboard. Thanks for covering the proper etiquette and items to have to be prepared!

@curtisjudd

5 жыл бұрын

👍

This was a good tutorial and as a live sound engineer I especially appreciate the "social engineering" tips you give videographers. One hugely useful $10 tool for the whole line/mic issue is a Hosa Variable (-10/-20/-30db) XLR Pad. Can save you in a bunch of scenarios. Don't forget to use headphones to check your level as it may appear fine but actually be overmodulated and need to be stepped down, a frequent problem with Zoom I've found.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew, appreciate and completely agree with the tips on the variable pad and monitoring with headphones.

Thanks so much Curtis for covering this particular live event sound recording. I surely have gained so much from you in regards to filmmaking and audio lessons. I truly appreciate your dedication to helping fellow creators.

@curtisjudd

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Much helpful! So information! Great advices! Thank you for the wonderful video, Curtis! You've made my day by posting about this topic.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

You are very right. These guys are doing you a huge favor. They often have to create a special mix for your send. I always appreciate when they do this. I always have a back up plan so I will be recording by microphones as well. Sometimes, I will get a problem coming from the board. I don't think less of the audio guy. The show and the live music is their first priority and I wouldn't have it any other way.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

👍

As always. A great video. But the one thing I wanted to mention is how you were so right to remind us to thank the sound board operator. I took extra time today to do that. And you could tell he felt appreciated. Thanks Curtis.

@curtisjudd

2 жыл бұрын

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Great video! I see this question asked so much, it's nice to have a video to point people to. One thing - Many modern soundboards now have a USB out. For example, I shot a live concert this past weekend, and all I had to do was give the soundman a USB stick and he was able to record the board feed directly on that for me. Super easy and convenient.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Also very good point on the more modern boards having USB out. We're seeing that on more and more of the digital boards (my Allen & Heath SQ-5 has this). One additional note: Good idea to make sure you're using a fast USB drive. Some of the slower sticks can have trouble keeping up, especially on the boards that put out 96kHz sample rates.

@mystupidtheories6554

5 жыл бұрын

Curtis Judd I allowed a performance to record via USB as I was packing up i had left the USB still plugged in The performer pulled the stick out with out confirmation and corrupted their files. USB stick is close to hassle free but still don’t forget respect your sound guy

Thanks Curtis, what I was looking for. Over the last year I've learned a lot of things about sound and video and followed your advices.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Maria

This video answered all of my questions including ones I didn't know I needed to ask. Thank you so much! You are such a huge help!

@curtisjudd

7 ай бұрын

🙏

Another excellent instructional video, Curtis. I needed this about three years ago, but you have certainly nailed all the important points I've learned...I will be recommending this video for others coming up.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kirk. Sorry on the late arrival. ;-)

This is such a top notch video! Covered everything I needed to know :)

@curtisjudd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jesee!

This was exactly what I needed! Thank you for your great content!

@curtisjudd

3 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome!

You are a veritable sound god, Curtis! As a one man band doing sound and camera, had this challenge recently, and it was a nightmare to get the sound without accessing the board. This helps so much! Thanks a bunch :)

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Janmejay!

Honestly hands down best audio video ever. Thank you

@curtisjudd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This is a Tremendous help!!! Thank you for explaining this in such a simple way!

@curtisjudd

5 жыл бұрын

You bet, thanks for the feedback!

thanks for the tip before getting a Zoom H5 to record from my mixer at home - i was about to go down a rabbit hole to find this information and you were the first video i clicked. question answered. i appreciate it 🙏

@curtisjudd

6 ай бұрын

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I've covered some live events, and on occasion, I've had to negotiate with the sound guy. This video sums up everything I _thought_ I've learned. I'll probably be running this again when I do my next event. So it's a TERRIFIC resource. Thanks!

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian, happy mixing!

Curtis's videos are the best- no nonsense!!

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks ThroughLens Studios!

Great advise - I was so nice last night to the sound engineer when hooking up my H6 - you taught me something about the 1/4 inch cable that forces the H6 to line level didn’t know that my sound came out really good and I use that type of connector thanks bud

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

👍 Good work!

Great info as always. Some venues have sound mixers that are union and they get extremely cagey about tapping in and what you are allowed to touch. Great information.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff and good point re: union mixers.

VERY helpful. Thank you for doing this and making it easy to understand!

@curtisjudd

2 жыл бұрын

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SUBSCRIBED!! Thank you so much for this video. I am a videographer who recently has gotten more live event oppurtunites and yes I am excited for these events but the sound aspect freaked me out. Bad sound equals bad video. Curtis your video was clear and straight to the point. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! One thing we didn't really cover too much here is that it often still makes sense to put two microphones in the room to capture the sound that way in addition to taking a feed from a mixing board. The mixing board audio can sometimes sound too "dead." Best wishes and happy recording!

@jessicaw5258

4 жыл бұрын

@@curtisjudd thank you Curtis!! Will take that in consideration

I’m a communication student and I’m Learning more about sound from you than my university’s classes during this covid thing since there are no actual classes going on. Thanks

@curtisjudd

3 жыл бұрын

Glad the videos are helping!

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO IS DETAILED AND HELPFUL ON HOW TO FILM AUDIO FROM A MIXER! I go to Weddings all the time and I'm tired of not having my audio not be as good and it SHOULD be. I put mics on everyone, but when a girl is wearing a dress I can't put a mic on her since they have no pockets. So this was INSANELY helpful.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks SuperIasTM! 👍

This was incredibly helpful. Thank you!

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

👍

Always looking to get better at this! Thanks Curtis!

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

👍

Super useful! Thank you for breaking it down for us.

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Ozzy!

Thanks dude. Your videos are really helpful! I'm a sound student in France :)

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Anthony!

Thank you sir! This is so helpful to me. About to go video my first wedding in one month!

@curtisjudd

5 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Extremely good advice Curtis, thank you.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

You bet, thanks for the feedback!

Great stuff sir! This was super helpful.

@curtisjudd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you very much for putting this video together.

@curtisjudd

5 жыл бұрын

You bet! 👍🏻

Another Great video. I have learnt some of these things the hard way, this video would have saved me many months, I hope it helps others. I wonder if you could do a part 2? More details on room mic’ing, taking multiple channels, or even multitrack USB out of bigger mixers? Yours are the best KZread audio tips I have found so far.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt. Great idea, I'll add it to the list!

As always, very nice and instructive.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ramon.

Really useful video Curtis. Thankfully i seem to have everything i need gear wise, but that was a great point about using 'line' record - I wouldn't have remembered to change that on my tascam!

@curtisjudd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks John 👍🏻

Hey Curtis, as always, good advice on your channel. As the sound guy who was often running the board (or desk as we call it in the UK) you hit all the points just right. It's worth knowing ahead of time whether you want to ask for a Mic level or Line level signal from the board. Many cameras can take either, in which case ask and set up for Line level, but some DSLRs can only take Mic level so you need to ask for that. Preparation, preparation....

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

That’s another great point, thanks for that Cameron!

This was very helpful 👍🏻. Thank you!

@curtisjudd

2 жыл бұрын

👍

Very good advice, Curtis. I particularly liked the thing about recording the audience separately. I’d probably add that this situation is an example of when using time code would be a good idea, so you can later align the audience recording with the concert (or whatever) recording.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rusty, yes, timecode could definitely help here.

Nice job Curtis THANKS!....lots of great info...yep respect the sound guy first and foremost....In Europe when a band is introduced by name, they ALWAYS point to their sound guy at the FOH board and say..he's the most important member of the band!

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

Always excellent, thank you

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Very helpful video, Thank you Curtis

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thank Edmond

I've been looking like a video like this for years! Thank you, simplified and detailed, no clickbait like most of the same title, I'm more confident to try this now!

@curtisjudd

Жыл бұрын

👍

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!

@curtisjudd

3 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome!

I haven't done audio production for a long while but this 7.5 minutes did a tremendous job of getting me back up to speed. Nicely done. The ambient crowd audio was a small statement with a lot of oomph to it. I'll be looking for your videos on microphones next. Used to use Shure SM-57s and SM-58s an a Sennheiser mic (I forget the model) on a shock mount a lot. Working on rebuilding my gear from the basics might now. This information was a huge help. Thank you very much! I'll have to work on getting audio from instruments at some point, but have to get the vocals and ambient audio worked out first.

@OriginalDigitalsage

6 ай бұрын

Hopefully you have or are planning drum kit isolation, as you already know drums without baffles can ruin any recording that you plan to remix.

@curtisjudd

5 ай бұрын

👍

great stuff. I ran audio for a choir concert and recorded individual channels thru a digital mixer just for fun. The recorded audio was clean, but at the same time dead from the lack room mics. now i know why it sounded dead :D

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes, always a surprise the first time.

Excellent advice Curtis.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard.

Great tips Curtis. Thanks!

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary!

It felt like hearing and watching Brian May... Very helpful video, well done!

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

I'm flattered. 😀

This video and all your advices are saving my life! :D I just accepted a work on an audio department and recording from a Mixing Board is what I do, actually with a Zoom H4N, wish me luck. If I had any doubt I will post it here (btw today it's my official first day, fingers crossed :D)

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Congratulations and happy recording!

@diegocamachoreyes2403

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I already got my gear packed and ready. You are a truly a master for we all who want to make audio for audiovisual productions.

Another Master piece from Curtis Judd

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you. That’s what I was looking for

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

👍

Bravo. It’s what I was looking for 😀

@curtisjudd

3 жыл бұрын

👍

This is a great video! Thank you

@curtisjudd

2 ай бұрын

🙏

Great topic to cover!

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Isaiah.

Curtis consistently *crushes* it!

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jon!

Your awesome man!! Subbed!

@curtisjudd

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great advice Curtis!

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rhett!

wow just found what i have looking for. thank you a lot

@curtisjudd

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome and happy recording!

This is indeed good advice, Thanks

@curtisjudd

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

it can be very helpfull to record the sound on a second channel with -10db. if you get clipping during the show you have a backup.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, good point.

@glynnetolar4423

6 жыл бұрын

The thing about standards is, there are a lot of them. 2 line level standards can make your day.

Thank you for this video

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Steve.

Good stuff as always, Curtis! I'm traveling to Europe to record a live event at a conference with an H6. Good to know I'll need to TRS cable.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Good luck Pat!

@mauricioflores7999

4 жыл бұрын

Hi! I’m also using a h6, at 3:08 he mentions something about trs cable that I didn’t quit understood. Does having the 1/4” trs || make xlr cable what I need in this scenario?

Love your videos

@curtisjudd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gonzalo.

How can I record from JBL eon pro one speaker with a. Zoom h5?

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

Is there a line output on the JBL? You’ll use that is so. The cable will need to be 1/4” TRS on the H5 side and either the same or XLR on the JBL side depending on what kind of output jack it has.

@kjaan

4 жыл бұрын

@@curtisjudd it has RCA output so I could use that to plug it to zoom h5?

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

@@kjaan yes, you'll need a dual RCA to 3.5mm TRS cable.

@kjaan

4 жыл бұрын

@@curtisjudd thank you sir

Wow!dis enlightened me!

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

👍

You're the best, great video

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rolando! 👍

Great video!

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very important things to consider, hopefully less people will be demanding favors with little time to prepare. I've never considered asking how to reach the sound engineer. The no touching is always important, I've worked with some people that don't enjoy it either but can't keep their hands to themselves. Thanks for the great advice.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Freddie.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

@curtisjudd

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Happy recording!

Subscribed, thanks!

@curtisjudd

5 жыл бұрын

👍

Solid content man. Definitely gonna come back to this in the future. May I ask what your audio setup for this video was?

@curtisjudd

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It's been a long time but if memory serves, this was recorded with a DPA 4017b to a Sound Devices 633 recorder.

Very helpful.

@curtisjudd

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Coral Basie.

Very helpful, I subd

@curtisjudd

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Thanks. Its so enlightening. Can you explain more why we want line level not mic level? Whats the different?

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

Line level is a much stronger signal - approximately 40dB. If you feed a line level signal from a mixing board into the mic level input on a recorder, the recorder will end up with a completely distorted recording.

Wish I had seen this two weeks ago! LOL I'll be prepared with the proper etiquette NEXT time...

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Ha! We all learn as we live.

Thank you !

@curtisjudd

2 жыл бұрын

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Heads up: The 1/4" on the H4N is hiZ/instrument level only. The H4N does NOT have a line level option for the combo jacks. You want to use a -50dB attenuator (line level to mic level) and make that connection on the XLR ports. I have had great success with the Shure A15LA Line Adapter, ...which was practically designed for this exact purpose. The mic level/instrument level combo jacks on the H4N and H4N Pro have been a "surprise" problem for many customers, ...but one that is easily solved.

@curtisjudd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jamie, appreciate the extra detail.

For concerts I would recommend to get in touch with the sound engineer ahead so you don't get played against eachother. Most soundboards these days have multitrack recording inbuild or through an usb interface. Multitrack recording would be an additional service for me as a sound engineer, so it can happen that the client tries to get around that cost by asking you. You should get that sorted out before you agree to record an event.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Very good points, thank you Canstantin.

@ConstantinEckhardt

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for you excellent videos. It's always a pleasure to learn more on audio for cinemato- and videography through your content. Also you simply have to appreciate that you normalize your videos ; )

Great advice. I used to get so sick of bands complaining how bad recordings from shows sounded I started just telling them that although the desk looked fancy the one thing it couldn't do was feed a recorder without destroying the quality of the live sound. Those who knew I was bullshitting knew why and we could sort something out they would be happy with but the arrogant little superstar metal heads took it as gospel and walked away. In the end we hung a stereo mic in the roof 5 yards back from the stage so it basically caught the front of house and crowd and just ran that to a pc and burned a disk of it for bands. Strangely enough the club I was at, the Punks were always more reasonable than the metal bands which always surprised me..... It didn't happen often, perhaps I am being unfair. But it is the case that in a small to medium venue the mix to front of house tends to be mostly vocals and everything else is all over the place. Which just rubbed up the guitar warriors no end. They were so loud on stage and with their amps pointing out at ear height ( try explaining that to them..) often nothing of their signal went through the board. Sorry, having a ranty day. I was only ever an amateur but I had pride in my work and the attitude would just floor me sometimes and leave me wondering why I bothered.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Haha! Great stories, thanks for that! It is very good for us sound for film guys to understand the realities of sound engineers at the mixing board.

Hi Curtis Really enjoying your videos - thank you. Been using zoom H5 for years to record separate mixer output and XY ambience tracks to then sync with video of live show. Worked well. You mentioned that 1/4 TRS needed to switch H5 into line mode. Nothing in the manual about that and we have always used H5 XLR input and have recorded from mixer both pre and post fade outputs but always careful with levels. In our testing it doesn’t seem to make any difference - have we missed something? Just got Mixpre-6 in an effort to move things forwards with non stage recordings and loving it for its low noise floor. Cheers Simon

Didnt quite get what you wrote about the h5, but I took and ordered myself 1/4 to xlr male and rca to xlr male. also ordered myself 2 -20db XLR Balanced Attenuator Adapter. hopefully that's enough for the mixer I will be taking audio from

@curtisjudd

2 жыл бұрын

For most mixers, you will need female XLR to 1/4" TRS.

Much helpful

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

Good advice Curtis! Don't bug the sound guy too much! I try to talk to them on the phone before the day of the show, just so there are no suprises.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, it can be very awkward to approach the sound guy right before the show and not very respectful of them (given they have a lot to do and a lot on their minds). Thanks Chad!

@beatsbyandrew

6 жыл бұрын

Chad Johnson I'd actually say more than an email or phone call, because we frequently work for a client only 10 hours that day and are otherwise off the clock, GET THERE EARLY. When someone arrives during the event and needs help I have very little sympathy for them, if they are there an hour before I will frequently do everything I can including loan them adapters to get it done right!

@ChadWork1

6 жыл бұрын

Recording requires you to pay attention to the recording. Mixing requires you to pay attention to the mixing. If you try to do both you will make mistakes. You, as the person recording, are asking for the sound guy's help by allowing you to hook up to his gear. Just be cool, and contact him beforehand and show up with plenty of time to spare. If you think that's kowtowing, then he'll probably sense you have an attitude, and give you an attitude back, or not help you at all.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

100% agree. Short version: Show respect across the board, contact the sound engineer beforehand, come with everything you need, and show up plenty early, before sound check if you're allowed in for that.

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Good points and exactly what we covered in the linked in-depth episode with Mike Stranks. Thanks 3minus1 Media!

Thank you.

@curtisjudd

5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

Thanks Curtis. Question - If i want to record guitar from channel 1 on mixer you show at 02:56 should i take guitar lead out of 'line in' or 'insert' (then straight into my recording device) ?

@curtisjudd

5 жыл бұрын

Hi TheBlueskyson, You could take the main output or if you want just the guitar, you can send the guitar to an aux output and then feed that aux output into your recorder. Good luck!

wow, this so amazing. Thank you Sir. I'd like to know what kinda Recorder you'd recommend for a beginner like me please

@curtisjudd

5 жыл бұрын

Hi! I think that depends on what you’re looking to accomplish, production value goals, and budget. On a tight budget, I’d go with the Tascam DR-60DmkII: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hoajq6-JeLafYbg.html

thank you

@curtisjudd

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Excellent video Curtis. Very clear and concise. I've recently started to video variety shows for my local Musical Society. I had been using the H1N to record the ambient audio in the theatre, but I'm upgrading now to the H4N Pro. Will I be able to take a line from the sound desk as well as the ambient recording on the H14N? Also, how easy is it to do a mix of Desk and ambient sound? Would this be done in something like Adobe Audition or directly in Premiere Pro? I'm only really dabbling in video right now and I am enjoying it immensely. Thanks again for the tutorial. Rob

@curtisjudd

10 ай бұрын

Yes, at the end of the video I believe we showed how to get the H4n into line level mode by using a 1/4" TRS cable into the inputs. This tells the H4n Pro that the audio is line level. That's the most important thing. I haven't used the H4n in a long time but yes, I believe you can record the built-in stereo mics and the combination inputs at the same time.

Terrific

@curtisjudd

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hi, Curtis. Thank you for this video. I hope you're still taking questions for it. Just to confirm, with a Zoom h5, I'll need a1/4 TRS for the output from the mixer and an XLR on the other end for the recorder (input)? Or do both ends need to be 1/4 TRS? Also, last time I recorded from a mixer, I used batteries to power the h5 but there was still buzz throughout the recording. Would the isolator shown in the video fix that or is that only for when using plug-ins for battery power? Perhaps I used the incorrect cord? I can't recall if I used an xlr cable (on both ends) or used a 1/4 TRS for the output and xlr for the input...

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, you’ll need the H5 end of the cable to be 1/4” TRS or else the H5 will clip. An isolator might help in that situation. Best wishes!

Really great advices. It’s like someone walking up at the beginning or middle of a shoot at the last minute, asking if they can jack into the signal from your camera. Ahhh...no. :)

@curtisjudd

6 жыл бұрын

Haha! Good point. Way to bring it home to the DPs. ;-)

Hi , thank you so much for this informative video. Could you help me with this question : for the zoom H series the cord i should be using is a 1/4" to 1/4" trs ?

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, 1/4" TRS on the side for the zoom H4,5,6 series and either 1/4" TRS or XLR for the mixer side.

I'm an artist and I have dynacord audio mixer and microphones and speakers, I always sing with a small band and I always record the sound coming out of the audio mix with a tascam dr60mkii and I film the video by the phone attached in a stand then I sync the audio with the recorded video but right now I'm looking for a faster way, in case I go for a concert, in which I take a video and record by the audio mix via the camera. How can I do that and which equipments and camera should I buy? Do I need to buy a noise isolator or is it possible to take the audio out of the tascam directly to the camera? Or is there a better device that I can buy like the tascam zoom f4 or mix pre. Keeping in mind that I only use one track because I'm taking all the outlines from the mixer

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ehab, yes, you can send the audio from the DR60DmkII to most cameras. I’m not sure which camera you should buy, but I’ve been happy with my Panasonic GH5.

Great video, Curtis! I have a question about setting the Tascam 60D mkII to line level vs mic level while hooked into a mixer. In recording a speaker event, I noticed that my audio was low when I had it set to line level, but much higher in mic level. As a result, I had to increase the gain on the recorder in line level and decrease the gain in mic level. Which is the preferred method to record? I have a feeling that the gain/levels from the mixer weren't set below where it should have been, and that led to my low level audio. Any thoughts?

@curtisjudd

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Feeding Villages, yes, sounds like the feed coming off of the sound board was running a little lower than usual. I would normally use line level but it sounds almost like the engineer gave you a line level feed with a fader applied to it with maybe 25dB of attenuation. I would probably stay in line level mode and increase the gain. Did you have to go to Hi+?

Thank you so much for this, gave me a lot to think about! I've started filming events using a multi-cam setup (Blackmagic Studio 4K Pro cameras and an ATEM Mini switcher). Would I take a line out of my recorded and into the ATEM Mini to get it synced up, or is there a better suggestions? Thank you!

@curtisjudd

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, and then use the ATEM's sync offset feature to get the audio in sync with the video.