4-channel post-fade out field mixer?

[Greg Curda]

Hi Bob,

I’m going to echo the sentiments of the guys. Twin MixPres would work well, and you would have the advantage of high quality mic pres and both limiters in the mixer (much better than the camera’s). The 442 option allows you to monitor all channels (via PFL) and send 4 discreet (direct out) to the cam. I have to say that I’m not a huge fan of riding gain too much, because as you do that, your background changes and it makes it more difficult for your dialogue edits to go across smoothly. I generally set the gain (trying to match background), let the dialogue rise and fall naturally, and let the limiters take care of huge, unforseen peaks. Then you know your edits will be smooth (that’s the point of tracking, yeah?) The quality of the limiter is very important. Sound Devices has some of the most natural and effective limiters I have heard. They have never let me down. Just my two cents…

G