Possible to sync video with audio from a .wav file, or…

[Jeff Pulera]

For interviews/in-studio work, I use a wired lavaliere mic from Radio Shack, along with a headphone extender cable (about $40 for both) and plug the mic directly into camera mini mic input. I get excellent sound, synced right onto the video, no messing around.

The portable recorder comes out only for wedding and stage events

Thanks

Jeff

[Duke Sweden]

That’s the setup I’ve been using for the past week, a Senal shotgun mic, plugged into a 25′ cable, and into the camera. Actually come to think of it I’ve only shot a test video and played with the audio. Better than having the mic 8 ft away but still less than professional sounding. So I’ll give the DR-05 a shot. If it doesn’t work out I have 60 days to return it, but from what I’ve heard of it on youtube it sounds great (except for the few who don’t know how to record decent sound!).

I’ll update with my results when I have something to put up.

[Jeff Pulera]

How do you plan on using the Tascam? Built-in mic? One typically needs a lav mic to record good speech (short of having a talented union boom operator on the payroll). I noticed a lot of echo during your “amusement park video” and you may still get some of that with a lav due to room acoustics, but should be less obvious with a lav.

Thanks

Jeff

[Duke Sweden]

That was reverb. To simulate the depths of hell 😉

I was going to do two samples, one with the built in mics and one with the Senal shotgun mic plugged into the Tascam. I really don’t have much trouble with echo or natural reverb, it’s more the tonal quality of the voices. They lack presence. I intend to place the Tascam nearby when using the built in mics, and then hang the shotgun over the top of my greenscreen and try that, hence my decision to keep the 25′ cable I recently bought.

[Duke Sweden]

btw, the only room big enough to set up my green screen “studio” has a ceiling that’s 8′ on one side and 20′ on the other. An acoustical nightmare.