Recording Audio and importing into FCP

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Just record the audio to a DV camcorder or deck.
You’ll have DAT quality, TC, FW remote control and a copy of the audio you can easily save.

When I do VO’s this way, I also point the camcorder at the talent (and soemtimes, me.) I can then “see” the session in post which can come in handy.

You COULD record directly into FCP using the “Voice Over Tool” but you’ll lose the ability to store the VO on a tape (without having to dub it out).

[Rj Thomas]

Thanks,

That makes a lot of sense. I’ve done it before that way but I thought I’d see if anyone had a better way to go about it.

RJ

[John Fishback]

I just finished two DVD commentaries to picture using the Voice Over tool. It worked beautifully. I ran a DAT in the background as a backup. The VO tool is great because you can do various takes and it places them on different tracks in the timeline. Later you can go back and edit your final.