[Hollington Lee]

Try WinMorph. It’s great!

https://debugmode.com/winmorph/

–HL

[Hollington Lee]

I just came across these sound blankets (72×80, 8 lbs per!) at a site called moverssupplies.com:

https://moverssupplies.com/BW-Cotton-Blanket-Producers-Choice/

These sound like just what you’re looking for. I’m planning to buy a few myself, for my office and onsite use.

–HL

[Hollington Lee]

Hi Ty-

I have a Sony vx2000 and a couple of inexpensive Sony lavs. The reason I’m looking for a different setup is that the audio from the camera is loaded with hiss. I’d like to have nice, clean, “cd-quality” audio.

I’m also looking for a setup that is relatively straightforward to set up and use because my wife (who is not as technically oriented as I am) will be conducting most of the interviews, so it has to be simpler for her to use.

Thanks for your help on this.

–Hollington Lee

[Hollington Lee]

Hi Rick. Thanks so much for the responses.

I think I have focused a bit since my first post — but my needs have now changed.

I will need up to FOUR mics at once for the interviews I will be recording. I have settled on buying a laptop with an audio interface but which one? My budget for the interface is about $500.

I’m having trouble finding an interface with 4 mic inputs.
I was looking at the 8-input Presonus Firepod (FP10) at $400 with Cubase and the MOTU 8pre ($550) no software included (but I can record with Vegas, right?)

Should I spend less on an interface and more on mics?

I will need to buy four mics, well-suited for voice, but not singing, just talking i.e. interviews. I am using inexpensive Sony lavs into my vx2000 but I get a lot of hiss in my audio. I would like to get much better sound. I’m guessing that I need to spend at least $200 per mic?

I’d appreciate any recommendations for interfaces and mics. I am finding that this world of quality audio is quite complex!

TIA.

–Hollington Lee

[Hollington Lee]

Thank you Terry. What do these settings do? Is this is something that should be done to ALL AC3 rendered audio?

Thanks.

–Hollington Lee

[Hollington Lee]

[Rick Mac] As an example, say you are doing a project where you are mixing music with a voiceover. The quality of your speakers could affect your preceived balance between the two. Then after render you play it back on a different system and the mix sounds different.
That is what your speakers do.

Sorry for not being clearer in my post. Yes Rick, this is exactly what I’m talking about – the final “balance” is not what I expected.

Are you saying that a new set of speakers/monitors whould be enough to correct this? If so, can you recommend something for under $200?

Thanks so much.

–Hollington Lee

[Hollington Lee]

Hi. I have been using a Panasonic DMR-ES10 for about 7 months and it works great. I believe the new model is the ES20 with a Firewire port in front.
Runs about $170 at circuit city. Highly recommended.

–HL

[Hollington Lee]

I’ve been using the Epson R200 with very good results. You should be able to get it for under $100.
The included software is simple but does a good job and the printer couldn’t be easier to use. Perfect alignment and excellent quality. I’m printing on Ritek RiData printable DVD-Rs.

–Hollington Lee

[Hollington Lee]

Thank you Liam for the tutorial reference. It’s a good one.

I come from a background in print design so I’m still getting used to the limitations of DV/TV resolution. Fortunately, there are lots of typefaces that look good on video.

Thanks. –Hollington Lee

[Hollington Lee]

Thanks for the quick response. –Holly