Richard Crowley
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I have used Total Recorder and I think it is great. Solid performance at a remarkably low price ($18). You can’t beat that combination. As they say: “Most other recording packages cost more and deliver less.”
https://www.totalrecorder.com/productfr_tr.htm
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If you can identify and articulate the kinds of shots you anticipate for this production, you can probably get some more focused advice from the assembled experts here. Also identify the camera(s) and other key parts of your camera, lighting, grip, etc. equipment kits. And your proposed budget.
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Just get into the habit of always including the exact model number along with the manufacturer’s name. It is very frustrating at our end to have to keep asking for complete information. Depending on which “Canopus” box you are talking about, and what software, it could be a hardware or software or even some other kind of problem.
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Your subject line may be misleading people into thinking it is a hardware discussion when you are actually asking for software.
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If you are a non-profit group, then at least find a volunteer to monitor the audio. You have proved first-hand why it is mandatory.
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It is a (quite well-received) repeated digital RF message of some kind. Given the kinds of RF emitters people carry around in their pockets, and the kinds of things found in typical meeting venues these days, it could have been any of a dozen different things. Maybe even a cell phone if it was in some cell service-deprived area. The phone could have been repeatedly searching for service, etc.
Of course, this is why recording audio without CONTINUOUS MONITORING is like framing and focusing your video camera without looking at the viewfinder. If you aren’t going to monitor it, why bother even recording it? Especially in a live, location event.
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Suggested “differential diagnosis” tests:
Do you get the noise with the built-in microphone?
Do you get the noise when you plug the mic directly into the camera?
Do you get the noise when you use a different mic cable?
Do you get the noise when you use those mics with other equipment? -
There is no answer to “best/cheapest”. Besides the fact that “best” and “cheapest” are rarely found together. We don’t even know what “best” means in your situation. And without a currency symbol and some digits, we don’t know what you mean by “cheapest” either. If “cheapest” means $50-100 then you probably have unrealistic expectations.
Is there some particular reason you are looking for a pin mic? There are very few choices (I know of only one, Rode). It is not an inexpensive solution.
Mounting a “gun mic” on the camera is a very poor method of capturing sound. That location is almost NEVER the right place for the microphone for many reasons (all of which have been discussed here many times before).
You are on the right track using an external sound recorder because the audio recording capabilities of a DSLR camera are generally too poor for practical use.
Yes, wireless is not cheap. The minimum-cost halfway decent wireless kit (lav mic, transmitter and receiver) is $500-600.
I have had poor experience recording with iPhone/iPod, and I have never seen anyone coming through this (or any other) forum reporting good results with an iPhone/iPad solution. Recording on iPhone isn’t really any better than just recording on the DSLR.
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And another vote for 30.0
One satellite channel I am familiar with says:5. “COMMERCIAL” OR PROMOTION LENGTH(S): Commercials accepted for Hope Channel broadcast will be exactly the following lengths (and not one frame more or less):
a. 30 seconds
b. 60 seconds
c. 90 seconds
d. 120 seconds