[Stephen Hall]

You may also want to have a look at Guy Cochran’s overview of the G2 wireless set. They’re probably similar enough that it will be good jump start.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyVAjZq9HF8

Cheers,

Stephen H
https://sound.facesproject.org/

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[Stephen Hall]

Hi Rick,

I’ve uploaded some clips for others to use at Freesound.org – https://www.freesound.org/

There are some gems there and some awful junk, too, but it’s nice to find the occasional sound effect clip there.

Cheers,

Stephen H

[Stephen Hall]

Hi Adam,

You might want to look at the Audio Technica AT-4053a (I hear there’s a 4053b variant out now).

It’s a nice hypercardioid and runs about $ 499 at most places. Sounds really good and it’s much lighter in weight than the NT3.

Best of luck,

Stephen H

[Stephen Hall]

Hi Greg,

I don’t know if my first reply made it or not… Anyway, I’ve used the Edirol R4 Pro in a number of indie film productions and it’s been great.

The quality of the recorded sound is very high, at least when used in the mode I use it — with a Sound Devices 442 mixer.

It’s not ideal for use in a bag like the SD 744T and it’s not quite as robustly built as the SD. Some controls are on the top panel and require a bit of a reach, but of course it’s much less expensive than the Sound Devices recorder.

Having said that, the Edirol is great as a backup for in-camera sound on indie shoots: I’ve found that the camera audio settings can be easily mismanaged and having a pristine recording can save the day. I feed the Edirol with the SD 442’s four direct outputs (line level) into the Edirol’s inputs.

Here are some examples from recent shoots recorded with the Edirol R4 Pro:

https://www.facesproject.org/loc_sound/s_hall_sound_examples.html

If you have any other questions, I’ll be glad to try and answer.

Cheers,

Stephen H