[Tom Smith]

I had a chance to try out the mixpre 3 and can confirm that the sound is not as great. I think I will just keep the 702.
The sound seemed a bit less full on the mixpre 3. I’m not sure what the proper terminology is…
It’s not too big of a deal for portability. The battery lasts a while and it’s small enough if I can just rig it under my camera.

Have the Zoom improved a lot? I tried to use the h4n to power a microphone once but it was horrible.

I’m using a cos11d when I use the G3. I just have problems with interference and noise floor even at close range.

[Tom Smith]

I’m not a lawyer, but I believe that it is perfectly legal to film and audio record random people in public places. That they are minors does not change this.

[Tom Smith]

Alright, Thanks. I’ll just stick with the Sound Devices.

[Tom Smith]

Do people put the microphone straight into Sound Devices 702 or is it better to put it into MixPre D into 702?

[Tom Smith]

Ok thanks, I think I’ll go with the MixPre D then unless anyone else has tried the two. The camera I have now is a t3i btw, later I will upgrade to 5dmkIII or Blackmagic production/cinema/ursa mini.

[Tom Smith]

Ok Ty, I understand what you are saying. Down the road I can always upgrade to the better recorder like Sound Devices 702 after I finish buying studio equipment (lighting, bass traps, new lenses, etc.).

For now, considering the microphone is in the same placement, would you recommend the $1000+ for the Sound Devices Mixpre D which will go straight into a DSLR with bad audio (but gain turned 1 level below very bottom, mainly using preamp) or the $170-250 Tascam 60/70d which will record audio itself?

[Tom Smith]

Ok, so for a high quality mic like the Schoeps will the recorder always have better sound? So for example if comparing the Tascam 70d with the SD Mixpre D directly to dslr, which would have higher quality sound?

You said the JuicedLink I have would not be able to get the full potential of the high quality microphone and the MixPre would be much better. I watched the video with ntg2 to dslr using these two and they seemed about the same, but that is a cheap microphone. Why is it different with a better microphone?

Finally, if the Tascam 70d would get better sound than mixpre D straight to dslr, would the Zoom f8, Tascam dr-680dmkii, Edirol r44 be way ahead of the Tascam 70d? I don’t have the budget to spend 2k+ for Sound Devices now and would prefer 70d price (and that it records to dslr for reference) if the other options don’t give the 700 dollar difference in sound.

[Tom Smith]

Alright, thanks.

Are there any systems that will sync straight to the camera to get good sound?

I was checking out the dr60/70 and it says records to both dr60 and camera, so is it very simple to sync this with a plugin on premiere or something?

Are there other better, more expensive options that will do the same thing as dr60 (I prefer portable in case I want to film outside, I don’t need more than 2 mic inputs just want best clean sound possible, up to 1k usd)? I bought the h4n before the JuicedLink to use with Ntg2 but the h4n had too much noise and I returned it.

-From the samples I heard I think I will be going with the Schoeps.

[Tom Smith]

Hey just an update, I tried buying the cheaper wireless mic systems but you guys were right, they were completely unusable, so I got the sennheiser and it works fine, I got a juicedlink preamp and it works with almost no static on my dslr but doesn’t help much with my sony handycam.

Now I’m debating whether to save up for a 4k black magic or one of those larger 4k video cameras like fx100 sony or whatever.

[Tom Smith]

Oh, and I don’t care about the file size, because my videos are usually around 2.5 minutes long.