audio equipment

yeah, shotgun and juicedlink box. I think the juicedlink box will ship with all the cables you need, but if it's missing the box->camera cable, a standard 1/8"TRS to 1/8"TRS (like a headphone extension cable with male ends on both ends) will be all you need.

Also, juicedlink has a ton of videos on their site that will answer most of your questions if you dig around. Good for examples, too. http://www.juicedlink.​com/audio-tutorial-videos

any chance in downloading a really good audio theme fx gratis?

uhh, not sure what you mean by that, but probably no. Also, watch this (not mine) http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=nBkZaA4_06w

Chippy is my hero. I swear to god you're the resident go-to audio guy in this section of the forum. I see you answering audio questions every day (including when I had mine)

keep on rockin on =)

gibsonla wrote in post #12325459
Chippy is my hero. I swear to god you're the resident go-to audio guy in this section of the forum. I see you answering audio questions every day (including when I had mine)

keep on rockin on =)

he deserves some kind of award. maybe chief resident title?

I accept b&h gift cards :P


Joking, mostly :P

Autonomous wrote in post #12322630
so i have a project coming up, and i think i would need a decent audio equipment to pair it up with my 7D. what do i need? shot gun or lavalier?
i don't even know what these are, i just heard a lot of it lol.
i appreciate your time and your help for helping a fellow newbie:o

If you are shooting interviews then you might consider utilizing a standard interview microphone like the Electro-Voice RE-50 or the industry standard 635A/B, the B is preferred as it is matt-black and that reduces glare.

Both of those microphones have excellent clarity and a good dynamic range and both are Omni-directional which in an interview is desirable as in a stand-up interview it keeps the interviewer from having to wag the microphone back and forth between the interviewer and the person being interviewed as the question are being asked and answered, they both have excellent internal shock mounting which eliminates handling noise and they are dynamic which doesn’t require power and being dynamic they can take a real beating and still operate I have seen “talent” literally drop them to the ground after completing a report and then walk away with the most damage to the microphone being a slightly dented windscreen or a scuff in the finish. Also since they do not require power and utilize the industry standard male XLR versus a 3.5mm connector they are easily converted to a wireless microphone by plugging a mini-brick transmitter to the connector on the bottom.

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Chippy569 wrote in post #12325270
uhh, not sure what you mean by that, but probably no. Also, watch this (not mine) http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=nBkZaA4_06w

That lav he used sounds like crap.

Wayne

Autonomous wrote in post #12325216
yeah, i'll stick with the shotgun for now. again thank you so much, you are definitely the best! it'll suffice with just that right?

Personally for an interview a shotgun would be my last choice, too directive too much background pickup and too prone to handling noise unless used with suspension mounting.

Wayne

Channel One wrote in post #12327353
Personally for an interview a shotgun would be my last choice, too directive too much background pickup and too prone to handling noise unless used with suspension mounting.

Wayne

omg.. and i had my heart set on chippy's recommendation and now this. i am so confused lol. i'll have you know that my project's isn't all "professional" like it has to be perfect the way it is in film industry. decent is enough for me.
p.s. i didn't understand a thing you said, since its this plug to that and produces this that, and picks up this that is all i read. lol.

Autonomous wrote in post #12327750
p.s. i didn't understand a thing you said, since its this plug to that and produces this that, and picks up this that is all i read. lol.

The wiring is very simple (it has to be or I couldn't do it) interview microphone to XLR extension cord to jucedlink to camera wala, instant profesional interview setup.

If you really want to impress the neighbors buy a microphone flag put some colorful graphics on it say ANS (Autonomous News Service) slide it on your interview microphone and go for that Pulitzer Prize.

so you're saying instead of shotgun buy that wireless mic instead?

Autonomous wrote in post #12328149
so you're saying instead of shotgun buy that wireless mic instead?

While a wireless is nice but expensive a wired microphone will do the job just fine.

Wayne

Channel One wrote in post #12327350
That lav he used sounds like crap.

Wayne

agreed.


also, while wayne's setup might be more acoustically optimal, you're going to have that microphone in the shot. You have to decide if that's OK or not. For most people, it's not.

Chippy569 wrote in post #12328240
you're going to have that microphone in the shot. You have to decide if that's OK or not. For most people, it's not.

If one doesn't want a microphone in the shot then the lav is the way to go or get an assistant to work a boom held shotgun.

And yes with a good quality shotgun it is possible to get good audio if your sound guy keeps the microphone aimed correctly.

Last year we had to crank out in a run and gun fashion a number of political ads for a local candidate running for Congress and while I would have preferred to lav the players it was not possible due to time constraints.

This was shot in a typical office and the audio guy properly held the boom mounted microphone low aiming up allowing the acoustical ceiling to absorb the background noise echo etc allowing the speakers voice to be heard clearly.

Had we used a camera mounted shotgun the rear wall (hard drywall) would have hosed the audio.

The link is an outtake of one of the clips in which one can get an idea of what a decent (AKG) shotgun is capable of.

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=K8DT05W4gq0

Wayne