I'm a "bedroom RUclipsr" who only ever records in a very controlled environment and I feel I've done a great job of dialing my audio in. I have an opportunity coming up to film something "on location" soon and I really want to do it justice, and audio is the main thing I'm concerned about. I just wanted to say that this video was incredibly helpful, so thanks for taking the time to put it together! 🙂
Thanks for sharing it with me Rees! I can see more of what to do now with my own stuff..... like what the level things are. As I tend to shout a lot...
This is by far the best and most concise video explaining location audio I have seen on YT! It’s also a huge plus that you have a very pleasant voice. Great job!
This is a fantastically well made video, very educative and on point. It covers all the main areas of sound recording without going into expert or specialist. All someone needs to get going in most situations. Congratulations for a very well made video.
Great video. RUclips should have shown this first in the search suggestions about sound recording. Would have saved a lot of time for me. Great great great!!!
I've been absorbing a few hours of YT videos to see if there is something I like to add to my current field recording setup. And then video came up ... An excellent overview of recording techniques and equipment and a real eye opener. Had this been the first video I had seen, I would have been outdoors recording all kind of audio, making notes and photos of the setup used. It's great to see the amount of detail you put in this, like blurring out the face of the lady next to her car @ 25:30 but @27:20 - the boom pole mic is already in view. The sun clearly shows the shadow of you and the boom pole. That's almost like seeing fighter jets fly by in a western movie 😁
Thank you for taking the time to make the video. It was really informative as a nature photographer and casual video recorder sound is something I haven't taken that much notice of the information you provided was excellent.
Nice presentation. Great presenter, and nice surrounding. My favorite shot was of those pigeons walking at 1:06. Spot on. They even seem to be looking into the camera. It's priceless.
clear, complete and correct explication. this girl is a serious technician and she makes sound recording as a simple task. very good lesson. thank you.
Fantastic video, clearly explained AND you let us hear the difference. I now know why people complain about my video camera microphone and why I got sent a nice Blue Pearl!
This is by far the best informational/tutorial free online video on RUclips. You covered the bases like a champ. I am a youtube junkie so I speak the truth and I watch all of the so called celebrity RUclipsrs. This is the best audio video. Thank you
Hi Lizi,Just wanted to congratulate you and your team for yet another great video, it is very easy to follow, great content, full of really well presented technical detail. As a mature student in my second year studying Contemporary Media at Hugh Baird University Centre I have trawled the internet to find out more about sound recording for video, I can honestly say your team have proved to be the very best of all the sites and I have investigated lots of sites.Many thanks for a great job Barry Parsons
Great video, 3 concepts of sound well explained. I just have only one suggestion to do, leave the lavalier mic above the lapel of your jacket, for clear sound, instead of under it, because the lapel works like a barrier for the sound captured by the mic. Congratulations and thank you for sharing your knowledge.
No, you’re not correct. It’s always finding a balance between audio quality and visibility. As a DP I would not want to see a microphone when not needed.
Yeah, while it was clear and intelligible enough, it did sound quite muffled. I know lavs, especially with a windscreen, are ideally made as inconspicuous as possible, but I'd really be considering sacrificing the visual a little bit for better audio. Alternatively, maybe with a bit of EQing to get back some of the mid-highs it could stay under the jacket lapel.
Excellent informational video and wonderful Presenter with a gift of communication. I'm a novice trying to learn on the go and Lizzy, you are a great teacher in deed. I really benefited by your clear and very well covered presentation. A big thank you and all the best with the good work you do.
This was excellent. Really well thought through and presented. The only thing I found a bit off-putting is that the audio sounded a bit muffled to me, until you switched to the NTG2. I'm old, so maybe I need a brighter sound to get through the high pitch roll off of age, or maybe it's the design compromise inherent in making a mic as small as a lavalier, but for me the NTG2 had the up front presence that seemed lacking in the rest of the audio. This isn't meant as a criticism of the production, more as an observation, which maybe points to the individual nature of how we experience audio.
I agree. That was a great example where the lav was not well positioned for the shot Later when she's in the sidewalk, the lav sounds good, she removes the lav, and puts it back, and it sounds blocked and muffled again. It just emphasizes her earlier claim that you always need to listen to the sound through the headphones, especially after making adjustments. Those might have been good opportunities for her sound guy to show them making adjustments before proceeding rather than pressing on with the video shot.
Great video. I've got the Shure MV88+. It's basically a mic for your phone, that comes with a stand that holds the mic right on top of the phone. I keep having issues with a hissing noise coming with recordings. You mentioned electronics causing a hissing noise, maybe that's my problem!
If we have a lavalier, does the phone quality influence the recording? Can you heard the difference with the same lavalier recorded by different phone? I like your well explained video. You have a nice calming voice as well!
Whats your profession? You need dynamic range, - 20 with peaks no higher than - 6, keeping everything at -6 leaves no head room and at 48k 24bit, it can easily be boosted in post with little noise floor amplification from as low as -20. Play safe not hot!
Great video. But! Am I the only one who would rather use the shotgun with a little bit of post processing? I cannot agree with you on "the clip-on outperforming other mics" (at around 20:10).
This was very well done however the ntg sounded much clearer and cleaner (less muffled than your lapel mic. Curious why you didn't use the shotgun for your main and the lapel for your backup?
In practice, it can be useful to mix the two tracks... I have gotten good results using boom mic as the primary, leaving it as untouched as possible... then layering in the lav mic (noise-removed) for extra support as needed.
Yeh for sure, if poss a shotgun mic is preferable. Needs to be boomed properly though. In this case the lavilier mic didn't sound at its best as it was placed just under the flap of the fleece.
12:16 yeah yeah, that noise gets produced whenever there's at least incoming call/sms. is there any particular name for this noise and some proper analysis about it?
AAAAAAAAAAH! I enjoyed this video. It really answered quite a number of my continued environment sound questions. I'd like to know what type of camera was used for this recording if possible. Thank You.
what type of wireless mic system are you using in this video? I have a wireless system for indoors but I need one to do interviewing videos outdoors especially for multiple individuals such as a panel.
She isn't, the lav is being recorded by what appears to be a Zoom H2N (19:43) Edit: I typed that when I was still watching the video, at 29:20 she confirms it is indeed a Zoom H2N. Lacking that, I have had some success with plugging the SmartLav+ into an iPhone and recording it with RØDE Rec
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I'm a "bedroom RUclipsr" who only ever records in a very controlled environment and I feel I've done a great job of dialing my audio in. I have an opportunity coming up to film something "on location" soon and I really want to do it justice, and audio is the main thing I'm concerned about. I just wanted to say that this video was incredibly helpful, so thanks for taking the time to put it together! 🙂
Thanks for sharing it with me Rees! I can see more of what to do now with my own stuff..... like what the level things are. As I tend to shout a lot...
This lady has made the best audio video I’ve seen. Spot on.
This is by far the best and most concise video explaining location audio I have seen on YT! It’s also a huge plus that you have a very pleasant voice. Great job!
You might also enjoy this one: ruclips.net/video/WDeGA8PL0qE/видео.html
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This is a fantastically well made video, very educative and on point. It covers all the main areas of sound recording without going into expert or specialist. All someone needs to get going in most situations. Congratulations for a very well made video.
Great video. RUclips should have shown this first in the search suggestions about sound recording. Would have saved a lot of time for me. Great great great!!!
Fantastic video, very well presented and put together.
I've been absorbing a few hours of YT videos to see if there is something I like to add to my current field recording setup. And then video came up ...
An excellent overview of recording techniques and equipment and a real eye opener. Had this been the first video I had seen, I would have been outdoors recording all kind of audio, making notes and photos of the setup used.
It's great to see the amount of detail you put in this, like blurring out the face of the lady next to her car @ 25:30 but @27:20 - the boom pole mic is already in view. The sun clearly shows the shadow of you and the boom pole. That's almost like seeing fighter jets fly by in a western movie 😁
Thanks a lot Barry, your feedback means a lot to us and very glad it was helpful! The CADARN team.
Good video. Nothing new for me, but watched it because of quality.
Thank you for taking the time to make the video. It was really informative as a nature photographer and casual video recorder sound is something I haven't taken that much notice of the information you provided was excellent.
Nice presentation. Great presenter, and nice surrounding. My favorite shot was of those pigeons walking at 1:06. Spot on. They even seem to be looking into the camera. It's priceless.
clear, complete and correct explication. this girl is a serious technician and she makes sound recording as a simple task. very good lesson. thank you.
Fantastic video, clearly explained AND you let us hear the difference. I now know why people complain about my video camera microphone and why I got sent a nice Blue Pearl!
this is so straight to the point and complete in coverage on the sound recording on location !!! Very well done. You're a PRO
Wow! Excellent tutorial for begginers! Thank you so much.
Clear, clean, and consistent ... Engaging and informative. Many thanks.
great video. Thanks for making this
This is by far the best informational/tutorial free online video on RUclips. You covered the bases like a champ. I am a youtube junkie so I speak the truth and I watch all of the so called celebrity RUclipsrs. This is the best audio video. Thank you
So far the best expalanation in audio recording.Thanks for sharing.
Love this video. Since you made it there is a new ‘great’ microphone, the rode videomic ntg. A great help to obtain the tree C’s.
Hi Lizi,Just wanted to congratulate you and your team for yet another great video, it is very easy to follow, great content, full of really well presented technical detail. As a mature student in my second year studying Contemporary Media at Hugh Baird University Centre I have trawled the internet to find out more about sound recording for video, I can honestly say your team have proved to be the very best of all the sites and I have investigated lots of sites.Many thanks for a great job Barry Parsons
This is one of the best videos on RUclips for recording audio on location. Very comprehensive and well presented. Nice work.
Thank you so much. Beautifully explained every detail. Thanks.
This is pure gold for a fledgling videographer like myself. Thank you!
Awesome video, comprehensive yet concise... film-sound boot camp in under 35 minutes
Great video, 3 concepts of sound well explained.
I just have only one suggestion to do, leave the lavalier mic above the lapel of your jacket, for clear sound, instead of under it, because the lapel works like a barrier for the sound captured by the mic.
Congratulations and thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I was thinking the same thing. How could they not see/hear that?
No, you’re not correct. It’s always finding a balance between audio quality and visibility. As a DP I would not want to see a microphone when not needed.
Yeah, while it was clear and intelligible enough, it did sound quite muffled. I know lavs, especially with a windscreen, are ideally made as inconspicuous as possible, but I'd really be considering sacrificing the visual a little bit for better audio.
Alternatively, maybe with a bit of EQing to get back some of the mid-highs it could stay under the jacket lapel.
This is an excellent video course! I really enjoyed watching it and got a lot out of it. Thank you.
This is best ever I saw .. Thank you
Excellent informational video and wonderful Presenter with a gift of communication. I'm a novice trying to learn on the go and Lizzy, you are a great teacher in deed. I really benefited by your clear and very well covered presentation. A big thank you and all the best with the good work you do.
This was excellent. Really well thought through and presented. The only thing I found a bit off-putting is that the audio sounded a bit muffled to me, until you switched to the NTG2. I'm old, so maybe I need a brighter sound to get through the high pitch roll off of age, or maybe it's the design compromise inherent in making a mic as small as a lavalier, but for me the NTG2 had the up front presence that seemed lacking in the rest of the audio. This isn't meant as a criticism of the production, more as an observation, which maybe points to the individual nature of how we experience audio.
I'm 17 years old and i agree. The audio does appear to be muffled by the lavaliere. The shotgun gave crisper noise compared to it. Good observation.
Also thought the NTG2 was the best sound
Thanks for this vid, very helpful and quite illustrative.
Outstanding explanation of recording sound on location. This is the best video I have seen covering this topic. Thank you very much!
The boom mic sounds far better than the lavalier mic in my opinion. Better higher frequencies and frequency range.
I agree. That was a great example where the lav was not well positioned for the shot Later when she's in the sidewalk, the lav sounds good, she removes the lav, and puts it back, and it sounds blocked and muffled again. It just emphasizes her earlier claim that you always need to listen to the sound through the headphones, especially after making adjustments. Those might have been good opportunities for her sound guy to show them making adjustments before proceeding rather than pressing on with the video shot.
totally agree...
Fantastic !! Very educative, lot of information presented in a very systematic way . Thanks a ton !
Thank you for this very informative and helpful video. Appreciate it very much.
Thank you for the time, effort and quality you put into this video. Wonderful job and very informational!
Yea, this video was refreshing and well done. Inspires me to do a few things different on my next production. Excellent!
Thank you this was thoroughly more than lots of other videos I've seen.
just got into audio so what a find this video is... thanks
Great video. I've got the Shure MV88+. It's basically a mic for your phone, that comes with a stand that holds the mic right on top of the phone. I keep having issues with a hissing noise coming with recordings. You mentioned electronics causing a hissing noise, maybe that's my problem!
Sound advice,thank you.
Excellent explanations. Thank you!
Nice Video..... Also when shooting outside avoid picking up the shadow of the person holding the boom mic out of the shots 😊
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Very useful! Thanks!
Brilliant thank you. Interesting to hear the differences of each mic.
If we have a lavalier, does the phone quality influence the recording?
Can you heard the difference with the same lavalier recorded by different phone?
I like your well explained video. You have a nice calming voice as well!
Sooo well explained. Thank you
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Great video.
This was like food for the soul. Thank you.
Top stuff , very helpfull even with amateur radio we use microphones alot .
That was really really well done. A great informational video. Thanks.
Great video thanks
This lady gets it.
What an informative presentation guys, thank you!! And you're lovely too!!
Thank you.
great video
Great video! Thanks for all your hard work! Outstanding!
Keep signal just in yellow if its available on the meter. -12db is kinda low. -6db is a better target.
Whats your profession? You need dynamic range, - 20 with peaks no higher than - 6, keeping everything at -6 leaves no head room and at 48k 24bit, it can easily be boosted in post with little noise floor amplification from as low as -20. Play safe not hot!
Just use 32bit float and don’t worry about levels 😎
Great video. But! Am I the only one who would rather use the shotgun with a little bit of post processing? I cannot agree with you on "the clip-on outperforming other mics" (at around 20:10).
I'd also prefer the shotgun mic in most cases.
Very well put together. Thanks!
A well made video.
I may not have gone to university but I know how to spell 'consistent' though (1:53)
No You don‘t know how to say consistant. It should pronounce as ’Tent‘.The apostrophe should be put on the third syllable. Say it again!
thank you again
If you carpet not only the ground but the ceiling and the walls, you pretty much eliminate all reverb?
Very very good video.Thank you.
Thank you
Excellent presentation. Thank you
Brilliant video! Thank you
Thanks very much. It's very helpfull. Maybe, i want to learn recording now :) thanks a lot, from Indonesia :)
what is the name of the thing on your pocket that shows levels which is connected to the microphone?
This is extremely well done.
This is really helpful, thanks.
Thank you very much. Very informative video.
This is really awesome. Thank you!
This was very well done however the ntg sounded much clearer and cleaner (less muffled than your lapel mic. Curious why you didn't use the shotgun for your main and the lapel for your backup?
In practice, it can be useful to mix the two tracks... I have gotten good results using boom mic as the primary, leaving it as untouched as possible... then layering in the lav mic (noise-removed) for extra support as needed.
Yeh for sure, if poss a shotgun mic is preferable. Needs to be boomed properly though. In this case the lavilier mic didn't sound at its best as it was placed just under the flap of the fleece.
12:16 yeah yeah, that noise gets produced whenever there's at least incoming call/sms.
is there any particular name for this noise and some proper analysis about it?
Excellent video... thank you so much.
really helpful . thank you very much
Excellent.
great video… I know what i m picking for my audio… Rode videomicro. I ve got Nothing to say I just want ambient sounds and it seems good
Lovely video, tnx 4 sharing
amazing
Thanks mam
Great presentation and timely
AAAAAAAAAAH! I enjoyed this video. It really answered quite a number of my continued environment sound questions. I'd like to know what type of camera was used for this recording if possible. Thank You.
Sony PXW X70 and Canon EOS 700D
thks a lot!
Very helpfull, thank you!
Also keep the boon mic out of the suns shadow so it ain’t in shot. Or it might as well be in frame. Good vid tho. Well done.
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I would like to know the name of your background music that you're using and how to get a copy of it?
did you experience lapel mic and the radio station is coming in
what type of wireless mic system are you using in this video? I have a wireless system for indoors but I need one to do interviewing videos outdoors especially for multiple individuals such as a panel.
She isn't, the lav is being recorded by what appears to be a Zoom H2N (19:43) Edit: I typed that when I was still watching the video, at 29:20 she confirms it is indeed a Zoom H2N.
Lacking that, I have had some success with plugging the SmartLav+ into an iPhone and recording it with RØDE Rec
Thanks really
where was this video when i was getting started?
Where in Wales is this? Looks nice
11:20 oh, these are seagulls.
i thought it were the bigger bird with long wide thicker at bottom beaks.
nice
Thanks Good Video
26:43 [part of video] no shadow
27:20 [part of illustration] boom pole shadow ruining the hide