Ok let me start off by saying that audio is not my field of expertise, AT ALL. As you will notice by the questions I'm about to ask.
I'm trying to record a simple short voice-over for a video I'm editing. There will be a soundtrack playing underneath the voice-over.
Set-up:
Rode NTG3 connected to a Tascam DR-70D with an XLR cable going into the 1/L channel.
The microphone is phantom powered and the Tascam is recording in "stereo" mode, WAV 24bit, sample rate 48K, with gain set to "mid".
Question 1:
I keep reading online that sound should be recorded between -20dB and -12dB, but this results in volume that is way, way too low for my liking when imported into Premiere. And significantly lower than any video I've ever seen online as well.
Is this recording supposed to be amplified in post? Wouldn't that generate worse quality than just recording at a higher dB?
If it's supposed to be amplified afterwards, what's the best way to do this?
Question 2:
When I import my recorded audio I notice there's only a waveform on the left channel. Obviously this is because the microphone is only connected to the left channel, but how do I get sound on both channels?
Should I change something about the way I record, or is there a way to copy/paste it to the right channel?
If there are any other tips or stuff that I might be doing wrong, I'd love to hear it. As I said.. total noob.
Cheers
I'm trying to record a simple short voice-over for a video I'm editing. There will be a soundtrack playing underneath the voice-over.
Set-up:
Rode NTG3 connected to a Tascam DR-70D with an XLR cable going into the 1/L channel.
The microphone is phantom powered and the Tascam is recording in "stereo" mode, WAV 24bit, sample rate 48K, with gain set to "mid".
Question 1:
I keep reading online that sound should be recorded between -20dB and -12dB, but this results in volume that is way, way too low for my liking when imported into Premiere. And significantly lower than any video I've ever seen online as well.
Is this recording supposed to be amplified in post? Wouldn't that generate worse quality than just recording at a higher dB?
If it's supposed to be amplified afterwards, what's the best way to do this?
Question 2:
When I import my recorded audio I notice there's only a waveform on the left channel. Obviously this is because the microphone is only connected to the left channel, but how do I get sound on both channels?
Should I change something about the way I record, or is there a way to copy/paste it to the right channel?
If there are any other tips or stuff that I might be doing wrong, I'd love to hear it. As I said.. total noob.
Cheers