Tell me EVERYTHING I need to record sound..please :)

[Sojiro21]

So far all I know is I need a boom pole, mic, wind shield and of course a camera with a mic hookup.

But Ive seen people talk about portable audio recorders, and those (clip on shirt) wireless mics.

I am just starting out.

Can someone help me with a list, please?

 

[Alcove Audio]

You can start here:

http://www.myspace.com/alcoveaudio/blog

http://www.colinhartonline.com/?p=336

http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/location_sound.html (a little dated but the basics are still there.)

This is a discussion group for production sound people:

http://jwsoundgroup.net/

 

[IndieBudget]

You also need a lot of practice for starters, so get some tools and get busy. Expertise and proper eqt is what gets good sound

 

[knightly]

Shotgun, Boom, Cable, Recorder is the absolute minimum for the all purpose on set kit.

Then add more variety of type/brand/model of mics as each mic has its own characteristics that work best in different situations... more cables... better recording gear / a mixer allowing you to mix/record more sources at once... crew to put behind all of the new gear

 

[Sojiro21]

Thanks folks

Question...am i right or wrong here...

Cable connects to mic, and camera? Or Mic and Recorder?

 

[IndieBudget]

You will do better mic to recorder . Recorder has better sound circuitry AND less chance of someone kicking cable and knocking over camera.

 

[knightly]

to answer the question even more directly (but probably in a less helpful manner)... yes. It can potentially connect to one or the other depending on whether you're recording to the camera or a separate recording unit (the latter as mentioned above will tend to be better sound and safer). Direct to camera will save a little time synching up the audio to the video later, but be lower quality...

That said, if you have to buy your kit a little at a time... and your camera has XLR inputs, you can certainly record to the camera while saving up to get an external recorder.