Related to LO1
The Sound Effects Bible by Ric Viers, has a chapter on building a field recording package. The chapter goes through 3 packages of a typical set-up, depending on the professionalism you want and you budget. The pages included a basic recording package, standard recording package, and professional recording package.
Because I want to record high quality and highly professional recordings, I want to get as close to the professional package as possible. This includes:
A field recorder
Profeshional grade batteries
Compact flash card
Headphones
Stereo microphone, wind protection and shock mount
Shotgun Microphone, wind protection and shock mount
Microphone stands and adaptors
Boom pole
Cables
Carrying bag
However this equipment can be very expensive. Therefore i am somewhat limited to what i can use. I personally own a zoom h4, (which is a highly recommended handheld recorder) and a rode NTG2 shotgun mic (quality budget microphone.) Therefore I will use this equipment as a backup and use the facilities from media loans as a primary set-up.
The setup will include:
Sound devices 633 Mixer recorder
This was highly recommended by Grant Bridgman. The product highlights include:
- Three High-Bandwidth XLR Preamplifiers
- +12, +48, and +10V Digital Phantom Power
- HP Filter, Pan, Fader, Trim Controls
- AES3 and AES42 for Digital Microphones
- Digital Mixing
- Records to SD and CompactFlash Cards
- USB Computer Keyboard Metadata Entry
- Multiple Simultaneous Power Sources
- Built-In Save Battery and 2-Second Boot
- Lightweight Molded Carbon-Fiber Chassis
Because it has phantom power, it means i don’t have to worry about sourcing power to the microphones that need it. It records onto SD cards, which means its easy to transfer the data onto a computer for editing. The multiple inputs and bag it comes with means i can connect multiple inputs (in this case would be a boom mic and 2 radio mics and a stereo mic) and mix them live.
Sennheiser MKH416 Rifle Mic
This was also recommended by grant Bridgeman
Rode NTG2 Shotgun mic
zoom H4 recorder
Rode Stereo Videomic
For a more atmospheric recording, rather ran specificity for recording dialogue.
1-2 boom poles
2-3 radio mics
A backup one in case one breaks or stops working.
Headphones
Batteries
Duracell Industrials, cheap and disposable. I found through previous projects that the equipment eats batteries fast, therefore I purchased alot of industrial batteries in preparation.
The next step is to loan out some of this equipment for primary research into using this equipment in practice. I have booked it for Tuesday 27th of October, and will have some test recordings to post.
Viers, R. (2008) The Sound Effects Bible. Michael Wiese Proudctions: US