At 2:44 PM +0000 4/21/07, Mark Schoneveld wrote: >Thanks, Rob! > >No, the HD2 doesn't have manual gain control, unfortunately. It also >doesn't have a headphone jack
Ouch! The manufs have been crippling-out manual gain and mic jacks over the last few years,. and now headphone jacks! Its so silly and frustrating. A good mic and manual gain makes a _huge_ difference in recording,.. If I really wanted good sound with your set-up, I'd consider recording "double system" on a Hi-MD recorder. its quite easy to align the tracks with the audio wave forms in post and perfect sync with a digital disc recorder is no problem. I posted some info about this alternative a few months ago. Many folks lust after CF recorders, but Hi-MD is the best quality recorder one can get for less than $600 (or more pending tests on some newer models by Fostex) One can use Hi-MD with high quality, low noise noise mics too if you want to upgrade: http://www.uwm.edu/~type/audio-reports/HiMD/index.htm Good luck with your audio quests, Rob D. > but I wish you could monitor in real time. > >Anyone else have any feedback for this particular camera? > >Also, maybe we should start a "Gear List" on the wiki to compare and >contrast what hardware everyone is using, no? > >> If the Sanyo Xacti HD2 has manual gain, that is quite a find these >> days. I'm not sure what type of recordings you have in mind, but the >> Rode VideoMic seem to be a good investment mic for a boom mic. The >> shock it comes with can be mounted on a pole too. A pair of small >> lavaliere electret mics is very flexible for recording locations in >> stereo and interviewing. You can make these for less than $20 or buy >> them for around $70. >> >> >Audio gear gets so neglected in the tech gear blogs! Help! >> >> The naturerecordist list is a good resource to search about field >> audio recording: >> >><http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/html/naturerecordists/>http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/html/naturerecordists/ >> Rob D. >> > > -- Rob Danielson Peck School of the Arts University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee http://www.uwm.edu/~type/audio-art-tech-gallery/ six, new media faculty positions: http://www.uwm.edu/~type/FilmDept/Hirings/base.htm [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
