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Very frustrating there is no sound monitor though on the Sanyo. :-( Rox On 4/21/07, Rob Danielson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > 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] > > -- Roxanne Darling "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian 808-384-5554 http://www.beachwalks.tv http://www.barefeetshop.com http://www.barefeetstudios.com http://www.inthetransition.com
