Q. Whats the best video camera, for under $500, that i can record good live music and have a pretty good image quality?
A. Get a camera with a microphone input. Then go get one of these http://www.asimplelife.ca/mixer.html and hook it to the mic input on your camera, that way you have control of the volumes of 4 microphones. If you cannot use mics(going to a concert) you are out of luck, any video shot at a concert, unless the crowd is deathly still, never works, audio is unusable
How can I get rid of static on my video camera?
Q. I have a Sony 30GB handycam video camera. I use it a ton for taping live concerts. We sit further in the back so the camera isn't "blown away" but there is still a TON of static when I play it back on my computer. How can I get rid of it? Is there some program I can download or something?
A. Static? As in the audio is poor?
Yes - that happens when you don't have manual audio control and the audio is REALLY loud the auto mic gain circuit is being overwhelmed and what you are hearing - that you call statis - is "clipping". The audio probably sounds pretty muddy, too.
You did not tell us the MODEL of that Sony camcorder. Most consumer cams have no manual audio control - the least expensive ones with manual audio control are the Canon HV20/HV30/HV40 and the Sony HDR-HC9... BUT, *some Sony camcorders have a "MicRefLevel" setting in the menu that is designed for loud audio environments. "Normal" for... um... normal levels of audio and "Low" gain for high audio levels.
How to get to "MicRefLevel" and how to use that will be in the camcorder handbook. If you don't have the manual, go to the Sony website's support area, look up the camcorder model and download it...
Your other option is to use a field recorder like those from Edirol, M-Audio or Zoom (among many others) and replace the video's audio with the audio from the field recorder - when you edit the video.
As a hard disc camcorder, I am surprised you are able to record under the loud audio conditions - typically, the hard drive heads park under this high level of prolonged vibration and you get a "buffer overflow" message...
Yes - that happens when you don't have manual audio control and the audio is REALLY loud the auto mic gain circuit is being overwhelmed and what you are hearing - that you call statis - is "clipping". The audio probably sounds pretty muddy, too.
You did not tell us the MODEL of that Sony camcorder. Most consumer cams have no manual audio control - the least expensive ones with manual audio control are the Canon HV20/HV30/HV40 and the Sony HDR-HC9... BUT, *some Sony camcorders have a "MicRefLevel" setting in the menu that is designed for loud audio environments. "Normal" for... um... normal levels of audio and "Low" gain for high audio levels.
How to get to "MicRefLevel" and how to use that will be in the camcorder handbook. If you don't have the manual, go to the Sony website's support area, look up the camcorder model and download it...
Your other option is to use a field recorder like those from Edirol, M-Audio or Zoom (among many others) and replace the video's audio with the audio from the field recorder - when you edit the video.
As a hard disc camcorder, I am surprised you are able to record under the loud audio conditions - typically, the hard drive heads park under this high level of prolonged vibration and you get a "buffer overflow" message...
If you record a live concert using a stereo mic why does it not sound as good when played back at home?
Q. I recorded a live concert and when I played it at home the low frequencies are not how the sounded at the concert. The bass is fuzzy and not powerful. Would it help if i played it through really big speakers rather than normal hifi ones? Your advice would be appreciated. Also can you recommend good mic to use when recording a concert? 10 points for most informative response.
A. Your problem can be seen all over youtube. Many people record concerts with video cameras and such and get horrible results. The reason that your microphone doesn't sound like a Professional one is because of many things.
First, your microphone is probably not professional grade. And when I mean professional, I mean shure and other major company branded.
However, even that probably won't compare to a pro recording because your recording probably has a lot of background noise of people screaming and such.
Lastly, in professional recordings of concerts, everything is balanced through equalizers, mixer, and all other equipment. They have the capability of changing single channels to record what they want to hear. This means that every different audio source has its own volume and such. For example, say we have a guitar, piano, and a mic. With multichannel's, we can lower the volume and the guitar while keeping same volume for the piano and mic. All of these sources get put into mixers and exported to three places, the audience sound system, the on stage sound system, and a computer which records everything.
Also, your mic probably has a specific range it records at. Most like it does not record long ranges. The Manuel's of professional grade mics have diagrams of which areas around the mic are recorded at optimal performance.
First, your microphone is probably not professional grade. And when I mean professional, I mean shure and other major company branded.
However, even that probably won't compare to a pro recording because your recording probably has a lot of background noise of people screaming and such.
Lastly, in professional recordings of concerts, everything is balanced through equalizers, mixer, and all other equipment. They have the capability of changing single channels to record what they want to hear. This means that every different audio source has its own volume and such. For example, say we have a guitar, piano, and a mic. With multichannel's, we can lower the volume and the guitar while keeping same volume for the piano and mic. All of these sources get put into mixers and exported to three places, the audience sound system, the on stage sound system, and a computer which records everything.
Also, your mic probably has a specific range it records at. Most like it does not record long ranges. The Manuel's of professional grade mics have diagrams of which areas around the mic are recorded at optimal performance.
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