I'm researching the mechanics of home studios and my question is about recording actors dialogue. I'm looking for some advice on what kind of recorder to get and what medium. I don't need a recorder that has to keep sync with a camera because I will use it for radio plays. It also has to be portable so I can go out into the world to record wild sounds. All my editing will be done on computer.--I don't have all the $ in the world so any advice on an affordable recorder would be greatly appreciated. Also, if I wanted a used one, where do I go?
Recording dialogue
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drstawl
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Well what's affordable? Both cassette-based and MD-based recorders would probably do the job for you if you had a way to get reliable power on location (batteries/inverters etc.) The MD recorders sound better but cost more.
Since you said affordable that probably rules out HD-based units.
Since you said affordable that probably rules out HD-based units.
I use a Sony Minidisk for my business (producion of audio CD's for talk radio) I have a MDS-JE530 which is flexible. The disks are very inexpensive (about 2 bucks) and it's an established format. The quailty is very good as you can imagine. In the future you might want to consider a pc setup which will allow more editing control. There are a variety of very good home and portable units. You should also invest in a good mic (under 100.)
Geoff
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Geoff
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