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Mar 26, 2002, 1:04 PM
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Hi Jennifer,
Here’s my take on the MD situation. You can go with one of many models of MD recorders. I happen to like the no longer made Sony MZ-R50 because it’s rugged and very simple to use. I know they have them on e-bay all the time. I use a Sony T-145 lapel mic for the groom (if I use it for the vows). I’ve also taped the mic to a mic stand on the podium in the Catholic Church to get the homily and readings. Catholic churches tend to be spacious and hollow around here so I have to find a decent way to get a recording.
I have basically stopped trying to get a feed from the sound guy at the church. I either run into people that don’t have a clue what they’re doing or the back of the cabinet is enclosed and I’m unable to get a feed.
Other options with a MD are to put the mic near a speaker.
Reception … I never use the MD at the reception unless I want to pick up continuous background music with ambient noise for the c*cktail hour (stupid censors). I never use it for the dances or announcements because I don’t want to have to scan through all the material looking for what I want and then synching them up.
I have put my lapel mic near a speaker and run it on one line while using my shotgun on another. However, thanks to a colleague I’m going to change that as well. Using a Samson 32 I plan to use the plug on transmitter in conjunction with a direct box http://www.markertec.com/MTStore/Store.cfm?Search=direct+box. Basically you can do two things with it. First you run the DJs speaker cable into the box and from the box run another cable to the speaker. The box has an XLR output that you connect your transmitter to. I’m guessing that the DJ isn’t going to be too wild about that, so instead I plan to take a tape out (two RCA cables) and with the use of an adaptor take it to the direct box and again, plug in the wireless transmitter providing a direct feed to the camera.
Using a method like this will allow me to get the DJs announcements, toasts, and music all through the system without kids crying or the sound of people eating. It also makes for a much nicer feed during the dances as well. And if I want, I’ll still have my ambient audio on audio 2 that I can mix in post. All of this is recorded to tape and I don’t need to worry about another source to find my audio.
So, that’s my take on the use of mini disk recorders and what I plan to do for receptions.
Scott Brooks
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