Audio Equipment Task 1

Audio Equipment

The purpose of looking at sound in recording is to understand it's purpose and how it used to effect the atmospheric meaning of a video. It is also proven that sound can capture your audience but how sound is captured can change the effect thats caused (Distortion and acoustic).

The first audio recording device that we used was a standard recorder that when you press record it would record sound. This recorder is particularly useful when it comes to portability this is because it is small compact and only requires batteries for it's use. However when it comes to actual sound quality this wouldn't be very good as the boom mic's or sender and receiver play a better part in it.  

To select the format on the SD Step 1 Menu...

Step 2 is to select others...

step 3 is agreeing to the formatting of the recorder.

There was also a setting in the system that allows for you to change the format of the SD card allowing for separate recording in sound. This prevents your work from getting lost in other peoples. 

This is the side panel of the video camera allows you to select what input the sound recording is set to  and what implant recording device will be used to record the audio in a specific way. you can also monitor the levels of sound come through the camera visually on the right side of the screen showing the levels.

Making sure all the inputs are directed to the correct channel. Allowing for the recording to come in using the chosen recording device that you want to use. Mainly making sure that input 2 is switched of when not in use.

Boom mic is normally attached to the holding stick when in use simple clip on and off principle is used when needed. The boom microphone is very popular in film and television production. A directional mic is mounted on a boom arm and positioned just out of camera frame. The cable is wrapped once or twice around the boom arm. These types of recording devices are less good for there  portability and utility when it comes to recording. 

Then there is another device used for recording the interviews that captures a more clear pitch and crisp sound without the use of a Boom microphone. The components split up into to different sound recording devices a sender and a receiver. Important that both must be set on the same frequency for the sound actually be recorded.

This picture shows the Sender and Receiver and the double A batteries that are used and how they a put into the recording devices.

Monitoring and Recording 

Headphones are used to listen to the audio and check wave lengths and help cut out any external sound that may distract you from the recording. When you're recording a vocal take, the vocalist will need to hear what's already been recorded so they can talk in time with the rest of the recording. While testing sound playing a guide track through the speakers isn't an option as the noise would spill into the recording microphone and ruin the take. This is where a good pair of studio headphones comes in. Allowing easy sound monitoring without any problems.  

Radio Studio

This is the recording studio booth consisting of two monitors, sound board, two microphones, Wall mounted speakers, Mic live notification light and a CD player to the right. 

Genesys is a software made for sound recording and radio set lists... It is used if you wanted to create a radio station board cast that you record and then play live. Allowing optional commentary in between the playlists of you choice when and if you want it.

This picture shows the players these are used when you are wanted to play a song sound of your choice over another song or sound. This is where you have stop start control over what recording are playing and when they are playing. 

This is the mic live indicator when the microphones are in use this sign will light up. Allowing everyone in the room to know that the microphones are live so everyone in the room can be careful of what noise that they make as they could possibly be talking on air. 

This shows the sound board a important part of the radio studio that allows the personal at the desk to monitor what microphones are in use. The sliders are used for how loud they come through when in use. While also allowing changes in pitch depth and other various sound quality effects and changes.  

These are the sliders in use showing you the a suitable setting that the microphones would record on. Being carful not to have the sound to loud as this can effect things like distortion and feed back that the microphones would receive when recording. 

These pictures show the process of when you hit record in Genesys it will record the sound waves of the radio Broadcast.  

Then for us to then export the audio recording onto the USB. Bringing down the drop tab to export the Audio as a sound file. 

This step is naming the sound recording as something that was appropriate for the USB. 

Exporting the audio is so we where able to have a copy of the recording on skinner and play it when we needed it. 

The computer was used to put the USB into the computer to save and move the radio audio recording to the macbook pro.

The macbook pro was used for a play back tool so that we could replay the sound recording through the laptop.