Sound Files for Audio Project
Final Project:
When I did an export, 3 files got created:
Falling.wav (the song in the background)
Submix1.wav (the mix)
vernoninterview1.wav (the actual interview file)
SoundtrackPro is an image file so you can see what I was doing. Sorry, I don't have protools.
I am still cutting the video and think that has to be done before the audio, but some footage will be up here later so you can get an idea of what I'm editing to.
What we learned:
- Need to set the date and time on the recorder
- Recording from the mic in versus the xlr inputs using a ¼ to mini jack adaptor, the levels are too low and don’t respond the recording level adjustments.
- Record levels can be difficult to set, sometimes the room and sounds are too quiet, outside the sounds can peak too high.
- Wind can be a major problem and make the meters peak and sound distort
- The wind suppressor and dead cat work well together in reducing wind noise
- The H4n is pretty cool once you get the hang of the controls and the menus
- We need a boom and a handle for our shotgun mic
Key to sound file ratings
- ng = no good
- ok=ok
- g = good
Recorded at 48khz/16bit .wav format with a Zoom H4n and a Rode Videomic shotgun mic.
STE-009 slate for shotgun into left input, level too low, ng
STE-010 -20 peaking, left line mic, record level too low, changing it doesn’t change the actual level that much, this was due to going through the xlr connector with an adaptor for mini jack, ng
STE-011 -20 peaking, testing, onboard mic, sounds much better, ng
STE-012 onboard mic, keyboarding inside the scriptwriting lab, ok
STE-013 shotgun, printer, ok
STE-014 printer, onboard mic, much louder, hp printer, ok
STE-015 testing, plug in to mic input on bottom, sounds much better than the xlr adaptor with the adaptor, ok
STE-016 wind noise to the point that it gets totally distorted. In front of registration building. Ng
STE-017 in front of admissions and records mic’ing the automatic sliding door, can hear a conversation behind, shotgun, ok
STE-018 in front of admissions and records mic’ing the automatic sliding door, can hear a conversation behind, shotgun, ok
STE-019 in front of admissions and records mic’ing the automatic sliding door, can hear a conversation behind, much louder, used the onboard mic.
STE-020 slate for 16-19
STE-021 in front of door to cafeteria, shotgun mic, ok
STE-022 in front of door to cafeteria, shotgun mic, slate ok
STE-023 walking through cafeteria, shotgun mic, slate, ok
STE-024 walking through cafeteria, shotgun mic, slate, good
STE-026 cafeteria, onboard mic, microwave, slate, good
STE-027 cafeteria, shotgun mic, microwave, slate, good
STE-028 main quad, on board mic, music, slate, good,
STE-029 main quad, on board mic, music, short, good,
STE-030 fountain in front of flint center, on board mic, good
STE-031 fountain in front of flint center, shotgun mic, can hear construction sound and music in the background, was aiming right at the ducks but listener wouldn’t know this, good
STE-032 construction site near flint center, shotgun mic, good
STE-033, construction site near flint center, onboard mic, got the machine idling, good
STE-034, flint center parking lot, onboard mic, hear a pigeon flying, construction noise in the background, adjusted levels mid recording, good
STE-036, corner of stevens creek blvd and mary, onboard mic, adjusted levels mid recording, traffic signal sounds, car engines, clipping, ok
STE-037, corner of stevens creek blvd and mary, shotgun mic, one foot off the ground, mic pointed to the shane company from de anza side, adjusted levels mid recording, horn, traffic signal sounds, car engines, tire squealing, ok
STE-038, Inside J and J Hawaiian bbq on stevens creek blvd and stelling, on board mic, conversations and cooking noise, ok