BCP GEARHEAD: Zacuto – Advanced Sound for DSLRs

Posted on: Friday, May 22nd, 2009
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Steve Weiss invites Dave Schwarz, Nick Barbieri and Jeff Beaumont to discuss how to get the best sound with DSLR’s in this video including a demonstration of the Samson H4 Handy Recorder with stereo microphones deployed for double system sound acquisition.

“The real sign of an indie project to me is in the sound”. Steve Weiss, product designer, Zacuto USA.

On a quest to discover a successful way to of doing double system sound that was also inexpensive and worked well with DSLR’s Steve found the personal handy recorder by Zoom, the H4n. This device includes onboard condenser stereo microphones, XLR combo input jacks and delivers phantom power.

After a lively discussion on the best practices for sound recording, the guys run the H4n through a variety of set-ups to emulate the possible scenarios that take place in the field. Scott Lynch presents a full demonstration of how to sync the H4n audio with footage from the Canon 5D MarkII. To find out more information or to purchase the H4n and related Zacuto mounting products visit: store.zacuto.com/H4n-Handy-Recorder.html