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1. UAL L3 Ext DipCreative MediaProduction& Technologies
EquipmentAuditChecklist/GoodPractice –AudioRecorder
Descriptionof kit& purpose of
bookingkit
e.g. studiorecording,external
audiorecording,foley,etc
The use of thiskitis to recordaudiomainlyforvideos,podcasts
and usedforfoley.Iwouldbookthiskitif I had todo any work
withaudiosuchas an interview,foleyorapodcast.
General inspectionof recorder
(includingbatteries,doesit
switchon, card present,leads
present, etc)
Whengettingthe equipment,Iwouldcheck tosee if the battery
inthe reorderwasfullychargedthenchecktosee if the backup
batterywas charged,Iwouldalsomake sure that the SD card isin
and see if ithad enoughspace forme to recordmy work.During
these checks,Iwouldalsomake sure all the leadsworkthat I
wouldneedtotransfermyworkfrom the SD to the computer.
Setup & usage (tickto
indicate understandingwhen
youhave done this)
Navigate menus
Recordingformatsetup (48k, wav)
Recordinginputschecked -
Initialise/formatmicroSDcard -
Monitoraudiovia headphones -
Pre-monitorandcheckinputlevels
Recordand finalise recording -
Do youknowhow to attach an
external micandchange input
settings?Explainhere
I do notknow how to attach an external micorhow to change the
inputsettingsforthe audiorecorder.
Explaingoodpractice for
settingupmicsfor external
recording?
A goodpractice for usingan external micwouldbe toreduce the
backgroundnoise thatcouldbe presentsuchas recordingoutin
publicandnear a busyroad. A external micwouldreduce these
noisesasmostexternal mic’shave afilteronthemto helpwith
thisas the original micfor the audiorecorderdoesnothave any
filter.
Explainthe downsideof
increasinginputlevelsfor
recordingquietvoices/etc
Increasingthe inputlevelsforrecordingquietnoiseswouldbe
bad as somethingthatwasintendedtobe quietisnow louderdue
to the sensitivityof the micbeingincreased.Thiswouldcreate
more work forthe personwhois editingastheywouldhave to
editthe audiolevelstomake the audioquieter.
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2. UAL L3 Ext DipCreative MediaProduction& Technologies
EquipmentAuditChecklist/GoodPractice –AudioRecorder
Additional information.You
can use thisspace to write
additional information
regardinganyspecialist
settings/setup/etcthatyou
may encounter–
e.g.settingup FPSfor
intendedslow motionshots,
usingnon-standardgrip
equipment,etc
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