DV Info Net - Audio at a concert with a z1

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Originally Posted by Marcus Martell (Post 1359231)

Steve ,MAN YOU'r DEF da Man IN DA HOUSE!Thx a lot for your advices and help, but if u were in my shoes( is a speech we use in EU), if you have to record a concert from a central position(front of the stage), what shall you do)?Use the internal mic, setting it in auto?Or using the manual mode monitoring through headphones(as i always do) paying attention at the lines in the scale( that states -8(infinity) 40-30-20-10-0 red point) thst shouldn't go over?I guess 20-10 spot!I'm scared that if goes in auto the red point won't be touched but it will be clipped audio on the time line!

Thx a lot again

MM

I would never use the internal mic nor auto level control. Limiters yes, but level control on manual. Peaks should be hitting about -10 on the camera meters. How much freedom do you have in your micing decisions? Are you working with the band or the concert venue so you can coordinate a mic arrangment with them or are you on your own?