Recording audio with an externalal recorder to the jack of DSLR

[Marcus Martell]

Thank you guys!You are helping me in this audio world

[Charlie Ross]

I don't want to divert the topic too much but regarding sensitivity to time shifts, my last good Alpine car deck had 4 channel time correction. The dealer has known me for life and puts me on to things like that. I'm far from a sound snob but because I'd know how to apply it and appreciate it as more than a gimmick he presented that model.

I can't remember the timing range in milliseconds but even at 60 years of age with the onset of tinnitus I could definitely hear improvements and alternatively, degraded listening just in the confines of a sub compact with two door speakers and two drivers on the back shelf. Dial in individual delays for front left, front right, and rear left to "wait" to arrive at my ears at the same time as the furthest away, rear right and the music was golden. It is perceptible even if you can't really put your finger on what you just tweaked.

I haven't concerned myself with it in video editing or live music recording - yet.

[Paul R Johnson]

Years ago I sold quadraphonic hifi and remember the effect of the signal suddenly locking in. We would do the demo and watch people suddenly smile. The got out their wallets almost every time. What few realised that the width and depth of the time aligned zone was tiny, localised to about one chair’s width. If you had two people on a sofa, it was not possible to get both in the same zone, so we recommended a prime listening chair, a nice comfy seat for just that one person’s listening. Everyone else got something pretty average, with the time alignment working against them.

It’s dangerous, because your adjustments and tweaks may not sound the same everywhere, which is why my belief is edit suits and recording studios should try to replicate average listening environments.