Video recording with stereo audio

the_PMO · 2015-01-20T23:36:05.000Z

My setup goes into a mixing board that has a USB out on it. I just run that into my iPad with the camera kit and record with a third party video app. I didn’t have to change the settings on anything and it worked like a charm. The sound was also surprisingly good. The hardest part was finding a way to setup the iPad itself to frame useable video. I ended up propping it on an old wire music stand.

Vandamme · 2015-01-21T07:25:31.000Z

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My setup goes into a mixing board that has a USB out on it. I just run that into my iPad with the camera kit and record with a third party video app. I didn’t have to change the settings on anything and it worked like a charm. The sound was also surprisingly good. The hardest part was finding a way to setup the iPad itself to frame useable video. I ended up propping it on an old wire music stand.
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Thanks PMO, great idea! Using an ipad or an iphone would be ideal, I was also looking for these kind of solutions, which mixing board and app do you use for this?
I was also wondering wether the audio pass thru from a iConnectMIDI+ would do the trick and send audio to an ipad/iphone but could not find any confirmation of that so far.

pseen · 2015-01-21T07:52:13.000Z

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/929347-REG/tascam_dr_60d_4_ch_track_linear_pcm.html

Vandamme · 2015-01-21T08:40:56.000Z

Thanks Pseen, I found this one before but it is not what I’m looking for, you still need to put the video and audio together in some way, unless this would connect directly to an ipad/iphone via USB, not sure about that…

guga · 2015-01-21T12:58:43.000Z

still, as vandamme says, it’ll need to be merged in some way with the video…
is there no solution to this on the market? i mean, i don’t need 10 tracks of audio neither super HD quality…just something that records video and audio that goes with it but it seems way too hard to find something, either too expensive or too many (unneeded) features … where’s simplicity when you need it!

Vandamme · 2015-01-21T13:58:55.000Z

Right, I found the Kodak ZI10 but it is not sold anymore. The solution of Pseen is ideal, the only addition needed is a USB mixer which can be found fairly cheap from Behringer. I did not find the video app supporting this…

Housecliche · 2015-01-21T15:53:48.000Z

How about a zoom handheld recorder? Even the cheapest one has stereo line in and doubles as a USB sound card and you can go into your iPad or iPhone with the relevant adapter.

http://www.zoom.co.jp/products/h1

If your budget can stretch up a bit, the more expensive models give you more inputs, swappable modules for mics, 1/4 inch inputs, etc.

http://www.gak.co.uk/en/zoom-h5-handy-recorder/99515?gclid=CJffuse5pcMCFcvJtAodCQYA9A

Works great, straight into most iOS video apps.

There are of course many other brand equivalents that will do the same job.

The beauty of this approach is that you get more than just a sound card plus extreme portability for little outlay compared to buying a cheap audio interface.

the_dreammer · 2015-01-21T15:58:24.000Z

I agree with Jc_selector: that zoomq3hd picked up cheap from ebay works like a charm.
works very good as field-recorder… nice and portable. has line-in and line-out.
(so you could put it between your octatrack and mixer… record your gigs…)

and gives nice video-files to work with… I just drop the recording results straight into reaper… I would use that ipad as touchcontroller/synthie thing… much better use for it, then crappy video-recorder… (hard to aim at something usefull and all that)

guga · 2015-01-21T18:53:59.000Z

i tried doing some recordings with tablets at first, but still had the line-in issue but the videos, although didn’t have a good quality, were good enough but i was always left with having to sync the audio with the video and most of the times i would spend hours trying to put even a short video together (without considering the various takes ).
now i use a screen capture software, an external USB camera and the audio line-in on the Mac, too many things perhaps for such a simple task but kind of works … it would definitely be better to just push one single button to get things done though…will need to check a USB mixer, never though about it

darenager · 2015-01-21T22:32:28.000Z

I answered a similar question on muffs:

"The Sony HDR MV-1 is pretty decent, got mine for £200, it can record the audio as wav or compressed, and it has good low light performance as well as a wide angle lens, which makes it ideal for studio gear videos.

It also has wifi so that you can start recording and view from iOS or android phone, ideal for overhead shots where you cannot see the screen.

Its by no means perfect but good for the money and gets the job done."

the_PMO · 2015-01-21T23:13:22.000Z

The app I use is called HEx(cam) HD. I’m pretty sure it was free when I got it. Like I said I never changed the settings anywhere and all I did was a couple test videos to make sure I was getting audio in and it all worked great. Any board with a USB out should work but the one I use is a Yorkville vgm14. I don’t think I’ve had any sync issues but honestly I just listen to the audio when I review it after. I’ve never seen anything glaringly wrong.

Vandamme · 2015-01-22T11:31:02.000Z

Thanks PMO!

Summary of the potential solutions so far:

To have your movies directly on your iphone/ipad:

Iphone with an app like Hex (cam)
Zoom H1/H5 or a USB mixer , e.g. Yorkville vgm14 or a Behringer already available for ~$50

All in on solution like Zoom Q3HD

the_dreammer · 2015-01-22T14:09:24.000Z

""Vandamme"":

Thanks PMO!

Summary of the potential solutions so far:

To have your movies directly on your iphone/ipad:

Iphone with an app like Hex (cam)

Zoom H1/H5 or a USB mixer , e.g. Yorkville vgm14 or a Behringer already available for ~$50

All in on solution like Zoom Q2HD

it might be a typo, but… just to be clear
the q2hd doesn’t have line-in… the q3hd does… almost got that wrong when I bought mine…

Vandamme · 2015-01-22T15:43:04.000Z

You are right! Thanks, editted the previous post…

Vandamme · 2015-01-23T19:15:38.000Z

Just found the cheapest solution, the Begringer UCA 222. Check this movie:

or this one

J_C_Selector · 2015-01-23T23:10:41.000Z

Check out the new zoom Q8 !

subq · 2015-01-24T05:02:11.000Z

I want a little 2x 1/4(TRS) to lightning (camera kit) cable or adapter.

I figure iphone6 video/audio (not speaker mic) is probably good enough for youtube.

Vandamme · 2015-01-25T01:01:04.000Z

A quick test with my UCA-222 plug and play with my Iphone and a video being uploaded to Youtube in a sec

rob_lee · 2015-01-25T01:12:22.000Z

I have been meaning to record some videos but this supposed top notch camera I bought recently “NIKON DS5300” only does 10 minute clips, what a joke lol.
Now I’m online gonna pull the trigger on that GO PRO HERO 4 BLACK, seems to record longer and will also do me for when I’m out on the bike.

Rob

the_dreammer · 2015-01-25T04:27:40.000Z

""rob_lee"":

I have been meaning to record some videos but this supposed top notch camera I bought recently “NIKON DS5300” only does 10 minute clips, what a joke lol.
Now I’m online gonna pull the trigger on that GO PRO HERO 4 BLACK, seems to record longer and will also do me for when I’m out on the bike.

Rob

That go pro hero 4 doesn’t have line-in… it has mic-in… as far as I know (could be wrong) that doesn’t work well.
you get shitty sounding audio… the mic on the thing itself records mono… (specs of website)