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Best Camcorder for a musician.....???

May 22, 2006 1:10PM PDT

new here...

what about that new SONYs with the surround sound mike ?...

howbout the new gen of AIPTEKs blowing folks away with MPEG 4 quality...?


advantages-disadvantages....for musicians..?

MPEG 4

Mini DV

DVD various formats



thanx !!!

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Why not what the pros use?
May 22, 2006 11:56PM PDT

They record the sound with sound recorders (there are many out there, microphones and more) then back at the mix shop tie it all back together in the edit phase.

Bob

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software
May 23, 2006 4:26PM PDT

with that in mind, what software could do this kind of thing back in the ''edit shop''.....and.....

don't you think the SONY 405 or 505 with 5.1 surround is better all around for an on the fly solution ?

thanks for responding...

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Sony Vegas, Final Cut Pro HD, etc.
May 23, 2006 11:05PM PDT

As to the other item, you would have to give it a spin.

Bob

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aiptec
May 29, 2006 7:28AM PDT