{"id":69054,"date":"2022-05-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=69054"},"modified":"2022-05-20T12:39:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T17:39:00","slug":"affordable-field-recorders-for-filmmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/affordable-field-recorders-for-filmmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordable Field Recorders for Filmmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Field recorders are a must for any production. Let\u2019s look at some of the best, most affordable options for videographers and filmmakers.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Capturing quality audio is crucial to any film or video production. Luckily, there\u2019s a vast array of field recorder options out there. There are small handhelds, larger multi-channel recorders, and lots of different bells and whistles to choose from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most filmmakers won\u2019t need to spend big money on upper echelon recorders like those from Sound Devices<\/a>. These field recorders are usually left for production sound mixers working on bigger-budget film productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are plenty of affordable options for filmmakers and videographers who don\u2019t want to spend more than $1000 on a field recorder. Let\u2019s take a look at a few of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Is a Field Recorder?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A field recorder<\/a> is a device allowing you to record audio out \u201cin the field\u201d on your video shoot. These devices record audio independently of a camera. They can also mix multiple audio tracks from multiple on-set microphones, and some models can even act as a portable microphone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After you pop in an SD card<\/a> and press record on both the field recorder and camera, you get high-quality audio that you can sync up with your high-quality video, instead of the poor in-camera audio quality you\u2019d get otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our friend Lewis McGregor has a video tutorial that covers the pros and cons of recording a microphone into a field recorder and directly into the camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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