External Audio Recorder

Razor-BladE · 7 Apr 2013 at 00:04

I didn't realise how bad the gain control of the 600D was until today! It's pretty awful!

I have a cheap SG-108 mic, so I'm wondering what's a cheap external audio recorder that I can use with that so that I can record clean sound at the very least!

PlatinumLiam · 7 Apr 2013 at 00:27

Zoom H1

Ksanti · 7 Apr 2013 at 00:40

I'd imagine if you're finding the 600d not up to par, Magic Lantern ought to sort that out?

-|ScottFree|- · 7 Apr 2013 at 00:48

The zoom h1 is not bad when being used with a lavalier mic, it's a bit cheap and plasticky..but definitely useable. The Tascam 60d looks very interesting for DSLR videographers.. One of the best small options is the Olympus LS 10 .. Great reviews for this little recorder.. But it's not cheap...

I have several mics, the rode videomic pro is a decent option for recording into your camera so you don't have to sync sound in post.. If you install magic lantern on your 600d you can switch off the AGC which should give you a clean sound..

Razor-BladE · 7 Apr 2013 at 03:40

Yeah, I know about ML and it's the first thing I went to, but manual audio controls with ML for the 600D isn't working yet

but after a search I have found that they have a beta firmware out, so hopefully it's not too long before they have a stable version? http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=2032.0

Yeah, Tascam and Olympus is too much more than I'd be looking to spend. The Tascam DR-05 looks good though, as does the Zoom H1. I guess there's nothing much cheaper than that with a mic input?

Just wondering, what would be the order of sound quality between these:
Zoom H1 + built-in mic
Zoom H1 + SG-108
600D + built-in mic + ML firmware
600D + SG-108 + ML firmware
Some cheap £30 voice recorder

Razor-BladE · 7 Apr 2013 at 03:43

Oh.. just looked through the thread. Apparently, it all works (well, testers haven't come across any major problems), so I think I might download that and give that a whirl.

Edit: Oh, I'm not sure I want to test it, just in case it messes up Canon's firmware or something.. I might wait for the stable release, it's not urgent.