Recent content by Syphex

Hi everyone. I've been thinking about getting my first DSLR camera. The only problem I'm having is choosing one. I would like to use this for filming purposes. I've never used one before but I can usually figure things out pretty quickly. My shopping budget is between $800-$1000. I just need a...

I went ahead and did what was suggested. I made sure it was set to 48kHz and for the most part the hiss is gone. I couldn't eliminate all of it without distorting the clip but the other audio tracks that I had to add to it such as walking and nature ambience have masked the little hiss...

I believe you were right about the sample rates. The original clip was at 44100 Hz. I made sure that the edited clip was at the same. However, Movie Maker still gave me that terrible hiss. So I kept dropping the rate until it was at a mere 8000 Hz. Nearly all the sibilance is gone in Movie...

I'm brand new to editing sounds and I had a question about adding sound effects after editing them in Audacity. I purchased a couple of sound effects off the internet and made a very simple sample video in Windows Movie Maker. I first ran them in Movie Maker unedited and they worked fine. I then...

I haven't given up lol. I'm looking into the Tascam DR-100mkII. I've also started reading more about sound theory. I've become pretty interested in the sound aspect of films. Thanks for the information though.

Thanks for the honest feedback everyone. Yeah I realized I'm going to have to save up for some gear. Until then I'll just use the stuff I have and keep reading and learning the ins and outs of the technical stuff.

Hello everyone. I'm new to the forums and pretty new to the film making business. I have one project near completion and have started work on a documentary. I have made one huge realization while filming my first project. My camera isn't very good. Its a 300$ camera and pretty much does what...