Sound for Video Session — ZOOM F6 & Q&A
In this week's session, we'll turn back to the ZOOM F6 and look at some of its file management features and limitations. After that, we answer your sound for video questions.
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses at https://school.learnlightandsound.com including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.
Gear I often use or that we mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Waves, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
ZOOM F6 audio recorder with 6 XLR inputs — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/pCFS
Mackie DLZ Creator — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/42KrX0
Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/8G8UdBB
Sound Devies 888 field recorder/mixer — Trew, B&H, Sweetwater https://geni.us/zAryW4J
Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/O8e0
Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/InspOl
Teleprompter Ikan 17" high bright — B&H https://geni.us/RcuXD3
Canon C200 Camera - B&H https://geni.us/9Zi4m4a
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/kZyU7e
ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon https://geni.us/b8my
Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/sRxFU90
Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H https://geni.us/9ZfE77
Universal Audio 6176 channel strip pre-amp, EQ, compressor — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/505L55n
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00:00 Start
02:43 Beginning of stream
03:14 Agenda
05:08 Workshopping the Zoom F6
17:13 File format options
19:27 Q’s for Zoom
20:25 Recorders with EQ?
20:49 Preamp comparison
23:04 More file options
23:52 F6 for pros?
25:46 Workshop cont.
33:56 Placing notes on takes
37:46 Slate/timecode
39:47 Battery options
42:35 Naming takes
43:11 Date and time tips
44:43 vs. MixPre recorders
49:47 More on preamps
50:08 Saving settings?
53:35 New Atomos recorders?
55:24 Timecode vs. genlock vs. world clock
57:24 App control?
57:53 Handling latency
59:24 Firmware update?
59:47 Light accuracy over time
1:01:52 SD card compatibility
1:03:02 End of stream