Filmmaking Basics/Animatic Dialog Recording/Hardware

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The basic hardware

 * Built-in microphone
 * If you have a built-in microphone, that is all you need for recording the dialog for your animatic.

More advanced hardware - Optional
You need a microphone and an audio mixer or audio interface of some kind for your computer.


 * Microphone
 * If you want professional quality for your projects, the microphone must be a professional microphone with an XLR connector.


 * Interface
 * There are three ways you can connect a microphone to a computer.


 * 1) A mixer board connected to the audio (analog) input for your computer.
 * 2) A USB pre-amp
 * 3) A FireWire pre-amp
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The Next Page

 * Continue this lesson on the room needed for recording the dialog for the animatic.


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