best settings for external recording?

[Sembalap]

hi everyone

 

recently, i have a project that required to record both audio and screen cast in separate files

since my soundcard isn't the best, i record the audio using external recorder (zoom h2n) and a wireless lav mic (Saramonic SR-WM4C)

 

i have a question, which settings that will deliver the best audio signal?

- should i crank the lav volume all the way up and lower the pickup volume on my H2n?

- or should i do it backwards (lower the lav volume and crank the pickup volume on the H2n)

 

thanks,

[lh99]

DEFINETELY THE FIRST ONE, try to have the pick up volume on the H2n @ -6db ,just match the lav volume accordingly, but dont do it backwards, that will introduce rly much noise

[MattShnoop]

Record low, process high. Crank down the Lav and have it registered loudly through software. That way, a) things won't clip as easily, and b), any noise from other things around your room/setup won't be picked up as easily. Obviously this kind of fails if your microphone can't pick up your voice at it's quieter settings.

 

**edit**

I misread, and didn't really answer the question. My answer still stands for the software side of things, but I don't know what to do about the H2N. 

Edited February 8, 2017 by MattShnoop
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[it_dont_work]

You should be using a correct gain structure, which gets a bit fucked with wireless gear. So what you should be doing is having your input gain high enough that it wont peak and clip when going to disc. This gives you the best results and dynamic range for editing and post effects.

[Sembalap]

6 minutes ago, lh99 said:

DEFINETELY THE FIRST ONE, try to have the pick up volume on the H2n @ -6db ,just match the lav volume accordingly, but dont do it backwards, that will introduce rly much noise

 

2 minutes ago, it_dont_work said:

You should be using a correct gain structure, which gets a bit fucked with wireless gear. So what you should be doing is having your input gain high enough that it wont peak and clip when going to disc. This gives you the best results and dynamic range for editing and post effects.

so both of you agreed that i should crank the mic up and lower the input on the external recrding device?

[it_dont_work]

1 minute ago, Sembalap said:

 

so both of you agreed that i should crank the mic up and lower the input on the external recrding device?

No that'll just rob you of dynamic range, set the lav volume so you can't here too much external noise or sibalance and as high gain on the h2 as you can without clipping. Just ask if that doesn't make sense, being a studio engineer I forget to explain things fully at times.