Using field sound-mixers

In our sound workshop, we worked alongside the cinematography group. The exercise of the session was to record sync sound for a scene with a 2 way dialogue. To get the best dialogue sound we had to use a Wendt X3 sound-mixer.

The Wendt X3 mixer allows you to record from up to 3 different microphones at a time into the same recording device, controlling the levels of each microphone separately. This is particularly useful for recording conversations. This piece of equipment will not be particularly useful when it comes to sound-design as you won't usually be recording with more than one microphone at a time, however it is a valuable skill to have as I will be recording sync sound scenes in the future.