Sound for Video Session: ZOOM F8n Pro Setup & Q&A

In this week's session, we run through the ZOOM F8n Pro's menus to solve common questions and issues. Then 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 and just added Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio.

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 F8n Pro 32-bit float audio recorder — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/fdkN4s
- ZOOM F6 32-bit float audio recorder — 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
- 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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Copyright 2023, Curtis Judd

00:00 Start
02:49 Beginning of stream
03:20 Agenda
03:48 All about the Zoom F8n/Pro
24:14 Separating lav and boom mics
27:35 Setting up Mid/Side mics
29:29 F8 vs MixPre
35:22 The best phone mics
38:16 Batteries for various recorders
43:50 Making upgrades
46:06 More on Zoom vs MixPre
49:46 How to name tracks
52:23 Details of analog vs digital
56:52 Replacement for F-Control
57:34 THEOS digital wireless hype
58:02 F4 preamps in 2023
1:00:25 Good bag for F8?
1:03:21 External control surfaces
1:04:16 End of stream