Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Our sound and lighting courses can be found at https://school.learnlightandsound.com!
In this week’s episode, in our second part in this series, we discuss in a bit more detail, the difference in audio quality between budget and higher priced 32-bit float audio recorders.
Cue these up in different browser tabs and you can listen to them back to back:
ZOOM H4essential review: youtu.be/1MsmGfaQeaQ
Tascam DR-07XP review: youtu.be/MECT5-tv6OE
ZOOM F6: youtu.be/byMZkEvYRKw
ZOOM F3: youtu.be/THEBOa0UUJo
ZOOM H1 XLR: youtu.be/mqW5S6YMEXU
Tascam FR-AV2: youtu.be/w433J-C97Ec
ZOOM F8n Pro: youtu.be/8MfCY6d3ujk
Sound Devices MixPre: youtu.be/8lRVnMO14k8?feature=shared
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 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. Our latest courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX. See school.learnlightandsound.com for more info!
Support my work creating videos by donating at Ko-Fi.com: ko-fi.com/curtisjudd
Gear used or mentioned in this episode (the links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases):
- Zoom F3 — geni.us/6RvZm
- Zoom F6 — geni.us/pCFS
- Zoom F8n Pro — geni.us/fdkN4s
- Sound Devices MixPre series recorders — geni.us/O8e0
- Sennheiser MKH50 boom microphone — geni.us/iYb065
- Impact Turtle-Base C-Stands — geni.us/8a8tt
- Aputure LS 600x Pro Bicolor LED Light — geni.us/EreRQa
- Aputure Light Dome III Softbox — geni.us/AVHU1p
- Rosco Prismatic Glass Gobo in Cool Lavender — geni.us/GWKt
- Canon C70 Cinema Camera — geni.us/ABYB
- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8 lens — geni.us/qwsEs
- Panasonic GH5 camera — geni.us/InspOl
- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 II lens — geni.us/gr47
The outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: geni.us/G7by
Copyright 2025, Curtis Judd
#audio #recorder #32-bit
Index
00:00 This video is brought to you by…
00:08 Why some 32-bit float recorders sound better than others
01:13 How 32-bit float works in more detail
02:53 Recombining multi-converter audio is tricky
04:04 How 32-bit float can potentially achieve less self-noise
04:35 Where do the cheap recorders skimp?
05:42 Why do the cheap recorders skimp?
06:38 Cheap recorders with cheaper preamps
07:08 Cheap microphones makes lower quality audio
07:32 What else can go wrong?
08:29 Every component of the audio signal chain matters
09:42 What are the good sounding 32-bit float recorders?
11:27 Please buy my courses
Our sound and lighting courses can be found at https://school.learnlightandsound.com!
In this week’s episode, in our second part in this series, we discuss in a bit more detail, the difference in audio quality between budget and higher priced 32-bit float audio recorders.
Cue these up in different browser tabs and you can listen to them back to back:
ZOOM H4essential review: youtu.be/1MsmGfaQeaQ
Tascam DR-07XP review: youtu.be/MECT5-tv6OE
ZOOM F6: youtu.be/byMZkEvYRKw
ZOOM F3: youtu.be/THEBOa0UUJo
ZOOM H1 XLR: youtu.be/mqW5S6YMEXU
Tascam FR-AV2: youtu.be/w433J-C97Ec
ZOOM F8n Pro: youtu.be/8MfCY6d3ujk
Sound Devices MixPre: youtu.be/8lRVnMO14k8?feature=shared
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 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. Our latest courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX. See school.learnlightandsound.com for more info!
Support my work creating videos by donating at Ko-Fi.com: ko-fi.com/curtisjudd
Gear used or mentioned in this episode (the links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases):
- Zoom F3 — geni.us/6RvZm
- Zoom F6 — geni.us/pCFS
- Zoom F8n Pro — geni.us/fdkN4s
- Sound Devices MixPre series recorders — geni.us/O8e0
- Sennheiser MKH50 boom microphone — geni.us/iYb065
- Impact Turtle-Base C-Stands — geni.us/8a8tt
- Aputure LS 600x Pro Bicolor LED Light — geni.us/EreRQa
- Aputure Light Dome III Softbox — geni.us/AVHU1p
- Rosco Prismatic Glass Gobo in Cool Lavender — geni.us/GWKt
- Canon C70 Cinema Camera — geni.us/ABYB
- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8 lens — geni.us/qwsEs
- Panasonic GH5 camera — geni.us/InspOl
- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 II lens — geni.us/gr47
The outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: geni.us/G7by
Copyright 2025, Curtis Judd
#audio #recorder #32-bit
Index
00:00 This video is brought to you by…
00:08 Why some 32-bit float recorders sound better than others
01:13 How 32-bit float works in more detail
02:53 Recombining multi-converter audio is tricky
04:04 How 32-bit float can potentially achieve less self-noise
04:35 Where do the cheap recorders skimp?
05:42 Why do the cheap recorders skimp?
06:38 Cheap recorders with cheaper preamps
07:08 Cheap microphones makes lower quality audio
07:32 What else can go wrong?
08:29 Every component of the audio signal chain matters
09:42 What are the good sounding 32-bit float recorders?
11:27 Please buy my courses
