how do i capture sounds for sound fx to use in a 3d movie? what works best? i'm talking about quality stuff that doesn't sound like i recorded it through a tin can. i'd like to be able to walk through the park with a small device, then go home and dl it straight to my computer to an editing program, then paste it into a track in vegas video. ideas?

An MP3 player with record capability sounds about what you need. My husband has one and the sound recorder seems to be of good quality.

karen is right, the newer mp3 units are really handy, and the sound is good. If you want really clear fx, you may need an external microphone that plugs into the recorder. Some of them have a mic input, some don't, so that's something to look for when shopping. Vegas will import Mp3's, so conversion isn't needed there. You will need a program that edits and converts mp3's to WAV files if you want to use any sounds directly in Poser. I don't recall if Vegas exports audio as WAV's or not. There are many free converters on the 'net, Hitsquad is a good place to start: http://www.hitsquad.com Acoustica also has some excellent apps as well. Their Mp3toWAV Converter is one I've recommended on my old site and is probably the quickest and easiest. It's not free, but it is cheap! :) http://www.acoustica.com Make sure to watch this forum for some announcement in the next week or so for my old site to be back up. I've got some tutorials for bringing sound into Poser and various other applications, as well as free sound files and other resources. It's all about sound and music! :) --silver Posertrax Music & Sound FX for Posimators Coming Back Soon!!

Where a mp3 player might be easy to carry around, I would advise against recording in MP3 format. If this is something you plan to do and do right, I'd suggest looking into a reasonably priced portable DAT as well as investing in a few different microphones and possibly booms. An omni-directional for background sounds and probably a powered condenser for getting in close But if you hold the mic in your hand, it'll sound that way. You have to consider sound the same way as picture resolution. If you are using mp3 to start, its like a compressed JPEG. Record in at least cd quality to start because in your movie you can always step down from there to avi audio. Going from mp3 to wav and then possibly to wmv or avi, you'll notice ugly artifacts. Fortunatly as a musician I have all the toys and tools already, but you can find good gear that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. If you invest in a digital multi-track recorder these days, they have all the effects you could hope for all in one box. Check out the Korg D-12, D-16 (and lesser models)