How I Record Audio For Your Wedding Film

My 2022 audio gear for wedding films.

Audio is one of the most important aspects of your wedding film.

You can watch a low resolution clip of your father giving a speech and be okay with it as long as the audio is clear. That’s why I, at least, have two to four forms of audio at any given moment when I know audio is going to shine.

Here’s how I capture amazing audio for your wedding film.

This here is the Zoom H5. This recorder is connected to your DJ’s system or speakers in order to get the absolute best audio I can get for speeches and during your ceremony.

A Zoom H5

A Zoom H1n

This here is a Zoom H1n. I use this as a last resort backup. This, combined with a lapel mic, are fastened to the speaker where the DJ output speeches. It will allow me usable audio, but it’s quality is much less impressive than a direct feed that I can get from the H5.

A Sennheiser MKE600

This is a Sennheiser MKE 600. This is such a great shotgun microphone that I mount on whatever camera I have on a tripod. They way I captures audio close to it is fantastic and it’s great when capturing impromptu moments cleanly.

These are Zoom F2’s. I love these little recorders because they offer a feature called 32 bit float. Essentially, it gives my audio files wiggle room for repair in case I need to raise or lower gain. Speeches will always sound great with these.

I have two because I typically mic you or your partner and your officiant.

Two Zoom F2’s

A Deity D4 DUO

Lastly, this little guy is a Deity D4 DUO. I will have this mic on whatever camera is on my gimbal in order to limit the weight the gimbal has to support. It offers great audio capture in a small package.

I also own a Deity D3 Pro shotgun mic not shown that I would also throw on the gimbal camera if I don’t have this one on hand.