Recording quality audio

[Clay Hayes]

Do any of you record sound effects seperatly from your video (bird songs, water running, fire crackling, etc.)?  I've been doing a little research on different setups and was seeing if anyone had any advice.

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[paleFace]

I do.  a good friend of mine that was in the bizz for many years told me to always record ambient noise. so now i will let the camera run for about 3-5 minutes to just record the sounds of nature. this can be used in many ways later down the road for fill.