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CAMS recommends students checking out production gear buy a pair of closed-back, over-the-ear headphones. Sony MDR-V6 and MDR-7506 headphones are widely prized for their audio accuracy as well as durability. Headphones should always be worn while recording audio, for reasons analogous to looking through a viewfinder or at an LCD screen while shooting picture. : we simply can't hear what the microphone is actually picking up any other way. This is especially important for avoiding aberrations such as mic handling noise, plosives, and wind noise that can't be removed from signal in post-production.
CAMS recommends students own an SD and CF card reader.
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