I would say no. Record the sound comopletely separate, but use a slate in order to sync the sound and video up in post-production.

Okay what you have said may be good advice.
But like I have mentioned before I am a total space cadet when it comes to audio.
So:
1) What equipment would I use to record this audio?
2) How would I sync together (using Adobe Premire Pro)?
3) Would the mixer be useful if I was dumping to digital or (see question 1)
4) Can I send timecode to the mixer to prevent me from pulling out what hair I have left during editing?
Thanks I really appreciate the help abd advice.
Keep it reel,
Chris

Well, you'll need a slate ( http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=66812&is=REG)

As for the mixer, use that to record the sound to tape. You would start recording just before you yell "action". You yell, "Sound", the sound person would yell "speed" (which means he pressed the record button for the sound so that is now recording) then you'd yell "roll film", the cameraman would start recording, then youd yell, "slate in" and someone would take the slate into frame and say the "scene X take X" and snap it shut and then he'd leave frame and you'd yell "action" in which place the scene would begin until you say cut.

That part where they snap the slate shut is where you sync up the audio with the video. The mic records the sound and the video gets the lines in place on the slate.

As for microphones check here: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=300615&is=REG

You'd prolly want something along those lines. Record the sound with a DAT or with tape if you can (I'm not sure what the actual machine is called, i usually record the sound with my laptop or a minidisc player--- if you want to know how to do that, i can tell you)

Let me know if this was of any help.

A good mic attached to a boom pole, placed near the actors will get very good sound. A mixer isn?t really needed.

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You would need a DAT recorder to keep the timecode.

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2) How would I sync together (using Adobe Premire Pro)?

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When you roll tape you use the ?clapboard? to mark a visual and audio sync point. The frame where the two sticks meet and the sound of the ?clap?.

You then load your video and your audio into Premiere. You then line up the frame where the two sticks meet and the sound of the ?clap?.

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3) Would the mixer be useful if I was dumping to digital or (see question 1)

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Not really. In my opinion a mixer is overkill. A good mic is enough.

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4) Can I send timecode to the mixer to prevent me from pulling out what hair I have left during editing?

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You need to have timecode on the tape - not in the mixer.

Record directly to DAT without a mixer - or directly to your camera without the mixer.

Just get a good mic and a boom.

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Okay so from what I understand I could go with a DAT or some sort of digital recording device.
I have pondered the idea of using a mini disc player to record.
Airwalk, I would love for you to explain how I could do that and also what type of quality I would get. I
Thank you very much for explaining the sync up process Certified Instigator. I think that I understand and I will try out syncing some audio up once I get the equipment to do it.
So does anyone have any good recommendations on what type of equipment I should use.
I will browse the mics and see what I can afford, but for sound recording devices what is good on a budget?