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Before you record….every time.

On the floor

• If you are taking equipment off floor set it up quickly before you leave - that way you'll never forget that one critical cable or adapter.
• Make sure all batteries are charged – always bring more than you think you need.
• Same goes for memory cards/hard drives. Space fills up fast.
• If your mic is powered by a battery - bring a back up. Hell, bring a backup for your backup.

Setting up

• Run through all the recording menus & make sure they are set properly for the conditions of your shoot.
• Snap, clap and yell — make sure your levels are neither too high nor too low.
• Make sure you're rewound all the way (if your gear requires that sort of thing).
• Do a test-record and make sure it's all solid, then listen to it.
• No, seriously, test your audio levels again.

Record!

• When you've recorded what you were after, take the time to log and mark it appropriately. Nothing is worse than losing or recording over your clips.

Returning the Equipment

• Put all assorted gadgets, cables and adapters back in their respective pouches (wires coiled nicely, please).
• Never leave the batteries attached to the recorder.
• The friendly folks in the ER sure would appreciate the return of those red clips