Voiceover using camcorder

Hello Discussioners,
I'm trying to record a voiceover for a promo video using my camcorder as input device. In order to record, I have created an empty project in FCE. The camera is conected and recognized. The In and Out points are set in the timeline. Settings in the Voicover panel are:
• Source: DV Audio
• Input: Mix 4 Channels
• Rate: 44100 Khz
• Offset: 1 frame
When I hit record, FCE goes through the pre-roll (3 bips), then apparently records and goes to finishing, but the recorded audio clip never shows up in the timeline. The target track A2 is empty at the time of recording, so there shouldn't be any problem with the destination.
My specs are: iBook G4 1.25 Ghz/512 GB RAM, FCE 2.0.2, QT 6.5.2, OS X 10.3.9
any help is greatly appreciated
mish

Ah, gotcha.
Okay, can you hook up an external mic to your camera to get mic away from the source of the noise? You can pick up a decent (not great) lapel mic with an 1/8" plug from RadioShack for $35, or get a $25 cardioid (when on sale) with a $25 XLR and a $15 XLR-1/8" adaptor.
Another option, while we're talking money, would be to get a Cardioid mic, an XLR cable and a Tascam US-122 and import your Audio over USB, which is great except for when your Tascam dies... like mine did a couple days ago. Worked great for years though.
~Luke

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