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Recording with two mics
Okay, so here’s the deal. I’m new to trying to use and record from two mics at one time, but I need to for my next shoot. I’m trying to hardwire a shotgun mic with an XLR cord into Input 1 and at the same time use a wireless lav mic going into Input 2. My problem is that after trying everything I could think of, no matter what I can only record the audio from the wireless mic. The sound levels on the viewfinder for both channel 1 and channel 2 seem to correspond to the correct mics, but when I actually play the tape back, only the sound from the lav was picked up. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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8 Replies
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Are you sure- they will play back together and mix together on the tape but if you capture that tape each track will be discrete and can panned or turned down to mix the other input up.
Noah
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Yes, that is what I was hoping would happen or how I hoped it would work. It seems that when I hook up both mics at once, only the one going into input 2 actually records. The sound levels on the viewfinder indicate properly that the camera is picking up sound from both the wireless lav and the hardwired shotgun, but whichever one is connected to input 2 is the only one that really records no matter how I arrange the audio channel/input switches on the camera. I thought that perhaps my input 1 jack just wasn’t working correctly, but someone suggested to me that input 1 will only record a signal from a mixer (a line device). Is this true? Is there any way to perhaps trick the camera to record both? Unfortunately I have no experience recording with two mics at one time, so I don’t have any idea! Thank you for your help!
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If you see independent levels from both when recording you are getting both recorded as both inputs are capable of receiving and recording the same signal. Make sure your capture system isn’t mixing to mono by mistake.
Noah
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Yes, I do see independent sound levels for each channel and they correspond to the correct inputs and mics, this is why I’m so confused, too! When I play the tape, I’m playing it simply through a basic monitor from a DV/VHS deck, I’m not capturing it at all. Should I try capturing it to see what happens? Thanks again for all your help, I really appreciate it!
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Yes- as I said otherwise you are hearing them mixed together.
Noah
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I apologize, I misunderstood! I will try capturing tomorrow. Thanks again!
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This might help. I do not own the 100 camera but I did audio for a operator last month. My mixer puts out 1000 cycle for a test on either both L and R channels or I can do each channel on it own. When I tested to this camera I was sending tone on one channel and we heard it on both L and R at the camera. We found a switch on the camera that corrected everything. I always use this tone test on each camera to make sure I am sending them l and r . So I belive there is some kind of audio switch on your camera you might have to switch.
good luck
Tom
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I am nowhere near my camera at the moment so I am unable to check and be precise. However, I think you might want to check the playback menu setting for the audio channels, that is, in VCR mode open the menu and “browse” to that option in which your channels are mixed before (or upon) playback. This seems to have been the default setting of my DVX100BE and it gave me quite a fright. In the end, it turned out that both microphone signals were recorded properly on tape, as indeed the level meters had indicated, but that I was misled by that playback mixdown setting you will want to find yourself.
Best Regards, Huib J. Lirb
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