302 into Camera

[Rosh Kadri]

thanks for the response. when setting the 302 to 0db and the camera to -20, i find that i have to turn the pots on the 302 almost all the way up just to get an “ok” level in camera. for testing purposes, i set the tone on the mixer to 0 and then -12 on the camera, and the pots are about half way only!
so is it really worth it referencing to -20 in camera

does this have to do anything with the threshold setting. iam using the 416p shotgun going into the mixer but have to turn the pots all the way up. excuse my newbee’nes

thank you

[Rosh Kadri]

Ok, its silly but i will post again, i’ve been testing settings for two hours now. my conclusion:

since the reference level used is not a huge deal when recording, i can reference say to -20, -12, or 0 on the camera.

The limiters are really good on the 302 and i will still keep meters under 0 a few decibels, say -4 or -2.

i recorded a bunch of settings and found the best workflow for me would be to reference 0 on the 302 and 0 on the camera. then to leave that safety margin under 0. then in post, i can reference to any level i like.

[Ty Ford]

The reference level IS a huge. It is the ONLY deal.

Are you absolutely sure you have the metering set to PEAK reading?

There should be a solid band of LED, a space and then the peak LED even hgher.

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[Rosh Kadri]

TY, thanks for your help always. my problem is this: when referencing the 302 to 0db and the camera to -20 tone, then going to record something (using 416p), i have to turn the gain and volume pots all the way up to get a good signal on the 302.

All the setting are correct, the mic is going into mixer at mic level with the phantom power set at 48v, the signal is sent out of the mixer and into the camera at line level, input 1 and 2 are selected on the camera. so all the settings are correct.

when i reference at -12 or 0, i can keep my gain and volume pots
low or half way. Peak limiting basically shows you where the roof is right? is there another setting i can change to get a usable level referencing at -20

i grew up on picture making but now getting deep into sound knowing how important it is to movies.

thank you sir

[Ty Ford]

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[Rosh Kadri]

first of all, i would like to thank everyone especially TY who spent time on the phone teaching me about the 302 more than the manual. second, i finally got it, but one problem, i dont know how it worked!

it just basically worked, mysteriously, i did nothing different
the mic came into the mixer at mic level and 48phantom, the pots are at tweleve oclock and used the trim function to get a good read out. 0db on the mixer and -20 tone on the camera, LINE level into the camera, and finally, i did a test recording, and its beautiful. for some weird, out of this world, unexplained reason, i had the pots all the way up and was barely getting level over -20. I’m weirded out, but its working fine now.

thanks again TY

[Ty Ford]

::holstering my six gun::

Then my job here is done! 🙂

Regards,

Ty Ford

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