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Using iPhones to monitor Zoom H4N audio remotely?
For a short film project, I will be filming a conversation between two people on a park bench. I’m recording the audio with two countryman lavs connected directly to a Zoom H4N via the XLR inputs. I will be capturing the video at a distance using a telephoto lens. As a result, I will be too far away to hear the dialogue naturally and too far away to connect a set of headphones to the H4N. I need to be able to hear the actors to give direction and I will be operating as a crew of one, so I can’t stray from my camera.
I was wondering if there would be a way to use iPhones to create a kind of remote audio monitor. Could I connect one phone to the H4N to pick up the recording signal, then call another phone to listen to it remotely? If not, I wonder if there are any other DIY alternatives.
Thanks.
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Hello Patrick and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.
Get a mono mix from the Zoom. Use a wireless mic to send it to a receiver. Choose a wireless receiver that has a headphone out.
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Ty Ford
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Ditto what Ty says, plus it might be good to send that to the camera too as a scratch track for syncing in post.
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Hey Patrick, just saw this today. New Tascam DR 44wl 4 track portable will stream audio wirelessly to your iphone ! also uses app to provide remote control of basic settings and controls…
Awesome idea even if only 4 channels. MAybe other manufacturers will jump on board.Best,
John scherf
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