Wireless Mic direct to KONA?

[Fred Connors jr.]

Problem solving 102-

Does you wireless/shotgun base have AES or Analog XLR out?

If not you can’t do it.

If yes you can do it.

No if you can do it, do you want to record/digitize while playing back a timeline?

The Troupe – Modern Media Design & Production

[Walter Biscardi]

LHi has analog audio inputs right? The AES is digital so you can’t go there unless you have a digital converter.

Just connect to the Analog XLR input, then in the Log and Capture panel, just select Audio Only and you’re good to go.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef.
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Biscardi Creative Media

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[Doug Beal]

you will likely need a mic preamp to get the signal up to line level for the analog inputs on the LHi
mic>preamp>line in

Doug Beal
Editor / Engineer
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[Ron Nava]

Thanks to everyone that posted….. A mixer IS required to get line levels……Looks like SDI out of cam into KONA

Thanks again…..Cow forums are the best

Nava

[Fred Jodry]

Another reason for using the mixer board and often pre-amp between the microphone and Kona besides audio gain and signal to noise ratio is that the tone quality of the microphone often needs to be adjusted. Perking up treble is common although in all fairness I`ve occasionally run across audio situations where treble is not behind and the gain too. Although what is so much more common is to find that the microphone sounds dull from too little treble, even if I pull the foam cap sometimes found on them off, and besides, when I am testing microphones I often find that the electrical impedance that each microphone fires into needs to be adjusted for otherwise the tone quality will be crude ringing. I sometimes already have XLR sockets waiting on my mixer board with the tested non- standard impedance but it is also possible to run adapter barrels or cords in between with the resistors inside them so I don`t have to do odd soldering inside the mixer board. Using the internal microphone on your camcorder usually (not always) results in some non professional quality audio in your production. Wireless mics don`t need pre-amplifiers but do need mixer boards.