XL-1 Boom Audio

[Don Greening]

Assuming you’re going to be using a mono boom mic, I used to plug mine directly into one of the RCA jacks. I never had an XL1, but an XL1s. If the setup is the same on both you’ll need an XLR-to-RCA adapter, some cable and a male RCA plug to go into the XL1. Depending on how hot your mic is you might need an adjustable XLR attenuator to drop the signal down a bit. Using the MIC ATT setting in the XL1 is also an option but it might drop the signal too much depending on the boom mic’s sensitivity.

– Don

[Maccanon]

I’m in New Zealand and have an XL1s. I’m not sure if they have the same fittings as yours. We found an adapter at an electronics store that we could plug the 3 pin microphone cable into which went straight in to the microphone socket on the camera. Later we plugged the microphone in to a small mixing desk and then into the camera. Hope this helps.

[David Jones]

I’m sure that there are many ways to “Rig” up a solution.

But my suggestion is to spend the $169.00 on a Beachtek adapter.

If it’s worth doing, It’s worth doing right!