Brian Reynolds
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Hy Clyde,
No you can’t just lower the output level of the mixer.
The reason being is every electronic device has a ‘noise floor’ and there is no way of getting rid of that… by just lowering the audio level it may not over drive the input…… but the signal may be almost the same as the noise floor giving you a VERY ‘hissy’ signal.You actually need to lower the signal AND the noise floor… a pad will do this.
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What mixer?
Do you have a graphic eq in the system? -
Any person that works as a video professional / wedding videographer needs to be able to go to a location and get sound from almost ANY DJ setup… and its YOUR responsibility to get it into YOUR gear at the correct level.
NEVER rely on other people to supply adaptors, pads, to get into YOUR gear…..
Audio outputs will ALWAYS be on one of these types of connectors, XLR Male or occasionally Female, RCA, 3.5mm or 6.5mm.
In YOUR kit you need a breakout cable to fit ALL of these and any pads to match the levels YOU need. -
DJ mixers and for that matter ALL desk type mixers deliver only ‘Line out’, in my experience only some ‘Location’ mixers give an option to get mic level out.
If you plug Line level (from a mixer into a Zoom H4n) you WILL over drive the inputs and you WILL get distortion…. So many people have and still do….its a frequently asked question on many forums.
You will need to come by some PADS to lower the level 30-40 db will mean you can going the XLR inputs….. Even pro line level goes into the Line input of the Zoom H4n better with a 10-15 db pad. -
Trust me I had exactly the same thoughts for years……
But now putting the VERY light weight bags over the blimps I am TOTALLY convinced.
As of yesterday I have now put 12 hrs of ‘Live to Air’ football using them.I have NOT noticed ANY change of the top end frequency response at all, but what I have noticed is I can now add much more bottom end to my mix, It took a while to re-balance things out with the extended frequency available.
The other thing I have discovered is with NO wind noise on the Fx mics you can now push them harder in the mix, so it has changed my mix (for the better).Please…Please try it for yourself, It costs NOTHING to do.
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What is the incoming source?
What input are you using?
Is it only on that source or others as well? -
The zoom H6 does NOT have time code function anywhere in the machine.
What it does have is a time of day in the meta data files. -
I do quite a few ‘training’ or ‘live stream’ productions through the year that are ‘Mixed LIVE’ and the reason is no time or budget for post production. (Medical operations, Teaching / Education training, TEDx Talks etc)
Its not hard to do but you need a dedicated operator to ride the faders…. A mixed track can save save several days in post production. Yes it may cost more BUT what is your time worth?
I have used a VERY small 5 channel Behringer desk for years and now moved to a very small digital desk for the job, then fed directly to the inputs of the camera/s.
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The Zoom F8 is a good starting point….
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Firstly do you need to ‘mix’ the signals together…. and therefore can’t be UN-mixed.
OR do you want to do a recording where each track is ‘isolated’ so post production can occur on each track at a later time.
It will also depend on your budget and the level of experience of the person using the gear.The current trend of gear is the Zoom F4 or F8 or there is a new range of ‘MixPre’ units from Sound Devices.
Have a google search for those and then get back to us…. to help you further.