[Crye Biggie]

Dear Brian, thanks for understanding and taking it from scratch. I read the article, pretty good, though hard to really grasp, with all the technical language. But I got the essence, and I decided it will be best to arm for BALANCED AUDIO, reason being I want to BOOM (Long cable) and shoot movies, not a home system.

My circumstances —

– My Mic (Sony ECM-CG50 Pro Shotgun Microphone) includes a shock mount microphone holder and shoe adapter (I trust you can figure from pic)

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/749831-REG/Sony_ECM_CG50BP_ECM_CG50_Shotgun_Microphone.html

Notice the cable supplied is SHORT, and see how its ‘HEAD’ (Pin) is … and I hear it’s ‘Unbalanced’. Yet we want to run Long+Balanced.

– My camera (Song Nex Vg20) is…

https://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666376731&XID=O:sony%20nex%20vg20:dg_cc_gglsrch:p&k_id=598a5c3c-d945-3ec9-2356-000051d2c3ed

The problem is:
They say ‘balanced’ audio runs in XLR cables??. In that vein …

– First I don’t find it anywhere that the camera VG20 even accepts or works with an XLR adapter (they say VG30, a close upgrade, does).

– Second, an adapter such as the following is just too expensive, I can’t afford right now…
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PCMD1XLR/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=PPC&utm_campaign=recording&utm_term=sony_xlr_adapter&adpos=1s6&creative=9301041961&gclid=CIKZj4iu1bQCFYF7QgodiXMAzA

So is it OK if I use long XLR cables with one like this…
https://www.google.com/#q=xlr+adapter&hl=en&newwindow=1&tbo=u&source=univ&tbm=shop&sa=X&psj=1&ei=uUzqUJ_CF-K5igK_i4HIDg&ved=0CGsQsxg&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.1355534169,d.cGE&fp=6eb1946313ccd7d2&bpcl=40096503&biw=1366&bih=624

Sony has proven to have poor after sale correspondence, otherwise, how can’t I know if the first consideration (VG20 accepting or not external xlr adapters or even how to GO ABOUT GETTING BALANCED AUDIO FOR BOOMING EXTERNAL MIC) … So please consider that and don’t feel bored.:D

Thanking again!

Altitude is not all the problem. Taking steps is more of it.

[Crye Biggie]

Thanks much bro. I can’t thank enough. So hard to get answers in this place, can’t say why?

Altitude is not all the problem. Taking steps is more of it.