Eric Toline
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Do you have the AA battery required for power in the mic? If so if there’s an on/off switch be sure it’s on. BTW your link to your audio sample doesn’t seem to work.
Eric
“I push the RECORD button and hope for the best”
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Booming from overhead is always the first choice for most natural sound. Booming from underneath is 2nd choice only if you have to. Lav mic is 3rd choice if it has to be hidden.
Lav mic on the outside of clothing is the easiest way and sounds pretty good for video especially if the subject moves around a lot or if you’re in a big reflective room.
Eric
“I push the RECORD button and hope for the best”
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Aside from the dull sound of the track it sounds ok. Anything you can do to add back some intelligability would help to understand the presenter. Perhaps a boost in the 3-5khz would help.
Eric
“I push the RECORD button and hope for the best”
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Here’s the math. From the Markertek.com catalog.
50′ of Canare Star Quad mic cable @.$51 a foot: $25.50
2x Neutrik Female XLR connectors @$2.99ea $5.98
2x Neutrik Male XLR connectors @$2.59 $5.18
Total: $36.66
Cut the 50 ft of cable in half and make 2x 25′ cables and your cost is $18.33 for each 25ft cable.
Option: Buy the same 25′ cables with the same components already assembled @$28.05 each. DIY and save $9.72 per cable. What’s your time worth assuming you have the equipment & the skill set to do a top notch soldering job?
Eric
“I push the RECORD button and hope for the best”
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First you have to define expensive. Professionals use cables are usually made with Canare or Mogami star quad cable that are designed to eliminate stray RF and or ac components in the cable from reaching the input on the mixer.
Connectors are either Neutrik or Switchcraft and are built for rugged in the field abuse. Yes, less expensive cables will work but there has to be a reason they are less expensive. I’ve seen many music store 3 for $25 xlr cables fail because of cheap knockoff connectors.
Think of top shelf cables as an investment not an expense. You can save some money if you know how to build your own cables using the brands I mentioned.
Eric
“I push the RECORD button and hope for the best”
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It’s almost impossible to rewire the B6 connectors from the TA4 connector as there are small components in the connector that must remain in place. I would suggest that you talk to me about having me make you 2 short TA4 to to 3.5mm TRS with a locking collar adapter cable. That way you have the mics for any TA4 wireless and the Sennheiser wireless.
“I push the RECORD button and hope for the best”
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I would think with todays post audio EFX plugins you could make the VO sound close to the on camera tracks.
Eric
“I push the RECORD button and hope for the best”
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You’ve answered your own question. It would help if the locations were the same also.
Eric
“I push the RECORD button and hope for the best”
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The Arri Alexa is about the best camera for audio recording. 24/48 line level only and sounds wonderful. Of course it’s 3x the price of a RED.
Eric
“I push the RECORD button and hope for the best”
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The three models of the RED, One, Epic & Scarlet all take mic level only. The ONE uses TA3-F input connectors, the Epic & Scarlet use 2 x 3.5mm TRS-F chassis mount input connectors. Most people use the RED audio as a scratch track and record on an out board recorder as insurance.
Eric
“I push the RECORD button and hope for the best”