[John Dericali]

Yes – it’s the forum equivalent of posting over spilt milk.

However, I did record a sound file, which is silent. The time code was ascending. I had previously been recording in 4 channel mode then changed to stereo, and it default selected the XLR input rather than the inbuilt mic (unless I pressed it by mistake). What I find strange about the experience (given that it was recording), is that the display should not have shown any input levels, it should have been flat, given that there was no input ( I have checked this since). But I’m sure I did in the process of recording check the ascending time code, and that the input was rising and falling with the conversation levels. Hence my surprise that it recorded only silence, since there should have been no input levels given the absence of a mic.

Thanks for reading 🙂

[John Dericali]

Well, in the first instance, obviously it was dumb.

However… I would shoot a interview without looking through the viewfinder if I checked it on live view. When I recorded in stereo mode I did visually check the input levels, i.e. that they were rising and falling with the conversation.

When I recreated the scenario of recording in stereo mode and selecting the XLR inputs (i.e. with no mic attached), there’s no input levels shown (obviously). That’s why I can’t understand why I ended up recording silence. Either I’m blind, my memory is faulty, or there’s a third explanation.

Anyhow, lesson learnt.