[Paul Goh]

I have the very same issue…

So, I recently got myself a Tascam DR60D to work in conjunction with my trusty Rode Video Mic Pro….

The current setup is as such:
my rode Video mic pro( VMP) is mounted ontop of my CANON 6D on the hotshoe. The VMP is set to high pass and +20gain. It goes directly to the Tascam’s 3 /4 channel input. From there the Tascam’s recording level knob is set to Max. The sound is then routed back from the Tascam’s Camera out plug (also set at max 10 level) into the Camera’s Mic input..

The audio I got from a recent interview I did with this setup came out sounding soft and not full bodied. I normally have to increase the volume of the clip in Final Cut pro to +4 to get something that sounds acceptable. However, on doing so, the Noise also increases and there is slight clipping of the “voice”.

So my question is…which bunch of settings have worked best for you to minimize the background noise but at the same time maintaining a good “voice” volume?

I had tried reducing the levels on the RODE mic and Tascam, but anything less than MAX for all of them would yield very soft results (setting the Rode to “0” level wouldnt not even register a blip on the Tascam’s visual Equalizer)

What am I doing wrong? I look to any helpful advice or insight you guys may have.