Sam Mallery
Forum Replies Created
-
I use a Samson C-que 8. It’s a pretty inexpensive way to go. I’m happy with it. I’d rather have something more solid, like Ty’s Rane, but for the money I can’t complain about my Samson. One thing I like about the C-que is that it has two ways to input sound. You can connect separate left and right 1/4″ jacks, or use the “Inject” input on the front, which is a single stereo TRS input. That’s been handy.
There are four outputs that have individual volume controls, and four additional outputs on the back that don’t have a volume control. That limitation may make the Rolls a better choice for your needs. All Rolls products are made in the USA, which I think is a pretty respectable thing in this day and age.
-
I just got into ribbon mics recently. I wish I had bit the bullet years ago. They’re really interesting to work with for recording music. That’s a super nice birthday present!
-
Did you adjust the gain on the camera? The DVX100A has two little knobs with arrows in the middle. If they were turned up too high, then it would have sounded like you describe.
-
-
One advanage to having both systems on the same band is that you can use one transmitter to send audio to both receivers. This can be useful for sending one person’s lav to two separate cameras… that kind of thing.
-
It’s a $150 USB mic. It’ll plug directly into the iMac and let you record great audio right into your production software.
-
When I ask myself “what is a great camera mic?” I think of the Sanken CS1 first. It’s compact, it doesn’t draw attention to itself, and it sounds awesome. It needs phantom power to operate.
When I think of filming a rap battle on the street with the rappers five feet in front of the camera, I think I might experiment with a stereo shotgun mic like the Audio Technica BP4029. But, a CS1 might be better.
-
Just keep in mind that the 416 is almost 10 inches long. If I was mounting a shotgun that long on a camera, I would personally rather use a Sanken CS3e.
Also keep in mind that if you’re shooting outdoors you’re going to need serious wind protection, otherwise your footage may be totally unusable.
It’s likely you have two mic inputs on your camera, so you may want to consider how you could use both inputs. Perhaps you could wear a lav, or have a 2nd mic mounted on the camera or something. Some Panasonic cameras let you plug in an external mic on one input, and use the internal mic on the 2nd audio track. My point is if you’re a one man show, you should make a point of using both audio tracks in your footage, rather than one shotgun track and a wasted 2nd track.
-
Call 1-800-821-1121
-
Apple computers don’t have mic-level inputs, they have line-level inputs. That’s why you’re getting a low level recording directly into the computer.
We need to know what camera you’re using, and what output cable you’re attaching to the Pro 88W.