[Ty Ford]

Each person gets their own mic. Each person goes to a separate track.
Fix it in post. Try not to overlap.

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Ty Ford

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[Ty Ford]

Steve, Pat,

Apparently there’s some unfinished business between you that should be settled somewhere other than this forum. Hope it works out for both of you.

Thanks,

Ty Ford

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[Ty Ford]

Pat,

Sorry. Mics usually don’t have jacks, they have plugs. I don’t want to be a nomenclature nazi, but terms are important.

So the mic had a mini-plug of some sort? The problem was very likely the connection between the mic plug and the female XLR connector on the cable. You must have used some sort of adapter. What kind?
Regards,

Ty

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—-We were using XLRs, but the mic was on a mini-plug.—

That in itself could have been the problem.

What mic, what camera, what cable?

Regards,

Ty

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Yes, thanks. You as well.

It is very easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer number of mics on the market these days.

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Ty Ford

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Hi Pat,

It’s important to remember that many people read this forum. Problems associated with not listening to the audio as it’s being recorded are, unfortunately, very common. We get at least one “confession” a month. Some seem not to understand that the answer to when to listen is ALWAYS. Thanks for sharing your experience and helping to remind others that listening is important.

I was on a shoot friday and for some weird reason, in the hour long presentation, at one point there was a small drop out. Weird. Never heard anythinig like it. I wasn’t listening to playback, but I was listening to the headphone jack, back through my snake to my mixer where my headphones were plugged in. Had I not been listening, (always), I wouldn’t have heard it. I flagged the shooter. We cut and redid that part.

Breaking the action to fix a techical problem freaks some people out for some reason. It’s much better to stop and fix things than shut up and wait for it to show up in post.

The makeup gal routine is exceptional and shows she was a real team player.

Regards,

Ty Ford

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[Ty Ford]

or use the direct outs.

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Ty Ford

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[Ty Ford]

good actually.

I review mics as part of the way I make a living. I reviewed the AT4060 shortly after it came out. That review is in the mic reviews folder in my On Line Archive.

Regards,

Ty Ford

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Hey,

I have always liked the 4060. Sort of like listening through distilled water.

Depends on your wallet, but I use GML, Millennia Media STT-1 and Aphex 1100 preamps.

In addition, you would probably like an Amek/Neve 9098, John Hardy, Jensen dual 990, Great River or Grace.

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Does you Mac have an audio in jack?

If not, try the Rode Podcaster.

https://www.compuplus.com/i-Rode-Podcaster-USB-Broadcast-Microphone-1008168~.html?sid=351v1tlxav9smu1

Regards,

Ty Ford

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