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digital optical S/PDIF.
Ty
Ty Ford’s “Audio Bootcamp Field Guide” was written for video people who want better audio. Find out more at https://www.tyford.com
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I think this has been covered before. The Beachtek DXA-4P is an ADAPTER and it is passive. It is incapable of increasing the level of anything. It can only turn things DOWN.
There are many times when you need to turn things up. You don’t get that with the Beachtek DXA-4P. You also pay less for the Beachtek DXA-4P.
Probably what’s happening is some bridging effect as the result of feeding the mic to two outputs on the Beachtek DXA-4P. Try using just one output and see what happens.
When you decide you need a good mixer, try the Sound Devies MixPre or 302.
Regards,
Ty Ford
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That’s what I’m thinking too.
Ty (It’s just a camera! Point it and shoot!) Ford
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Whereas my surprise was that a manufacturer of professional video gear would intentionally produce a camera that generated enough noise to be objectionable. How does something like that happen?
The only parallel I can think of at the moment (and it’s a poor one) would be a boom operator who constantly dipped his/her boom into the shot. Of course that would not be tolerated. Why then should a camera that makes enough noise to be picked up by a boom mic.
The only presumption I can muster is that the manufacturer didn’t intend for the camera to be used in studio environments or in other moderately low noise environments.
I did sound on a 2x digibeta shoot a few years ago in a 12′ x 14′ room. We were shooting a string quartet. The noise from both digibeta cameras really compromised the sound. I doubt the CineAlta used on the two days of my recent shoot would have fared much better.
Hey, if nothing else, this should be a wakeup call for camera manufacturers…’Quiet On The Set’ includes the camera as well!
Regards,
Ty Ford
Ty Ford’s “Audio Bootcamp Field Guide” was written for video people who want better audio. Find out more at https://www.tyford.com
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If you’re looking to do serious sound, you’ll also need a serviceable mixer. However, that won’t happen with your current budget. Perhaps you’ll work with a soundman who has a mixer in his package. If you’re not experienced with sound, definitely hire a soundman (at least to begin). He or she will save you a lot of pain later.
Very good advice.
Ty Ford
Ty Ford’s “Audio Bootcamp Field Guide” was written for video people who want better audio. Find out more at https://www.tyford.com
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I’d like to reply to April’s post.
“Client is a non-profit so has no money..”Your situation may be different and I’m not criticizing you.
Could be this really is a low dollar non-profit, but way too many times well to do non-profits cry poor boy.
If there is a president of the non-profit, how much do they make?
Ty Ford
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::chuckle::
Ty
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I’m a fairly experienced location audio guy and an even more experienced studio audio guy.
It was a CineAlt camera. I don’t consider the Z or F Sony HDV cameras HD. They are HDV. Big diffference for me, although they are quieter than the Cinealt I was working with.
No I don’t mention it in my book. Not much you can do about it. I can pretty much tell the producer I’m hearing it and hand him/her the headphones so they can make the call. If they want to go with it, I’ve done my job.
Based on what I know about the final mix, they were going to put music under it. I don’t know if they did that to cover up the noise or just because they wanted to move the sections along.
Regards,
Ty Ford
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Battery.
This was a medium high pitched tone that only happened when the camera transport was running.
When the transport was stopped, the tone briefly alternated on/off 2-3 times and then stoppped until the camera went into record again.
Regards,
Ty Ford
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I’ve noticed the Digi Beta cameras are VERY noisy. I was doing sound for a two camera Digi Beta shoot for MD Public TV a few years back. We were shooting a string quartet from about 8 feet in a 13×15 room. I was shocked at how loud the cameras were.
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Ty Ford
PS I guess HGTV will put music under everything to cover the whine.
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