[Ty Ford]

Hello Terrence and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

Yep, you’ve got it right! Yay!

You would jam one machine with time code from the other and hope that they would roll along separately. You re-jam periodically to make sure, but , as you say, both devices need to have timecode capability and/or a timecode in and/or out port.

I’d check with Sony or with the Cow Sony Forum, but below, it sounds like the camera does have time code.

The camcorder offers numerous connections to suit the broadcast workflow, including 3G HD-SDI, standard size HDMI connector, USB and composite output. Both TC and Rec Trigger signal can be sent through SDI and HDMI to link an external recording device.

* SDI / HDMI / Composite can not be used at the same time.

[Ty Ford]

Hello David and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

I suggest you use either battery or external Phantom Power, but not both at the same time.

Sam Mallery covered this back in 2009.

1) After every 4 or 5 hours of recording I dispose of the AA battery. I have only just read it has 150 hours of phantom power. Does that actually refer to on and recording time?

—This is referring to “on” time. A single AA battery in an ME66 should last you a very long time. No need to change your battery this often. It doesn’t take much juice at all to power the capsule of the mic. 150 may well be a very conservative number. Many people put a AA in their shotgun and forget that it exists.

2) Will the LED flash or anything to indicate that the battery is low? At the moment, the LED flashes on when I turn it on and then goes off, leaving the mic on.

—The LED will not start flashing when the battery is low. Your mic is operating properly. It’s supposed to only flash once when you turn it on.

3) If I leave the mic connected and switched on, but turn the camera off, would the mic still be using as much battery as it would be if the camera was on and recording?

—Yes, I believe this will drain the battery. It’s a good habit to train yourself to turn the mic off when you’re finished, and to turn it back on before you begin.

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[Ty Ford]

Hey Peter,

Yes I do. I got it hoping it would be sorted out and embellished. I can’t get to it at the moment but will get back to you. It does offer some exports. Don’t recall which at the moment.

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[Ty Ford]

Peter,

Quite right. I don’t think it’s ever made the audio “as good as new”, but it has made the unusable usable.

The results do vary even on samples that seem to be similar and I’m not sure why. I suppose it has something to do with the way the algorithm works.

I’ve tried several other software solutions and found about the same.

One of the things RX3 does well is remove the nasty envelope of distortion around some cell phone calls. The audio still sounds like a cell phone, but it’s much less annoying.

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[Ty Ford]

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0p5emragm4i8bq3/AABqq4Os24dz0jz__AoSG8Nla?dl=0

One a bit too much the other is backed off a bit.

Can’t get rid of the room totally, but it sounds like a minority live room.

How do these match up with what you’ve got?

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Dan and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

The recorder will record up to eight iso tracks. I can’t tell you about the mic.

Your audio software will need to be able to handle polywav files. Most do, but please check first.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Kevin and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

You might try removing some of the wash with de-reverb in iZotope RX3 or RX3 advanced.

Point me to a 20 second or so sample and I’ll take a whack at it.

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Ty Ford
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PS. The noise reduction in FCP X can sometimes be surprising.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Terry and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

You may be able to reduce some of the room ring from the tragically recorded piece (engage humor filter, please) by using DeVerb in iZotope RX3 or RX3 advanced. If you care to, please post a 20 second or so sample and I’ll give it a whack.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Jim and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

Thanks for including Sam’s work.

Was the NTG-2 powered by internal battery or external Phantom Power? That might make a difference in the amount of selfnoise.

Yes, there’s some hiss audible with the NTG-2 in a quiet room. I doubt you’d hear the selfnoise outside.

Yes, the NTG-3 is quieter than the NTG-2 and smoother.

If you intend to do a lot of run & gun shooting, the NTG-2 will work just fine. OTOH, if you do a lot of studio work in quiet environments with low talking talent, having mic with the lowest noise floor can make a difference.

I doubt the preamp module will help you as it will also amplify the NTG-2 selfnoise.

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[Ty Ford]

Daniel,

If you want to get to the bottom of this, please answer the three questions I asked earlier.

Which frequency block did you buy? What CIty are you in? What frequency are the Lectros on?

Per Bruce, wires work better than wireless. Wireless is not plug and play.

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