HVX200 audio help please

[Shacke]

Not sure if this should be in the Audio section or here.

I'm doing a one day film shoot and have the Rode NTG2 mic which I will be plugging straight into the camera. I've read a couple of threads where they suggest plugging the mic into input 2 on the camera, patching through to channel 1 and setting one higher and the other lower. I was wondering whether there was any rough guide on what levels to set the low and the high for the best results?

By the way, I actually have the 201 (200a) but i'm assuming it will be the same treatment.

[Dick Campbell]

I do this. You are basically feeding the one mic input to both channels. I set Ch1 to the normal levels expected, and Ch2 to about 75% of that. That way if you get an unexpected overpeak on Ch1, it should be OK on Ch2.

[Shacke]

Thanks Dick.