sennheiser evolution g2 ew 100 setup

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berniej

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am about to use my wireless senn for the first time and found myself stumpe in amking all the connections, and one in particular:

for the receiver, under the instrustions "Connecting unit to the audio output," it says: connect one of the supplied line output cables to the recording unit. does that mean connecting it to the audio in (colored red) slot of my panasonic 100a? if not, where?

In other words, can somewhere kindly go over the setup: where the me2 mic is attached & so on.

I have bookmarked the site where how it all works when setup, but first things first.

as alwats, all my appreciation
 
briefly:
me2 mic plugs into transmitter; make sure to screw the locking nut down

receiver plugs into input 2 on the dvx using the locking 1/8" -> XLR-M cable. (i use the shoe adapter to keep it out of the way, although that usually means the antena's pointed the wrong direction.) again lock down the connector on the receiver. the input switch should be set to line, and both ch select switches should be set to input 2.
 
i just got the same system, i worked with it before and last time i shot wit it, i put the audio on IMPUT 1. Reading this thread you guys use input 2? Whats the difference?

Also when i'm filming i want to record from lav and onboard mic so usually chan1 is input 1(lav) and ch 2 is input 2(onboar). Is that the right way to do it?

I dont have the manual in front of me but "MIC POWER +48" setting on the camera for input 1 and 2 what does that do and with a lav in input one what should it be switched 2.

thanks
 
many thanks shawn & sinema.
all seems to be working fine.

but now wondering: is there a way to set up a second mic, my audio technica short shotgun mic, & using them both at the same time without one interfering with the other. & if yes, how? or is this asking to much? again, thanks
 
Just connect the Sennheiser reciever to one channel and the shotgun to the other ( and set switches so that both chennels get their own input).

Here is a copy of my old post (found with search function):
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My settings with G2:

transmitter sensitivity: -10db for quiet speaker, -20dB for louder speaker (using lav)
reciever output: +12 dB (maximum)
DVX100 inputs: set to line, levels about 11 to 12 o'clock.

There is absolutelly no point in setting the reciever output level to minus something to mimic mic levels, when you can have strong line level signal output. That is, if the recorder (camera) can take line in, like DVX100 can. Less padding/reamplification, less chance of interference.
 
I had the same questions! thanks for the thread

I had the same questions! thanks for the thread

I have the sennheiser evo G2 setup to use for a few weeks. After my initial setup and tests I found that the input levels were too high.

As technique, whats the best way to approach this? I don't have a way to monitor the audio (as in headphones) as I shoot - so do I just use the vu monitor bars on the LCD panel to make sure they aren't clipped?

-OR-

Do you use a combination of transmitter strength and on camera audio input to adjust the input levels.

Overall the setup is pretty cool, although the one downfall is that I can't monitor audio during capture. Could someone share experience or advice on teh best way to approach this problem?

Thanks!
 
try to rize the volium in pb mode 9 i remeber that they changed it in a version , you sure it a and not regullar?)
then go back to camera
or you have problem with your headphone socket
 
When you shoot solo you are ALSO the soundman, and the soundman always wears headphones. Setting should be midrange for both the camera and mike system. Start with default settings for both. . .. .
 
G2 setting too hot

G2 setting too hot

Hi

I tried setting the levels as described towards the beginning of this thread (rec+12, trans -10 or -20) and my levels are still way too hot on the HVX.

Do these G2 systems vary on sensitivity by much? with the above set levels, I had to turn my HVX level down to about 9 o'clock..

also related, how is the ME4 as a microphone? Since it's hard to keep the levels down, it sounds like there's distortion on peaking. Is this a cheap or decent microphone?
 
you can monitor audio with headphones while you shoot (and should).

Get some sony 7506 ($100)

Make sure phantom power is not turned on for the channel that has the wireless. You can get feedback noise in the mic and it can sound terrible. This is subtle enough to get missed w/o good headphones or trained ears, but it will be obvious in the final product.

Each channel on any dvx100 is input selectable. You can choose to record the on cam mic (L or R for channel 1 or 2), input 1 or input 2. If you plug into input 2 you can route that 1 mic to both input 1 and 2. This is sometimes a good idea if you only have one mic and you want to run one channel slightly lower to guard against clipping.
 
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