DVX and Microphones

Kuock

Kuock

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Hi

Until now I haven't used any exterior micro but I have to do it now.

Do I need to plug in two microphones (input 1 and input 2) to get stereo sound? or is it only necessary one?

Thank you for your replies.
 
If you plug your mic into input 2, and switch both channels to input 2 (Via the switches on the camera when you open up the LCD), you will have stereo sound...
 
If you plug your mic into input 2, and switch both channels to input 2 (Via the switches on the camera when you open up the LCD), you will NOT have stereo sound. You will have two-channel mono sound. Stereo requires a stereo mic or two spearate mics. Good on-cam mic for stereo is the AT-825.
 
stereo: reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound.

Stereo effect is acheived through our brain comparing the different times sound arrives at our ears to judge where the sound is coming from (same idea for our eys seeing in 3d). In order to acheive stereo sound you will need two microphone elements. You can buy two elements and arrange them in an X/Y or M/S pattern or there are single stereo mics you can buy (containing 2 mic elements).

Be aware that 99.99% of dialog recording is done in mono. Music and sound F/X are recorded in stereo.

Recording 2 identical tracks on audio is in fact a mono recording. If you want to create a stereo distinction in dialog it can easily be done in post.

Good luck.
 
wabbit said:
If you want to create a stereo distinction in dialog it can easily be done in post.
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Short of doing a search, I would assume you do this by 1 of 2 ways.
One could adjust the pan on the audio track to make the sound seem like it is louder on one side, thus closer to the mic on that side.

Or, delay the audio between L/R slightly.

I guess the first way would be easier? Am I right?
 
Myself, I don't mess with either of those approaches ... well, or at least haven't thought of trying them. When I simply want the dialogue to come out of both speakers, instead of just one or the other (when working with only 2.0 speakers - stereo), or want the dialogue to come out of more than just the center speaker (when working with surround), I simply right click on the clip, then select COMBINE out of my choices of SWAP, etc.
 
Huh??

Huh??

Could somebody technically inclined explain to me what on earth envision is talking about?
Does that actually convince a prologic system to force more down the center pipe?
 
ehh... I think he is talking about postproduction. He are just doing a mixdown of his monosignal, so it will be in booth speakers i guess.
 
Thank you guys for your interesting opinions,

I didn't know the 99,99% of the dialog in movies was done in mono. I think this piece of information is important enough to do the same in dialogs.

On the other hand, when I want to record stereo sound I'll try a two elements stereo mic or two mics (in this case each plugged in different XLR sockets)

I understand that if I use a two elements single mic (to plug in one socket) I'll get stereo sound but if I use two different mics I'll achieve a deeper stereo effect due to the bigger distance between the mics.

In case I use two different mics must they be stereo o mono? (I take in that if I set two mono mics separated by several meters, the recorded sound will be stereo...)

Thanks for your help
 
Probaly ther easiest way to get a handle on it is not NOT think "Left Channel" and "Right Channel", but as Channel A and Channel B. You can put whatever you want into A & B, because they are not related to each other in any real sense.

Now, you CAN make that into a traditional stereo recording by properly positioning the mics attached to each channel...but it is YOU doing it, not the camera/system.

Dan
 
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