Okay I've got a shoot coming up where the floorplan is such that I can't expect to capture all sound on the my DVX100. We're shooting an improvasational dinner sequence that will include traffic between 3 rooms (kitchen, dining room, and living room/foyer). I've got 2 ME66/k6 units as well as the onboard DVX mics. To give myself some flex I was considering having the sound recorded on an external device but since I don't own one (yet), I'm forced to make some compromises.
I'm considering purchasing the Beachtek ADX-4P ($159) and connecting it to my Panasonic AG-EZ50 3CCD camera. The Beachtek will give the camera 2 XLR inputs. I figure since I don't have a DAT I can use that camera to capture 16 bit sound. Has anyone used the Beachtek? Is it worth the money? Any feedback would be great.
I suppose I could purchase a cheap MiniDisc recorder and go that route but that would also need some sort of basic mixer (for the XLR inputs and levels). Also I'm not sure about compression artifact that come with MiniDisc recorders - How do they handle multiple voices and clanking dishes?
Lastly I'm looking for advice regarding using a Sennheiser EW112P omni-directional wireless as a stashed mic in the center of the table. I figure I've got the available XLR ports on the DVX100 open...
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I'm considering purchasing the Beachtek ADX-4P ($159) and connecting it to my Panasonic AG-EZ50 3CCD camera. The Beachtek will give the camera 2 XLR inputs. I figure since I don't have a DAT I can use that camera to capture 16 bit sound. Has anyone used the Beachtek? Is it worth the money? Any feedback would be great.
I suppose I could purchase a cheap MiniDisc recorder and go that route but that would also need some sort of basic mixer (for the XLR inputs and levels). Also I'm not sure about compression artifact that come with MiniDisc recorders - How do they handle multiple voices and clanking dishes?
Lastly I'm looking for advice regarding using a Sennheiser EW112P omni-directional wireless as a stashed mic in the center of the table. I figure I've got the available XLR ports on the DVX100 open...
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.