Bruce Watson
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Then you've gotta have a recorder, which points you back the newer SDs and the Zoom F series. Either should be fine for what you want. But of course you can spend as much as you like on this stuff.
Is there a way to rig two matching shotgun mics to record stereo?
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Then you've gotta have a recorder, which points you back the newer SDs and the Zoom F series. Either should be fine for what you want. But of course you can spend as much as you like on this stuff.
Rick R
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The MixPre3/6 has a 3.5mm TRS unbalanced stereo output, with a max level of +7.8dBu. So no , it would not adequately feed a cam's XLR line in. It may be ok for a scratch/sync track though. I've never used an F4, and manual's specs state it has XLR balanced outputs, but.. they are -10dB (nominal), so basically, the same level issue applies. You may be able to feed a cam's mic level input with a proper adapter and/or attenuation. Dave from NZ, has used an F4, maybe he can elaborate on feeding a cam with that recorder.
You could however set up a wireless cam hop though, depending on your budget. But this would not be a good alternative for a OMB operation.
You could however set up a wireless cam hop though, depending on your budget. But this would not be a good alternative for a OMB operation.
So, if I've got this right, the quality of sound recorded by an external recorder (like the MixPre-3 or the Zoom F4) is definitely better than that recorded by a Canon C100 Mk I or MkII, but I'll have to sync it in post because the XLR line input levels are too low. But I can get a scratch/sync track by either feeding back to the low line inputs of the camera or the little internal mic of the MkII.
Thank you. I did not know that crucial bit.
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Rick R
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Sorry for getting too far off the original OPs post.. Depending on how low the recorded signal is, you may be able to normalize it in post w/o audible artifacts. If the cam has a PCM 24 bit depth audio option, (which it probably does not) normalizing not an issue. In either case, the SD files would sound better. That said, I usually don't have qualms recording interviews and such directly to a cam, but that's using recorders or mixers with +4dB outputs.
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You can set the C100 to mic level instead of line level and then you'd just be fine with the levels feed to the C100. However I tend to still recommend to sync in post.
(or get the new F8n which is about to be released very soon, that is a low priced recorder with proper line level output)