JuicedLink CX211 and gh2

[thebighappyface]

Ok, I want to make sure I have this correct. I am going to do allot of run and gun work with the gh2 and want to make sure im doing everything correct for audio. Im thinking of getting a JuicedLink CX211 for my rig and putting a rode ntg-2 shotgun mic on it. Will this work as a audio solution? I am going to be a one man band so I would like to do everything in cam possible.

Thanks so much

 

[d1rockwild]

yup, sounds good. you just won't have a headphone jack on either the juicedlink or GH2, but since the GH2 has audio metering, you should generally be okay.

 

[tflak]

yup, sounds good. you just won't have a headphone jack on either the juicedlink or GH2, but since the GH2 has audio metering, you should generally be okay.

Yup. With that set-up you'll at least know that the low-level noise, air conditioner and the faint siren you're not picking up with your ears will be within acceptable levels.

Seriously, anything without the ability to monitor what you're recording is asking for trouble. Unless the quality of your audio, in terms of possible distracting noises, isn't all that important.

 

[Vitaliy Kiselev]

Go and buy either dedicated recorder or proper field mixer.
I suggest to get Tascam DR-100 + Sound Devices MixPre.
if your mikes are sensitive, you don't need Sound Devices.

 

[Sam Mallery]

I was thinking about this the other day. The cool thing about the juicedLink CX series is that they have a mini-plug output, as opposed to the hard wired mini-plug cable on Beachteks. Since the juicedLinks have an output, you can get a dedicated cable for the GH1/GH2 that goes from 3.5mm stereo to 2.5mm stereo.

I emailed juicedLink about this, asking if it was a good idea. Robert Rozak wrote me back and said it would work. He even has some 9" 3.5mm to 2.5mm output cables that he plans on selling on the juicedLink website for the GH1/GH2. Personally, if I was going this route, I would definitely get a dedicated 3.5mm to 2.5mm cable, as opposed to using a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable with a 2.5mm adapter.

But, alas, the lack of confidence audio monitoring makes run and gun work with DLSR cameras a risky gamble.

 

[RieniO]

Whatever you use for recording audio, it's good to play back your recordings from time to time and listen to them to be sure that everything is ok. Even if you can live-monitor your audio during recording, a lot can go wrong in the rest of the pipeline, e.g. data is not written to memory card properly. So live-monitoring isn't a 100% guarantee.

Yup. With that set-up you'll at least know that the low-level noise, air conditioner and the faint siren you're not picking up with your ears will be within acceptable levels.

Seriously, anything without the ability to monitor what you're recording is asking for trouble. Unless the quality of your audio, in terms of possible distracting noises, isn't all that important.