smashedburrito
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Hey can anyone tell me what turning on the microphone attenuator does? I am using an XLR shotgun but when I hit the ATTN switch I hear a lot more. Thanks everyone.
Microphone attenuator
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agwah
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http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Canon-XH-A1-Camcorder-Review/AudioPlaybackConnectivity.htm
"The top face of the box housing the XLR terminals includes four switches, with XLR MIC ATT. switches on the left. These switches have selections for OFF and ATT. (on), and apply a 20dB pad to the corresponding channel. The top switch controls CH1, and the bottom switch controls CH2. The 20dB attenuator pads the audio considerably, and the option to apply it to either channel makes it easy to create a safety channel for sound recording in dynamic environments. These controls do not affect sound from the onboard mic, which has its own attenuator switch in the LCD cavity."
"The top face of the box housing the XLR terminals includes four switches, with XLR MIC ATT. switches on the left. These switches have selections for OFF and ATT. (on), and apply a 20dB pad to the corresponding channel. The top switch controls CH1, and the bottom switch controls CH2. The 20dB attenuator pads the audio considerably, and the option to apply it to either channel makes it easy to create a safety channel for sound recording in dynamic environments. These controls do not affect sound from the onboard mic, which has its own attenuator switch in the LCD cavity."
smashedburrito
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ok that explains it. Thanks agwah!