hello.
i have been really enjoying reading "sound for digital video" by tomlinson holman (mr. thx)
but one thing he says had me wondering if that is still neccesary with the mixers that we have now.
he goes through very detailed explanations on why and how to make your own pad to protect the camera and/or mixer from getting a higher signal level than it can handle.
he walks through figuring out what the mic your using is capable of putting out as a maximum and then figuring out what the max your camera or mixer can handle and then you build or use a prebuilt pad to cut down the signal so it can't overload the camera or mixer.
i get the concept but in my case i'm using a sound devices 302 mixer.
with all the controls that the mixer has do i really need to worry about adding a pad?
i even have one in my kit that i got "just in case" it is switchable from 15, 20 and 25 db of pad.
should i really be using this pre-mixer in addition to all the things the 302 lets me do in the way of automatic limeters?
matthew
i have been really enjoying reading "sound for digital video" by tomlinson holman (mr. thx)
but one thing he says had me wondering if that is still neccesary with the mixers that we have now.
he goes through very detailed explanations on why and how to make your own pad to protect the camera and/or mixer from getting a higher signal level than it can handle.
he walks through figuring out what the mic your using is capable of putting out as a maximum and then figuring out what the max your camera or mixer can handle and then you build or use a prebuilt pad to cut down the signal so it can't overload the camera or mixer.
i get the concept but in my case i'm using a sound devices 302 mixer.
with all the controls that the mixer has do i really need to worry about adding a pad?
i even have one in my kit that i got "just in case" it is switchable from 15, 20 and 25 db of pad.
should i really be using this pre-mixer in addition to all the things the 302 lets me do in the way of automatic limeters?
matthew
