Problem with Headphones

Hey C2V what do you mean when you said to "Set the transmitter's sensitivity for the dialog level of the person wearing the lav"? and also when you said to "Set the receiver's AF Out so that the dialog is riding right around -12dB on the camera's meters"?
 
galbach said:
.. I can tell you the the g3s signal runs way "hot"...
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The G3 receiver can output mic or line level and is fully adjustable.

By "hot" I assume you are referring to a line out going into a mic. input.

But the output is fully adjustable to account for all this.
 
Johnny Bueno said:
Hey C2V what do you mean when you said to "Set the transmitter's sensitivity for the dialog level of the person wearing the lav"? and also when you said to "Set the receiver's AF Out so that the dialog is riding right around -12dB on the camera's meters"?
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You set the sensitivity of the transmitter to match the level of the speech. It's described on page 20 of the SK 100 G3 Owners Manual.

You set the output level of the receiver to match the camera you are sending the signal to. It's described on page 16 of the EK 100 G3 Owners Manual.

I hope this helps.
 
Johnny Bueno said:
Hey C2V what do you mean when you said to "Set the transmitter's sensitivity for the dialog level of the person wearing the lav"?
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I mean that you need to set the mic up for the specific person using it, each time. You may have the mic on a very soft-spoken person today, and on a very boisterous person tomorrow. That requires two different sensitivity settings on the transmitter.

So as you are setting up for a shoot, have your subject speak "at level" (which means at the level they'll be speaking during recording) and set your transmitter's sensitivity then.

Johnny Bueno said:
and also when you said to "Set the receiver's AF Out so that the dialog is riding right around -12dB on the camera's meters"?
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Set the camera's rotary pots to the reference point (the "12:00" position) and then adjust the transmitter's output level - again, while the subject is speaking "at level" - so that the dialog is averaging at -12dB, which is the reference point on the HVX's meters.

Read through the manuals that John Willett linked... they will tell you everything you need to know about your system.
 
Johnny Bueno said:
Hey C2V or anyone who can help. On top of my Sennheiser G3, I just bought an additional on Camera mic. Can I use them both at the same time? And how will it affect my audio?
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Easy to do. Set both inputs to MIC*. Plug the wireless receiver into Input 1 and the shotgun into Input 2. On the side of the camera, turn +48v Phantom on for Input 2, and rout Input 1 to Channel 1, and Input 2 to Channel 2. Set your record levels for each mic and you're good to go.

*Since you're using the G3 and have the option of line-level out, set the Input on the camera to match the output of the receiver.
 
Johnny Bueno said:
Thanks C2V. Thats exactly what I needed to know. But what do you mean about what you said in the *?
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The G2 receiver puts out only mic-level signal, but the G3, according to John, can be set to a line-level out. So check your setting and match your input accordingly (MIC/LINE).
 
C2V said:
The G2 receiver puts out only mic-level signal, but the G3, according to John, can be set to a line-level out. So check your setting and match your input accordingly (MIC/LINE).
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Sorry, this is wrong, *Both" G2 and G3 camera receivers have a fully adjustable output level.

Best working practice is to set the camera to line-in and set the receiver output high. Otherwise you increase noise.
 
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