Problem with RODE NTG-2 VERY low audio

but again, listen to the audio file, is there any drops ?
is that point has any thing to do in that case ?

the are a difference in wiring problems and difference in drop problems, and we both sew it was a wiring problem. ,
and again WHY do u think its ok to buy a MIC for 250$ and then realize u have to spend another 200$ ?
for pepole who are just starting and trying out the video world ?
i dont get it .....

may be i should buy also the RED EPIC , cause DSLR i not enough !!!
 
shay_te said:
but again, listen to the audio file, is there any drops ?
is that point has any thing to do in that case ?

the are a difference in wiring problems and difference in drop problems, and we both sew it was a wiring problem. ,
and again WHY do u think its ok to buy a MIC for 250$ and then realize u have to spend another 200$ ?
for pepole who are just starting and trying out the video world ?
i dont get it .....

may be i should buy also the RED EPIC , cause DSLR i not enough !!!
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Was just correcting your misunderstanding of what Beach or Juicedlink boxes do, was not saying you HAD to have one. Your sound file shows the mic is working properly with your present wiring and also clearly demonstrates a fact not often understood by beginners ... that shotgun mics are not like telephoto lenses intended to pick up at a distance; they don't magnify sounds the way a lens magnifies images. Your 2 and 3 meter samples are weak because the mic is too far from the speaker for proper pickup. The proper working distance for a shotgun is less than 1 meter, usually best at about 60 centimeters.
 
hey steve thank you for you comment.
i am happy thats all working fine now, every one here helped me allot , its a great forum here. lots of experts. in a area that i am very weak in

can i learn a bit about the left\right channels here ,
i have two question
1) is it normal to have audio only on one channel, in my case the left one ?
2) if i will use the Beach or Juicedlink will i have audio on both channels ?

thank you
 
It depends on what you are doing with the recording. Are you shooting video that you are immediately dumping to YouTube for everyone on the planet to view? Or are you shooting video that you are going to take back and edit? If you are doing any kind of editing, then having audio on only one channel makes absolutely no difference at all. Having exactly the same audio on two different channels is of no advantage and is occasionally a disadvantage where people have opposite-polarity audio (as from an improper mic cable connection) and then try to combine (mix) the two channels together.

1) Not sure what "normal" means as it depends on what you are trying to do (see the paragraph above).
2) A mixer (such as Beachtek or Juicedlink or one of the mainstream traditional brands) will allow a variety of operating modes, including sending the sound from a single microphone into both channels.

Assumptions:
1) You are using a properly wired microphone cable and associated equipment, adapters, etc. You are NOT improperly wiring the microphone to record opposite polarities on Left and Right channels.
2) You are talking about modern, digital equipment, not old analog video recording equipment. Back in the analog days, it WAS desirable to record the same signal on BOTH channels in case there was damage on the tape to one of the channels. That does NOT apply in the digital era where "Left" and "Right" are simply different bits in the same stream (along with the bits from the video.) In the digital era, either you have BOTH channels, or you have NEITHER of them.
 
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thanks Richard , for being tolerant with me.
i am new to the all audio world , and i must say i am a bit confused and to want to learn.
to summarized this discussion, i feel that i need to do some research before asking more questions,
just wanted to know if my uploaded file is OK (audio and the single channel ) for my kind of setup ?

thank u all
 
The file looks OK. The file is stereo and the two channels are not exactly alike, the right channel is just slightly higher than the other.
But not enough to make any practical difference.
We can clearly hear the background noise in the room. That would be too noisy for a formal interview.
The first test is slightly clipped, I would run the operating average several dB below that.
The second and third tests were too far away from the microphone. You would never want to use the microphone that way.
 
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