Question about XLR cables

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punkygoat

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Excuse a newbie question, but:
I'm getting two 25' XLR cables for an ME66 and the DVX, and they're to be one male end, one female, right?

Is this one cable for each channel? I haven't seen 2 jacks on the mic (only seen through pictures) and there are obviously 2 on the camera. What am I doing here?
 
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I think if you have two microphones then you can connect them both to your camera.
Yes there is one male and one female end on the end of the cable.One into the microphone and the other into the camera.
 
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Yes, the ME66 is just a single cable mic. It's not a stereo mic (which would have 2 xlr's coming from it). Many people use 1 audio channel on the DVX for a shotgun, and another for a lav mic for dialogue. (a "lavalier" mic is a small electret condensor mic usually clipped onto someone's shirt)
 
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Whic cables are you getting? I'm going to need an xlr for my on camera mic, as well as a wireless lav, wondering what they cost & which to choose.
 
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I've read that if you'll be using lights you should use a starquad? cable. I think that's what it's called. Check the audio forum at dv.com
 
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I'm getting Audio-Technica cables, and they're $20 for 25' at B&H. As far as cables go, from what I gathered, brand isn't a big thing.

Yeah, I've heard the same thing about using StarQuad cables if using lights. Funny you mention the DV.com audio forum, since they just answered one of my posts about that (username: Mack). They use 4 pins instead of 2 so there is less interference (especially from lights).
 
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Punkygoat Mack, it was probably your thread I saw it on (and glad I did). Small world :P
 
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Brand of cables don't matter as much as the quality.. make sure you get good connectors like Neutrik or something... cheap cables can be more of a pain than a savings... Also, make sure they're well insulated. Although the point of XLR cables is to throw one pole out of phase to reject interference (Xchanging Line Receptacle), it can still sneak in with a hum or buzz if you're not using well insulated, quality cables. You don't want your audio ruined by skimping on the connections. Or if you're handy with a soldering iron, just order the parts and make your own.
 
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kai makes some good points here, i would also recoomend getting the shortest lentgh of cable you can to get the job done.. longer cable means more wieght-more chance for interference-more chance of getting snagged on somthing. if you have different roles the cable needs to fill , i would suggest getting a different cable for each use. so that you have the right cables (lengths-end connectors..as in staight or right angle and so on) for the job at all times.
 
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