recording audio from mixer into AF100

[africanmarty]

hi guys i will be filming a mates band soon and will getting audio from the mixer and filming with my AF100. i'm not sure if the output from the mixer will be RCA,3.5mm jack or XLR ( do mixers often output as XLR ?? ) my understanding is if you are recording audio from a mic then switch the audio option on the cam to 'mic' and if you are recording from a deck or mixer switch the audio option in the camera to "line" is this correct ??

now it doesnt matter what type of cable the mixer will output as i have a ''SM Pro Audio - M patch 2' wich will accept 3.5mm,RCA x2,XLR x2 inputs and output to XLRx2 so i'm not worried there. but since i am using the SM Pro Audio - M patch 2 and oututting to XLR x2 and into the camera should i choose 'line' or 'mic' ??? as its not directly coming out of the mixer/desk now.

PS: the reason i am using the 'SM Pro Audio - M patch 2' is so i can be safe and take almost any audio connection (3.5mm,RCA x2,XLR x2) attenuate it and output it to the AF100's XLR inputs.

Hope i made sence regards Marty.

here are some pics of the SM Pro Audio - M patch 2 :


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[alhickabee]

The mic/line switches on the AF100 refer to different input levels. When you switch from mic to line you are basically bypassing the af's internal mic pre-amp.

Mixers spit line level regardless of the connector used.

A big problem people encounter when recording mixes off of the house soundboard's main mix is that the vocals and other non-amplified instruments will be significantly hotter than instruments that are amplified on stage ie guitar cabs. Depends on the engineer but nicely ask if he has a pair of aux channels open. Then you can build your own stereo mix in which everything can be mixed for a recording versus live sound reinforcement. Most mixers output auxes via 1/4" TRS connector at line level. Then all you would need is 2 simple male 1/4" TRS to male XLR cables to come out of the board's aux channels to the af100's line level inputs. This way is a bit more complicated but IMHO it's the 'more' correct way to do it. The 'most' correct way to do it would be a bunch of mic level and line level splitters to run each input into your own board, set your own gain structure and get your mix from there.

Of course your way would be just fine if you don't mind a vocal heavy mix.

Hope that helps!

 

[africanmarty]

thanks so much for the information. i realised that i dont have any 1/4" TRS to XLR in my kit. It's off to do some online shopping for me thanks again very informative.

regards Marty.