Send external mic to both channels?

[Bokes]

I have my external mic plugged into ch2.
How do I get it to override ch1 as well and record onto both channels at the same time?
I was able to that on the Panasonics- but i can not find a setting on the Sony
to make this happen.

 

[Iudex]

Why? Just fix it in post... if you want to monitor only CH2 then change the monitor setting.

I plug my mic in CH1, monitor CH1 and have CH2 set to the on camera mic.

Hope this helps, cheers.

I.

 

[adamr316]

You need to plug your mic into Channel 1 and in the menus flip it so that CH1 is your audio input not ch1/ch2. I forget the exact terminology but it's the last setting in the audio input menu.

Why, Tudex? A good reason would be to record one channel less hot than the other. So that if your talent decides to get a little loud you have another channel to fall back on. An old trick that cansave quite a few hours in post! Although the brickwall limiter in the new firmware is damn good it's still best to have undistorted audio to fall back on.

 

[Iudex]

Wait wait wait, you can record to both channels at the same time using different audio levels for each of them? That really sounds great .

I will check that out, thanks!

I.

 

[thxdave]

Wait wait wait, you can record to both channels at the same time using different audio levels for each of them? That really sounds great .

I will check that out, thanks!

I.

Yep, comes in very handy as Adam pointed out.

dave