Wired for sound????

[tvdivah]

Hey kids...

For all you DVX guru's who really know their stuff, perhaps you can help a rookie out. I want to get the best possible sound using Lavs and my DVX... I am having some issues at present with my sound being too low. I know I have settings on both my mics and DVX.... anyone have settings that they always use. love and never get burned with?

I am having to fix far too much in post.... and then I end up with over-modulated sound quality. Any help to remedy my sound situation would be greatly welcomed!

Thanx,
divah

 

[Baluardo]

first, check your inputs on cam are properly set ('mic' vs 'line').

dont forget there are mic gain settings accessible even from the menu (-50 and -60dB i think). i usually keep the ALC on.

If you have just 1 lav mic, put it in input 2, and enable both channels to get audio from ext input 2. in this case you can keep one of the two channels at a lower volume (using the voume knobs on the cam) to be able to fix possible clipping in post.

Andrea

 

[D4u2s0t]

the microphone that comes on the dvx100a is very poor for recording sound... i use a microphone from my dvc200 on the dvx and it works MUCH better... also make sure the audio is turned up on the camera...