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Is there a way to make my external mic mono insted of stereo? Because I can only hear it on one side...Someone please help!!
 
"Because I can only hear it on one side...Someone please help!!"

You can only hear the sound out of the camera or the computer? With headphones or through a tv, vcr, etc.. ?
 
Plug your mic into input 2, then set both channel selectors to feed from input 2. This will let you hear from both ears but will record a stereo track. Bounce it to mono in post.
 
swiperstopswiping said:
Why not keep it stereo?? I thought stereo was generally considered "better" than mono.
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Unless you are using a stereo mic you aren't recording any stereo information.
 
It might help you to think of them not as stereo but as channel 1 and 2.

When I'm only using a shotgun (or single lav), I'll run it into channel 2. Then feed channel 1 from channel 2 with the audio select switches. I'll then put channel 1 at a higher level than 2 so that if channel 1 peaks out, I might have it on channel 2.
 
dpdave73 said:
It might help you to think of them not as stereo but as channel 1 and 2.

When I'm only using a shotgun (or single lav), I'll run it into channel 2. Then feed channel 1 from channel 2 with the audio select switches. I'll then put channel 1 at a higher level than 2 so that if channel 1 peaks out, I might have it on channel 2.
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This is a great idea! :)
 
dpdave73 said:
It might help you to think of them not as stereo but as channel 1 and 2.

When I'm only using a shotgun (or single lav), I'll run it into channel 2. Then feed channel 1 from channel 2 with the audio select switches. I'll then put channel 1 at a higher level than 2 so that if channel 1 peaks out, I might have it on channel 2.
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Does this cause any trouble later on? Is there any cons to doing it this way? Thank you!
 
dpdave73 said:
It might help you to think of them not as stereo but as channel 1 and 2.

When I'm only using a shotgun (or single lav), I'll run it into channel 2. Then feed channel 1 from channel 2 with the audio select switches. I'll then put channel 1 at a higher level than 2 so that if channel 1 peaks out, I might have it on channel 2.
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Wow. I never thought of that, and I agree that it's a great idea.
 
Kugar13 said:
Does this cause any trouble later on? Is there any cons to doing it this way? Thank you!
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The only problem that you might find is that when you are in post production, you have most likely have to only use one channel and put the pan to 0, otherwise the audio will only come out of one speaker. And don't forget to mute the other channel that you're not using. If you're handing the tape off, let them know what you've done so they can be ready for it.
 
dpdave73 said:
The only problem that you might find is that when you are in post production, you have most likely have to only use one channel and put the pan to 0, otherwise the audio will only come out of one speaker. And don't forget to mute the other channel that you're not using. If you're handing the tape off, let them know what you've done so they can be ready for it.
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All you have to do is split those two channels use the one you want or a combination of the two, then bounce it to mono or stereo. You can still pan a mono audio track if your project is in stereo.
 
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