http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: mixer - Recent Posts en Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:26:35 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/multicamera-shoot-basic-help-needed#post-70470 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:33:50 +0000 james5498 70470@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi All, </p> <p>I am really embarrassed to even post this, but I'll give it a shot (no pun intended).  </p> <p>For my business, I want to do a multicamera shoot.  Here is my hardware set up...I have 2 Panasonic HPX170's, each connected via SDI to a Panasonic HMX100 Video Mixer.  I have a regular LCD computer monitor connected to the HMX100 via DVI-D in addition to a AJA KI Proto connected to the HMX100 to serve as the recording device for the single video shot.  </p> <p>Now here is the dumb question (ready for it?):</p> <p>I cannot get the camera output for each camera to appear on the reference monitor.  It shows nothing.  Now I don't have P2 cards in the camera, b/c I don't think I will need them given I am recording the "mixed" video shot from the video mixer to the AJA Ki Pro.  But nothing appears and when I hit the record button on the camera, nothing happens.  I believe I have set up the mixer appropriately,  because the reference monitor does show 2 mini windows for the two cameras, but they are white and nothing shows up.</p> <p>Please help!  And please be kind!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/panasonic-aj-ave5-video-mixer#post-64555 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 14:30:09 +0000 XTR-91 64555@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Panasonic-WJ-AVE5-Video-Mixer-/270686570473?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item3f062d47e9">http://cgi.ebay.com/Panasonic-WJ-AVE5-Video-Mixer-/270686570473?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item3f062d47e9</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/panasonic-aj-ave5-video-mixer#post-64551 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 11:15:54 +0000 XTR-91 64551@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Here I am selling a Panasonic AJ-AVE5 Video Mixer, 6-channel switchable, 4 s-video, 2 composite, and one BNC input.</p> <p>Several outputs, one BNC, composite(s), and S-Video(s)</p> <p><img height="259" width="400" src="http://www.beta.vjcentral.com/files/images/Panasonic-WJ-AVE5-1.jpg" /></p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-i-record-audio-with-2-mics-and-1-camera#post-59672 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:19:16 +0000 Romuald Martin 59672@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Tunguy, through a mixer you can send two mic signals to one track. I guess the need for this would be that your recording device only have one audio channel input. (We are talking monophonic in this case, all audio sources mixed to one channel).</p> <p>Of course the example you put would be extreme because you are mixing two mics with very different responses and patterns. A better practical example is if you have two guys with lavaliers hooked to a mixer and the output goes to one channel of your recording device (Need to set the Panoramic control accordingly), A more complex setup would be to record a meeting with multiple speakers and microphones, but all can be mixed to one channel and no chance to rebalance the mix levels of each mic in post later. </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-i-record-audio-with-2-mics-and-1-camera#post-59666 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:20:27 +0000 birdcat 59666@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I don't have a BeachTek but when I have used a mixer with two mics I sent one 100% to the left channel and the other 100% to the right channel which sends a sends a stereo signal to the tape.  In my NLE I dup the audio track and work with each channel independently. It's really the same as audio mixing for non-video.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-i-record-audio-with-2-mics-and-1-camera#post-59662 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:52:44 +0000 tunguy 59662@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Can you explain to me how you get two feeds into something like the beachtek recording one one soundtrack? Sorry if I sound like a bit of an idiot, but I cannot understand how one can record from two sources(ie a shotgun mic on the cam and a wireless lav on a subject) and this goes onto one recording track on the tape.I mean , won't the sound be all garbled?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-i-record-audio-with-2-mics-and-1-camera#post-59655 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:00:20 +0000 birdcat 59655@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>If you want to go the mixer route, you don't need to spend a lot of money - Musician's Friend has this mixer, 12 channel with 4 balanced xlr (including phantom power) for $80.  I have used this for voiceover work with an inexpensive MXL condenser mic ($70) with good results.</p> <p>Mixer: <a href="http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Behringer-EURORACK-UB1202-Mixer?sku=631236">http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Behringer-EURORACK-UB1202-Mixer?sku=631236</a></p> <p>Mic: <a href="http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/MXL-990-Condenser-Microphone-with-Shock-Mount?sku=273156">http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/MXL-990-Condenser-Microphone-with-Shock-Mount?sku=273156</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-i-record-audio-with-2-mics-and-1-camera#post-59651 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:23:57 +0000 Romuald Martin 59651@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I would go for the mixer or Earl recommendation. Probably you will need some degree of control over each mic line level before actually mixing them to one channel.    </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-i-record-audio-with-2-mics-and-1-camera#post-59646 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:26:37 +0000 jackwolcott 59646@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Another option, which will give you control over the levels of each microphone, is to use a mixer. As EarlC suggests, the BeachTek devices are great but pricey. Radio Shack makes an inexpensive 4 channel mixer that does a pretty fair job for a consumer-level device. Give it a try; just make sure your Radio Shack will let you return it if it doesn't work for you.</p> <p>Jack</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-i-record-audio-with-2-mics-and-1-camera#post-59613 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:46:18 +0000 birdcat 59613@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>While a clapper may be useful, any short, loud noise will work the same way (including a hand clap).</p> <p>Also, one caveat about using consumer grade audio with consumer grade video - when I first started out, I recorded a friends wedding - For the ceremony I used a personal voice recorder for audio and a consumer mini-dv camera for video and when I tried to sync, the audio was not an exact match for the video, causing me to have to match up audio to video for every 30 seconds or so - a lot of needless, extra editing.  If you're filming short sequences with a clapper in front of each this shouldn't be a problem, but if you're filming 30 minutes at a time, it will be.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-i-record-audio-with-2-mics-and-1-camera#post-59608 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:07:35 +0000 ephraimrothschild 59608@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>you don't actually need to connect them both to your camera. all you need to do is have a clapperboard, which you clap in front of the camera. you then line up the spike of the audio, with the spike of the audio that is from the camera microphone, and the video of the clapperboard clapping. that way you can have microphones that are just connected a standalone recorder and have as many microphones as you want, and it only limits you to post production editing (not by the fact that you are using a single audio jack).</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-i-record-audio-with-2-mics-and-1-camera#post-59603 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:51:45 +0000 pluk38 59603@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thank you so much Earl!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-i-record-audio-with-2-mics-and-1-camera#post-59563 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:45:25 +0000 EarlC 59563@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>You'd have to do some experimenting to see just how well it works, but I'd say you stand a good chance of using this inexpensive splitter to get the job done. It really depends on the mics and the specific camera and its audio circuits just how well it works for you.</p> <p>There are also boxes like those made by <a href="http://www.beachtek.com">BeachTek</a> - active and passive - that offer a bit more control over what happens. You might go there and check things out if you don't mind spending quite a few more bucks, comparatively speaking.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-i-record-audio-with-2-mics-and-1-camera#post-59562 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:07:30 +0000 pluk38 59562@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello,  I am doing corporate interviews for web.  Is it possible for the sound from 2 lapel mics be recorded into 1 mic jack/ 1 camera?</p> <p>would this work?  <a href="http://www.focalprice.com/CA050B/35_mm_1_Male_to_2_Female_Stereo_Splitter_Cables_Black.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.focalprice.com/CA050B/35_mm_1_Male_to_2_Female_Stereo_Splitter_Cables_Black.html</a></p> <p>Thank you very much!  any assistance would be greatly appreciated.</p> <p> </p> <p>pluk38</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/la-film-industry-bash-presented-by-back-stage%e2%84%a2-may-23#post-58481 Tue, 11 May 2010 09:23:30 +0000 acefest 58481@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><img src="http://acefest.com/images/bhparty_web.gif" width="203" height="289" /></p> <p><strong>Film Industry Bash </strong>in <strong>Beverly Hills</strong> <br />Presented by Back Stageâ?¢</p> <p><strong>Sunday, May 23rd</strong><br />Aqualounge, Beverly Hills<br />7pm - 1am</p> <p>Join over <strong>400 </strong>fellow filmmakers, actors, producers, casting directors, crew and industry professionals for an evening of <strong>drinking</strong>, <strong>mingling</strong> and <strong>networking</strong> at one of LA's hottest venues!</p> <p>+ Generate valuable new connections<br />+ Get the word out about your projects<br />+ Make your presence known in the industry</p> <p><a href="http://www.acefest.com/party"><strong>RSVP NOW</strong></a></p> <p>$10 RSVP fee (group discounts apply) <em>See you there!</em></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/film-industry-bash-in-nyc-presented-by-back-stage%e2%84%a2#post-56113 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:23:10 +0000 acefest 56113@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><strong><img alt="Party Flyer" src="http://acefest.com/images/boards_flyer.gif" height="373" width="260" /></p> <p>The ultimate networking experience... </strong><br /> On Thursday, March<br /> 25th, we will open the doors to our 2010 Film Industry Bash at Amnesia<br /> NYC. 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Wonder if that works with Windows 7 64 bit?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/azden-cam-3-3-channel-mic-mixer-review#post-54436 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:50:57 +0000 Don 54436@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanx nice write up!</p> <p>I'm bookmarking your blog.</p> <p>I use a Peavy usb6 mixer and while somewhat portable it is reliant on power... </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/azden-cam-3-3-channel-mic-mixer-review#post-54431 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:54:35 +0000 Aspyrider 54431@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><a href="http://intheviewfinder.blogspot.com/">http://intheviewfinder.blogspot.com</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Review on my blog, In The Viewfinder. </p> <p>I got the mixer for wedding and event video. Check out the article. </p> <p>J.</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-43527 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:44:00 +0000 Robo 43527@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Why dont you record to the camara to the computer using a LAV , Or A Stage mic. Then captrue into SoundBooth , I have done it this way without a clean room or a mixing board and it works and its not a hassle and no extra Cost.</p> <p>Does you Cam have XLR connetcters?</p> <p>Is the Voice over the only sound in the track or are you trying to do track recording with the Music?</p> <p>Is the IMac sound card Full-duplex?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/where-can-i-get-a-cheap-video-mixer#post-43361 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:12:32 +0000 kr0490 43361@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I need a cheap 4 channel video mixer.  It needs to have composite connections preferable, or BNC.  I need one for around or under $800.  I prefer it have a slide bar, and needs to do basic fading and mixing.  Thanks for any help!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-43345 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:06:46 +0000 Don 43345@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> a "snowball usb mic" or similar, may be all you need for a mic.</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-43341 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:54:18 +0000 Trace1Media 43341@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> UPDATE:</p> <p>I was able to achieve the results I wanted with an old JVC mixer connected directly into the 1/8" microphone input on my mac and a cheap Shure mic connected via XLR to the mixer.  The quality certain wasn't perfect but worked great for my project.  Is is possible that the input on my computer needed a line level signal rather than the mic level it was getting before I had the mixer? either way the mixer helped significantly. A pop filter was also very helpful. </p> <p>I don't know why people were suggesting an A/D converter, Doesn't the computer convert the signal to digital?   </p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks for all the posts!</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-41963 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:56:22 +0000 birdcat 41963@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>A couple more suggestions:</p> <p>There are a couple of things you can do - For plosives (P, B, T, etc...) you can get a pop filter (for example: <a href="http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Nady-Metal-Pop-Filter?sku=426600">http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Nady-Metal-Pop-Filter?sku=426600</a>).</p> <p>For a sound booth, look at this article: <a href="http://www.harlanhogan.com/portaboothArticle.shtml">http://www.harlanhogan.com/portaboothArticle.shtml</a><br /> - He sells them but you can make your own if desired.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-41960 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:51:31 +0000 EarlC 41960@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Zoom H2 ="portable digital audio recorder." Works for me, as I noted I am going this direction more and more.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-41954 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:51:58 +0000 normklobetanz 41954@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Thanks, Earl.  Yes, I have tried to build sound booths, etc.  To deal with the s and p sounds and other inadvertent audio issues while recording narration, I use multiple takes listening with head phones and setting the levels manually in the camera, then piecing together in nle and there make final tweeks.  But all this is too cumbersome and time consuming for the videos I often produce on a limited budget.  I often am making a short video for a client's web site and edit video and write narration as I go along.  Then I record my own voice as the narrator and splice it in (sometimes use my wife).  I have a new higher end project and want to come up with a more professional narration.  I should point out that I am not talking about video interviews; I am talking about anonymous narrators.  I need to find a talent and I will probably use my lavalier and camera in a quiet remote outdoor setting (no wind or human caused sound--my videos are virtually all outdoor related). This seams to give me the best results.  The problem with this is it will be very difficult to make narration changes later as the edit evolves.  My videos usually involve many clips drawn from my extensive stock footage with footage shot for a specific project and the videos tend to evolve a little from the original script as the editing progresses.  I also would like to streamline and improve my work flow so as not to have to capture narration from the camera, but simply copy and past from a digital recorder (of course making adjustments as needed in the nle).  I don't need perfect sound quality and hope that a portable digital audio recorder will do the trick.  I would appreciate any other comments.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-41942 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:48:14 +0000 EarlC 41942@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have used racks with heavy, movers type, blankets draped over them in a sound baffle setup; also have several sides of refrigerator boxes cut into panels with egg cartons on some, and pretty much whatever kind of foam scraps I can find, or buy cheap, glued to them. These all help to isolate exterior noises for narrative, or a vocalist with guitar, using mics as mentioned above.</p> <p>While an external mixer helps get the general levels the way you want them, a noise gate/limiter will help cut back on pops, s and p sounds, inadvertent audio expulsions and the inadvertent boost in sound an untrained narrator makes when taking in the next breath and comes off louder for the first few words before he/she gets their voice remodulated.</p> <p>All kinds of fun, and funny, stuff goes on when trying to control and record narrative. If I can get the acoustics, I can usually find a way to get the rest the way I want - levels, etc.</p> <p>Actually, I am beginning to use my Zoom H2 standalone recorders more and more in many narrative cases, then simply working the audio into my production from those files. Not perfect, but then what is, really. These babies are GREAT tools and I've been pleased with their capabilities.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-41930 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:00:56 +0000 normklobetanz 41930@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>   I often have to add narration/voice-over to my own videos or videos I am hired to produce for others.  I'm still with mini-DV and don't have XLR set ups.  ( Actually I have an AKG Perception 100 XLR microphone with a USB adaptor. I tried recording narration directly into the computer--apparently the phantom power through the USB port was not enough as the volume is not enough and it distorts or is too tiny when boosting it enough in post.)  The best voice-over I get is with my inexpensive wireless lavaliers.  However, the hassle of setting up and recording all the necessary takes on camera and then capturing all this (deleting the unwanted video after capture) is too time consuming.  I have been looking at the newer Portable Digital Audio Recorders.  My research shows that they will record a voice-over in .wav and have the quality using their on-board mics to simply copy and past to my PC and nle.  What a time saver!  It also could be used to capture natural and back ground sound.  If only I knew if the quality was good enough.  I am considering the Sony PCM--D50 ($400 to $500, ouch!), or the more reasonable Tascam DR-1 ($200 to $300).  I would like to get some feed back on this approach.  I'm tired of buying products that don't measure up and can't afford the high end stuff. Recording and capturing voice-overs with a camera is cumbersome and too time consuming if one has to do it often.  Has anyone tried the approach I am considering?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-cheap-video-mixer#post-41823 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:18:26 +0000 BarefootMedia 41823@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>B &amp; H video has a selection of video mixers, several under $1500 that have four inputs and all the bells and whistles of a basic switcher.  Any of them can meet your needs.  I would recommend that if you can't afford to purchase a new switcher, you can use B &amp; H to learn about your options then check out eBay or any number of video outlet stores.</p> <p>Good luck in your search.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-cheap-video-mixer#post-41813 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:50:15 +0000 KBVP 41813@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Oh, and I still have a WJ-MX-10 if anybody is interested.</p> <p><img src="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/WJ-MX10.jpg" alt="mx-10" /></p>