I have been tasked with setting up 3 cameras inside of a courtroom in order to record our small city's council meetings 2x/mo. using a Canon GL1 and 2 Sony VX2100 cameras recording to HDD recorders.  The only snag that I seem to have is capturing the audio.  There are a total of 11 mics connected to a Peavy soundboard and I run a line from one output channel to a distribution box and then I go through audio extenders to get the audio to the cameras, connecting into the mic inputs of each camera. Now, when I play back the recording the sound levels from the Sony cameras are so low that they are barely audible. The Canon footage audio levels seem good but I get some kind of strange effect similar to a record skipping. The audio will go great for a while and then it will kind of "skip" a bit. There, I suspect the data record rate of the Fx Pro-4 that I'm recording to. I have been using Firewire connections to get the footage to the HDD recorders but I may try the S-Video+RCA connections.
Does anyone out there have any suggestions about how to set this up? The two Sony Cameras are about 30 ft. apart on oppisite sides of the room to record the members of council and the GL1 is up on a platform pinting at the audience, centered on a podium that citizens can use to speak about issues. So again, what do you think would be the best way to record this using the equipment that I have. I might be able to buy a few things but I would like to avoid it if possible. It's a tight budget this year.Â
Thanks in advance for any help!
Mike
