Can you split audio inputs on Canon XL2
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May 13, 2010 at 1:00 AM #47921
Anonymous
InactiveI have a new Canon XL2 camcorder. I need to run an audio line from a small mixing board into the camera. Is there a way to use one channel of audio for the “line in” from the board, and use one side of the stereo front microphone as the second channel? Sort of a safety track if there’s trouble with the line in signal.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.
-Bill
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May 13, 2010 at 4:53 PM #197135
EarlC
MemberI can with the XL1, so I would imagine somewhere in the operating manual the XL2 would have continued with that ability. I cannot believe that Canon would have eliminated that capability in the transition from the various XL1 models to the XL2. I just don’t know anything about the XL2 to offer more qualified information. Sorry.
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September 20, 2010 at 4:36 AM #197136
Damian Lloyd
ParticipantOld question, but hopefully I can provide an answer. I own an XL2 — only standard-definition, but still a good camera.
The front mic is a stereo mic, and will always record a stereo signal. If you want to record from the front mic on one channel, and from an external mic on the other channel, you could:
1) Get a dual-mini-plug-to-XLR adapter, and plug the front mic into the rear XLR input; or
2) Record in 12-bit, 4-channel mode.
I like the first method better, as you can record 16-bit audio.
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