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Response to Audio ?'s for TRV900

from nate ford (lynn@javanet.com)
If I was you, I'd go the XLR transformer route. That is, if you mean that the shotgun is on a boom. The cord that connects the mic to the camera acts sort of like a microphone for noise. The longer it is, the more hum it can pick up. The XLR connection makes your audio input "balanced", free from that hum. Sony's XLR transformer is only mono, but BeachTech If the shotgun is gonna be on the camera, then it doesn't matter, since that short length of unbalanced mini cable is gonna be there with either set up. But if I was you, unless I was doing news- gathering type work, I'd use a boom with the shotgun, as this is usually the best audio you can get for fiction and much documentary work. Though this may be more advice than you wanted... You should be sure that you only use wireless lavs if you NEED to, not cause it makes the shot a little easier, since these things can create all kinds of trouble. If there's really no other option, make sure you don't get the cheapest ones, they can cause all kinds of dropout and interference. Good luck.
(posted 9151 days ago)

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