Making the most out of your audio -...
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Audio channel 1 Audio channel 2 Audio channel 3 Making the most out of your audio Helping you understand the different microphones, audio channels and levels Options Wireless Transmitter Wired Gun/Directional mic Used for directional sound Polar pattern Polar pattern Personal mic 360°/omnidirectional sound Using a wireless transmitter offers you more freedom, but you can risk losing connection. Transmitting audio using a cable achieves the best quality, but offers less freedom. Both options support Tip Tip CHANNELS MATTER AUDIO Microphones in use Everything Lead sound/ interviewee Everything else Interviewer/ presenter Ambient sound Lead sound/ interviewee Channel number to use 1 1 2 3+ 2 3+ Channels allow us to split the audio, this makes editing much easier and gives producers more flexibility. Check if your camera has an audio internal and external switch. You will need to turn it to external if you are using a mic. Monitor the audio using headphones and adjust the headphone volume if needed. Remember, adjusting the volume on your headphones does not adjust the audio you are recording. Make sure you use a mount when using a Gun mic as otherwise this will pick up unwanted sound. Mount a personal mic facing down as this will reduce popping from strong voices. Audio input switch - using the right setting Sound mixers and PA feeds Microphones with their own power, for example with batteries Microphones which require additional power, such as a microphone which would normally require batteries Try not to rely just on battery power - as batteries can go flat! Mic Mic +48V Line Levels settings If manual is selected, adjust the dial to set your sound levels. This setting stops your microphone from peaking and distorting. Auto Manual TOP TIPS
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Audio Internal/External switch (Not all cameras have this)Audio input switch - Line, Mic, Mic +48VLevel - Auto or ManualLevel Adjustment dial for manualLevel meterAudio monitoring - headphone socket headphone levelLimiter
Audio channel 1
Audio channel 2
Audio channel 3
Making the most out of your audioHelping you understand the different microphones, audio channels and levels
OptionsWirelessTransmitter
Wired
Gun/Directional micUsed for directional sound
Polar pattern Polar pattern
Personal mic360°/omnidirectional sound
Using a wirelesstransmitter offers you more freedom, but you can risk losing connection.
Transmitting audio using a cable achieves the
best quality, but offers less freedom.
Both options support
TipTip
CHANNELSMATTER
AUDIO
Microphones in use
Everything
Lead sound/interviewee
Everythingelse
Interviewer/presenter
Ambientsound
Lead sound/interviewee
Channel number to use
1
1 2 3+
2
3+
Channels allow us to split the audio, this makes editing much easier and gives producers more flexibility.
Check if your camera has an audio internal and external switch.
You will need to turn it to external if you are
using a mic.
Monitor the audio using headphones and adjust
the headphone volume if needed. Remember,
adjusting the volume on your headphones does
not adjust the audio you are recording.
Make sure you use a mount when using a Gun mic as otherwise this will pick up unwanted sound.
Mount a personal mic facing down as this will reduce popping from strong voices.
Audio input switch - using the right setting
Sound mixers and PA feeds
Microphones with their own power, for example with batteries
Microphones which require additional power, such as a microphone which would normally require batteries
Try not to rely just on battery power - as batteries can go flat!
Mic
Mic +48V
Line
Levels settings
If manual is selected, adjust the dial to set your sound levels.This setting stops your microphone from peaking and distorting.
Auto
Manual
TOP TIPS
