Sound!

AlexLaplante · May 4, 2008

I'm about to acquire a Sennheiser ME66/K6 mic

http://vistek.ca/store/ProVideoMicrophones/220200/sennheiser-me66-k6-kit/Specs.aspx

and cables, muffs, boom. I know I need a mixer and something to connect it to the camera, but know nothing about sound recording and this kind of stuff. Open to some tips haha

LT Duck · May 4, 2008

Depending on the camera, you can go straight to the audio inputs.

I recommend that you get several different lengths of XLR cable.

2 - 25'
1 - 50'
...and a really nice set of headphones.

AlexLaplante · May 4, 2008

My cam doesn't have XLR input plugs, what should I get to go between the XLR and the camera?

knightly · May 4, 2008

Beachtek makes a nice adapter.

AlexLaplante · May 6, 2008

We actually found an adapter that goes from XLR to 1/8 stereo and are gunna do a quick test using the camera's own mic input level control to see how that sounds. What's your hypothesis?

oakstreetphotovideo · May 6, 2008

Is the adapter active (powered) or passive? If it is passive, you won't gain anything and if the mic needs phantom power you'll need to power the mic with a battery (if it has that option), or it won't work.

If the adapter is active and provides phantom power (or the mic doesn't need it), it should work fine.

knightly · May 6, 2008

you want to make sure you're using a n adapter that is "balanced" rather than "unbalanced" to make long cable runs of 25-50' more noise free.

AlexLaplante · May 6, 2008

Yes the microphone uses a battery

And I'll make sure it's balanced

Thanks again XD this is so useful