You are a genius! I have a stereo sony mic and tried that. I think it's gonna work (better at least).
I'll also try to pick up a 2 mono imputs-to-stereo plug converter, too. THANK YOU On 2/18/07, Bill Cammack <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > From that video you made, it looks like you're using a mono mic. The > specs of the camera say that it has a stereo input. If that's the > case, the number of rings on the end of your mic is going to be > different from the number of rings on the plug that goes into the > camera. Basically, you want both to be the same, one way or the other. > > Try going to Radio Shack and getting a really cheap (or actually, > maybe just asking them to use it to see if it works with your camera, > like Jan suggested) mixer that accepts mono inputs but outputs stereo. > Plug the adapter plug all the way in and have that connect to the > stereo mixer and have that attach to your mic. That solves two > problems. 1) Going from mono to stereo and 2) if it's still too loud, > you can use the mixer to lower the volume to an acceptable level. > This might not be practical "on the go", but if you're staying in one > place or using a tripod, this could work for you. An added benefit of > using a mixer is that you would be able to plug in as many mics as the > mixer allows. You could mic yoursef and someone else and have your > input go left and their input go right, so while you're taping, you > have two clean signals instead of having to pass a mic back and forth. > Another application could be to have one side attached to a mic set > up to pick up natural sound from the background and the other side > pick up your mic. That way, you could mix the sound however you want > when you get to editing. > > My miniDV camera has a stereo input also. The difference is that it > also has a headphone jack. When I plug a mono mic into my camera, I > only hear the audio on one channel. The other channel is just static, > because it's not receiving any input. That doesn't matter, because > coming through a mono mic, I'm only going to receive a mono signal, so > I only need one channel to come through. I can tell on the headphones > that I'm getting what I need, so it's a wrap. > > They DO sell stereo mics, though, so either try your camera with the > adapter all the way in and connected to a stereo mic, or use a mixer > to convert the mono signal into a dual-mono signal that the camera can > pick up properly on both channels. > > -- > Bill C. > http://ReelSolid.TV > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Halcyon " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > interesting. The included adaptor has 2 bands....maybe I can find a mono > > adapter and see if that works. > > > > the included 2.5mm -> 3.5mm adaptor cable: > > http://farm1.static.flickr.com/129/394257604_63f4841808.jpg > > > > and short video of me talking with the plug pulled out a little: > > http://www.veoh.com/videos/v252405ZxWjZ6RJ > > > > -halcyon > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
