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Posted by Ty Ford on 11/30/05 14:40
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:29:12 -0500, Rick Merrill wrote
(in article <bYudnYWQBIF0EhHenZ2dnUVZ_t2dnZ2d@comcast.com>):
> Rob J wrote:
>> These miniDV camcorders have an input for an external (stereo) mic. That
>> is the input to use if you want to drive it from an external sound
>> source while recording onto tape in camera mode.
>>
>> I have tried this a couple of times, using a computer audio cable
>> plugged into the external mic jack, but the sound was ruined by a very
>> loud hum.
>>
>> As the camcorder was running off its own battery in one case, it could
>> not be an audio hum loop, and the source device was not producing the
>> hum.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
You're using the wrong plumbing and the camcorder is making you aware of it.
It's a stereo input. Don't plug a mono mic in there.
I have a little book that might help you in answering many of your questions.
"The Audio Bootcamp Field Guide."
check it out at www.tyford.com
Regards,
Ty Ford
-- Ty Ford's equipment reviews, audio samples, rates and other audiocentric
stuff are at www.tyford.com
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