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Posted by Bob Quintal on 08/18/06 22:19
"Jeremy Pollard" <HooahDJStrat@gmail.com> wrote in
news:1155908828.164854.216400@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
> As the subject suggests, I'm a video producer on a prosumer
> level and I do a lot of work for local musicians. Recently I
> shot a concert with a rather impressive sound system (it was
> at an arena) and ran into a bunch of last minute problems so
> the only audio I was able to capture was using my on-camera
> mic - as you can guess, the audio was very heavily distorted.
> For the future, I would like to have another mic on hand;
> considering the environment will be very loud, am I better off
> with a shotgun or omnidirectional? And is there a specific
> model or padding method that will help to capture a more clear
> sound? Thanks a lot.
>
> Jeremy
>
The microphone is probably not the source of your distortion.
It's most likely that the audio input circuit is what destroys
the sound.
To solve that, you need to insert an attenuator between the
microphone and the mic input of of your camera. Suggested values
of attenuation would be between 20 and 30 dB.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?
A=details&kw=SHA15RF&is=REG&Q=&O=productlist&sku=247506
http://www.proaudiosolutions.com/prod.itml/icOid/12675
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