Tip McPartland
January 14th, 2006, 04:22 AM
For those who have a GY-HD100 (or other unit with similar inputs/outputs) and want to send audio from a mixing panel via two balanced XLRs, return analog component to an HD monitor, and return a stereo headphone feed to the sound man all in one light, thin and flexible cable, I THINK I've found the right custom product from the right place.
My preferred modus operandi is to use a sound cart with a decent mixer and a good field monitor (okay, now I' using an LCD HDTV) and of course to have the headphones connected so I can hear what the camera is getting. Try to find a cable that does all this or even find a custom cable company that will work with you to find the best solution.
Although I've yet to receive my cable, "Chris" of Redco Audio took the time to sort out what was most important to me and is building the cable out of very thin elements -- balanced audio cable that is something like you'd see attached to a lav mic, I guess the same or similar for the headphones, and "micro-ooax" (I think he said) for the three 75 ohm video elements. All this will be in the "Chinese handcuffs" style woven sheathing which flexes better than solid vinyl.
I realize that with these thin elements durability could be an issue, not so much in the encased portion of the cable but where the ends attach, but that's the tradeoff I want. Of course I'll only be able to comment more meaningfully on the durability issue after a fair amount of actual use.
But if my sense of things is correct, from his description this'll provide the ease of movement I want whether the camera is on sticks or handheld. I picked a 25" length which has usually worked for me with my SD rig, even for dolly shots and small jibs. For this length, Chris charged me $150.00 plus shipping, which was in line with my expectations.
I talked to several "custom cable" companies, but no one else really seemed to want to bother with doing it right. Here's the contact information:
Chris
Redco Audio
(800) 572-7280
redco.com
Please tell him I sent you so that he'll know I wasn't jiving about posting this on this forum (no, I didn't ask for anything in return except his care in developing the cable, which would have been forthcoming regardless).
Tip McPartland
My preferred modus operandi is to use a sound cart with a decent mixer and a good field monitor (okay, now I' using an LCD HDTV) and of course to have the headphones connected so I can hear what the camera is getting. Try to find a cable that does all this or even find a custom cable company that will work with you to find the best solution.
Although I've yet to receive my cable, "Chris" of Redco Audio took the time to sort out what was most important to me and is building the cable out of very thin elements -- balanced audio cable that is something like you'd see attached to a lav mic, I guess the same or similar for the headphones, and "micro-ooax" (I think he said) for the three 75 ohm video elements. All this will be in the "Chinese handcuffs" style woven sheathing which flexes better than solid vinyl.
I realize that with these thin elements durability could be an issue, not so much in the encased portion of the cable but where the ends attach, but that's the tradeoff I want. Of course I'll only be able to comment more meaningfully on the durability issue after a fair amount of actual use.
But if my sense of things is correct, from his description this'll provide the ease of movement I want whether the camera is on sticks or handheld. I picked a 25" length which has usually worked for me with my SD rig, even for dolly shots and small jibs. For this length, Chris charged me $150.00 plus shipping, which was in line with my expectations.
I talked to several "custom cable" companies, but no one else really seemed to want to bother with doing it right. Here's the contact information:
Chris
Redco Audio
(800) 572-7280
redco.com
Please tell him I sent you so that he'll know I wasn't jiving about posting this on this forum (no, I didn't ask for anything in return except his care in developing the cable, which would have been forthcoming regardless).
Tip McPartland