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Janson Williams · January 25th, 2009, 02:05 PM

whats the whole deal with the manual saying do not use cables longer than 3 feet?

ima have to connect some pretty long XLR cables, one with phantom power and the other without. does longer than 3 feet drop quality??

thanks
~janson

Bill Pryor · January 25th, 2009, 02:06 PM

It's BS. You can run cables as long as you need with no trouble.

Janson Williams · January 25th, 2009, 02:26 PM

wrd, thank bill,

also, b/c recording on two different channels, (i never had the ability before) when capturing into FCP, does the clip come with a video track, and 2 different audio tracks b/c of two different inputs?

one XLR input will be a guitar and another will be a microphone.

Edward Carlson · January 25th, 2009, 03:01 PM

As long as you set the audio to 2 mono during capture (in FCP's log and capture window) the audio tracks will be separate. If you don't, not a big deal, you will just have to unlink the tracks by selecting them and pushing Option-L.

Janson Williams · January 25th, 2009, 04:38 PM

wrd, thank you a lot Edward,

hmm, but there is no way to hook up two stereo inputs and have 4 different tracks of audio with one video stream??

Tripp Woelfel · January 25th, 2009, 04:44 PM

Not with the A1. Two audio channels for recording is all you get.

Janson Williams · January 25th, 2009, 08:42 PM

ok
thanks Tripp.

Don Palomaki · January 28th, 2009, 08:23 PM

Quote:

whats the whole deal with the manual saying do not use cables longer than 3 feet?

My manual says 3 m which is about 10 feet. Probably to reduce the problem with trip hazard, weight on the camcorder jacks, and issues with cable management. Longer cables work, but can be a pain to deal with in mobile situations.

However, the 10 foot figure is generally in line with the frequently recommended maximum cable length for unbalanced consumer line and unbalanced microphone connections, and it is also possible it is an artifact of that.

Philip Younger · January 30th, 2009, 12:13 PM

I think it must be a typo in the manual, 3 ft isn't very far with a hand held mic on location doing a piece to camera in a noisey environment!

I've used 5 metre very successfully, and not particularly good quality cable either. I think we paid about £30 for it ready made!

January 25th, 2009, 02:05 PM	#1
Janson Williams Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 101	Xlr whats the whole deal with the manual saying do not use cables longer than 3 feet? ima have to connect some pretty long XLR cables, one with phantom power and the other without. does longer than 3 feet drop quality?? thanks ~janson

January 25th, 2009, 02:06 PM	#2
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	It's BS. You can run cables as long as you need with no trouble.

January 25th, 2009, 02:26 PM	#3
Janson Williams Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 101	wrd, thank bill, also, b/c recording on two different channels, (i never had the ability before) when capturing into FCP, does the clip come with a video track, and 2 different audio tracks b/c of two different inputs? one XLR input will be a guitar and another will be a microphone.

January 25th, 2009, 03:01 PM	#4
Edward Carlson Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Hollywood, CA, United States Posts: 807	As long as you set the audio to 2 mono during capture (in FCP's log and capture window) the audio tracks will be separate. If you don't, not a big deal, you will just have to unlink the tracks by selecting them and pushing Option-L.

January 25th, 2009, 04:38 PM	#5
Janson Williams Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 101	wrd, thank you a lot Edward, hmm, but there is no way to hook up two stereo inputs and have 4 different tracks of audio with one video stream??

January 25th, 2009, 04:44 PM	#6
Tripp Woelfel Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Conway, NH Posts: 1,745	Not with the A1. Two audio channels for recording is all you get.

January 25th, 2009, 08:42 PM	#7
Janson Williams Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 101	ok thanks Tripp.

January 30th, 2009, 12:13 PM	#9
Philip Younger Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 207	I think it must be a typo in the manual, 3 ft isn't very far with a hand held mic on location doing a piece to camera in a noisey environment! I've used 5 metre very successfully, and not particularly good quality cable either. I think we paid about £30 for it ready made!