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July 19th, 2012, 07:21 AM
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Interview microphone for the FS100?
I've used a Beyerdynamic M 58 ENG interview microphone on a shoot with the FS100, but the audio level was very low. I had to set the audio levels to (almost) max, to at least get some audio from it.
Can anyone recommend me a better interview microphone for the FS100? |
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July 19th, 2012, 07:47 AM
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Re: Interview microphone for the FS100?
That is a dynamic mic and needs a different mic trim than an electret mic (the stock mic).
Check out page 36 of the FS100 manual to see how to change the mic trim in the menu.
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July 19th, 2012, 08:23 AM
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Re: Interview microphone for the FS100?
Thanks Chris, will have a look at it!
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July 19th, 2012, 12:25 PM
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Re: Interview microphone for the FS100?
Look out for the Triton Audio 'FEThead' microphone pre-amplifier:
FetHead - tritonaudio Basically, you plug it into the mic input, it gets power from the camera's Phantom Power, and this drives a relatively high quality amplifier that cleanly raises your microphone level by +18dB. Of course, dynamic mics don't requrie phantom power, but because they generate their own juice - at low level as you've discovered - they need a little help. But not all 'microphone pre-amplifiers' are built the same. I love my Sound Devices stuff now, but the FEThead helped a lot before.
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July 19th, 2012, 04:25 PM
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Re: Interview microphone for the FS100?
That's a great tip Matt. Seems like a very handy amplifier!
I looked at the manual and was able to boost the mic level to +12 and that was enough to get proper sound from it! So, problem solved. :) Thanks for the help guys. |
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July 19th, 2012, 05:22 PM
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Re: Interview microphone for the FS100?
Just remember to set it back before plugging in a "hot" mic. Otherwise you'll have a ton of distortion.
Glad we could help.
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