I've used this set-up once or twice and it seems to work fine.
I very often use the 302 with my Fostex FR2 LE as well. Give it a try and see what you think. |
I agree with Petri it works fine, just remember to wind both A1 pots up (down) before you go back to the A1 mic inputs.
Anyone know if Canon fixed any of this on the A1s? Cheers. |
Don't want to lose this thread
This is my first forum; I'm just learning. This thread seems to head towards answering a problem I face. I'm want to record sound on the XHA1 with phantom powered XLR mics. I also want to avoid the camera's preamps by using an audio mixer ... reasoning that the preamps found in a mixer are better than the ones in the camera. Also normal audio mixers have some features I like. When I recorded, however, the ouput from the mixer to the camera line input was too low, while the mixer output to a backup digital recorder was too high. So, I suspect the camera audio is bad and the backup audio may also be bad. I gathered from reading posts that the 302 could adjust the line output level to accomodate the XHA1 and was on the verge of buying one ... now I see that maybe it ain't so. What's the solution???
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I turn the pots all the way open and get over 90 dB S/N ratio. And so does everybody who is bold enough to do so. Maybe those pots are ATTENNUATORS when used with line-in. Would make perfect sense. XH-A1 and SD302 is a match made in heaven: run everything at factory settings with SD302, turn pots fully open on XH-A1: PERFECT. What could be easier. I have been trying to get this message thru for years... |
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I don't know what kind of digital recorder you are using Bill but I imagine that it will expect a different input level to the XHA1. |
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Saturday night I was videoing a concert with the above setup and a Rode NT-4 stereo mic, feeding the XHA1 XLR line in from the Phonic's main out. The XHA1 was set 1 mark from full open (I was concerned with distortion, which I know now was incorrect). Upon a cursory review of the video on a Sony GV-HD700, the sound seemed quite low. When I downloaded the audio from the R-09HR the waveform appeared to be clipped. By any chance do you know if the Phonic or the Mackie (i.e. a standard audio mixer) is able to provide a sufficiently high line out to achieve good sound on the AHA1? I've read somewhere on this board that the values of audio and video line differ. I'm seriously considering a 302 though I have a greater comfort level using a regular soundboard. |
Hi Bill
I'm sorry, I don't know anything about the Mackie. I do know that if I feed my SD32 into my Fostex FR2 LE recorder that I have to adjust the setting to suit the recorder. You need someone who understand sound more than I do to give you a sensible answer. |
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For others: a way to test this is, on the A1 record its -12db 1kH test tone for 10 sec. Set the 302 feeding its -12db tone to your A1. Then record that, another 10secs right after the first on the A1, (line in with both faders FULL open) When I play my tape back there's about 1/2db difference in level. The 302 is 1/2db down ... works for me. Cheers. |
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