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George Griswold March 3rd, 2006 04:09 PM

One Channel XLR, One Channel front mic?
 
Maybe I have missed something, but is it possible that you can't take one channel from an external source (XLR) and the other from the front mic for wild sound?
I can use an external mic, but I was travelling light and did not bring it with me.

Thanks,
George

Boyd Ostroff March 3rd, 2006 04:13 PM

Nope, when you enable the XLR's the internal mike is disabled. Unfortunate, but this is the same as the PDX-10, and of course also the same as using a Beachtek box with an FX-1 or VX-2100.

Leo Pepingco March 3rd, 2006 06:33 PM

Treu... it is unfortunate...

One way I got around this was.... do about 4 weddings.... thats most of your money back, sell the FX1, and then buy a Z1...

lol.... but then, if you made that much money with an FX1, I doubt you'd buy a Z1 and you'd go straight to a JVC, or a canon.

Boyd Ostroff March 3rd, 2006 06:46 PM

Actually I was talking about the Z1 (as I assume George was). It cannot record from the built-in mike and the XLR's at the same time.

George Griswold March 3rd, 2006 06:46 PM

This is a Z1-- It is either or... plowed through the audio menu-- no dice.

George Griswold March 9th, 2006 12:39 PM

This is what I use for a second mic... the MK-012... sounds great!

A Schoeps mk copy, but don't buy one at the Guitar Center, they are Chinese fakes. Go to the link below and ask for Ken Heaton. I am not being compensated for this endorsment.

http://www.oktavausa.com/

George


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