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February 5th, 2013, 09:07 AM | #1 |
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Wired Lavalier Recomendations
Hi - I have a corporate coming up which includes several interviews, where I am filming and then handing over the footage - for my wedding work I use digital recorders and then sync in post. For this job I need a mic to go directly into one of my camera channels (XLR) Can anyone recommend a relatively inexpensive wired Lavalier I could get?
I thought about making an adapter for my Audio Technica Lav mics going from mono 3.5mm to XLR but then am I going from unbalanced to balanced and would I need a converter? Pete |
February 5th, 2013, 09:39 AM | #2 |
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Peter, you might see if Audio Technica has an adapter for your unit.
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Oops, forgot it's a hand over the footage gig. Maybe use the headphone out from one of your recorders into the mini mic jack on the camera. I've done headphone out from a mixer several times into the mini mic jack on a Canon XH-A1 with good results. |
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February 5th, 2013, 10:22 AM | #4 |
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Hi Guys - the camera only has XLR inputs (Sony EA50) and Audio Technica don't have anything suitable - All my lavalier mics have mono 3.5mm Jacks and do not require phantom power - I really just need an adapter - but which?
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February 5th, 2013, 11:08 AM | #5 |
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I have a Canford adapter ref 20-769 which I got in order to attach a Sennheiser lav to XLR inputs:
CANFORD ELECTRET MICROPHONE ADAPTER 3.5mm jack You'll see there are lots of options. Canford will recommend the particular one you need and make it up if necessary. They are not particularly cheap but still a useful thing to have. They are very well made. Pete |
February 5th, 2013, 12:34 PM | #6 |
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A decent lav mic plus the adapter might be more than a lav mic with an XLR plug already. I would take a look at the Sony ECM-XX series. You can find them used on eBay all the time.
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February 5th, 2013, 01:09 PM | #7 |
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Hi Peter, why don't you just rent one for the day. It would probably be the cheapest option with the best quality for your purposes.
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February 5th, 2013, 05:47 PM | #8 |
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February 6th, 2013, 03:01 AM | #9 |
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Just bought an ECM-44B off ebay for £60 - bargain!
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February 6th, 2013, 06:10 AM | #10 |
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I think that it was someone on this forum who recommended these lav mics which are brilliant quality for a very cheap price. UltraDisk Microphones
The Rode 3.5mm jack to XLR adapters are cheap http://www.canford.co.uk/Products/74...-35mm-to-XLR-3 I like to use my Sennheiser G3 wireless mics for this sort of situation rather than trailing a long cable across the room. |
February 6th, 2013, 06:20 AM | #11 |
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February 6th, 2013, 07:56 AM | #12 |
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Nigel look closely - there is tape around the base of the microphone where the insulation has come away
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February 20th, 2013, 02:59 PM | #14 |
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Aya; Rode have sold thousands of those without any problems, they're a very basic circuit.
You should return yours to the seller. Cheers.
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February 20th, 2013, 03:29 PM | #15 |
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I also got one of these Samson mics for £47 - used it today and it's great!
SAMSON QL5 Lavalier Microphone at Reidys.com - The home of Music on the web. Pete |
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