Audio overload sony vegas professional#

The method above is OK is the camcorder is in a fixed spot and no more than two wireless mics are used. You have to have the appropriate 1/8' stereo phone plug to two 1/4' mono phone plug cable, for one. The PG4 output is hiss- and hum-free, and I have shot video on several camcorders like the Sony SR12 and CX550, and Canon HG10 successfully. With this approach I can use up to two wireless systems so up to two people onstage can have mics on them and get cleanly recorded. It's a simple matter of plugging the XLR out to FoH mixer (for the audience), and the 1/4' out direct to the camcorder mic in (for AV recording). The PG4 has two outputs: one balanced XLR, the other single-ended 1/4' phone jack. In one, I used a Shure UHF wireless system (PG1 transmitter, PG4 receiver). This is why pros use XLR-input camcorders, but that is another topic. The low level choice would have been good, but probably to ensure that no clipping will occur on any external mic that may be used, Sony has elected to make the gain so low that while devices like Beachtek will work, they also introduce copious hiss. Normal is the one that wretchedly applies AGC. If I'm not mistaken, that Sony has two audio control choices: normal and low-level. I was successful, but, as you noted, no matter that the camcorder was battery powered and the cables were shielded and ground-terminated at either or both ends, it still resulted in hum. In one, I made a passive attenuator to attempt to bring down the line level by -40dB. I have been in this exact same fix before and tried several methods. But even if you were to find a way of attenuating the audio to match the mic input level requirements, that would necessarily mean the camcorder has to be in a fixed spot (on a tripod somewhere). Ideally there are 1/8' terminated mics, shotgun or otherwise that can be used for this, but I take it you'd rather use the mixing deck line outs. That means it accepts mic, NOT line level audio. I have asked our videographer, sound guys. I just thought maybe someone out there might have solved this problem. Otherwise I'll be coming in and out of the mic 'pickup zone'. My plan B is to use a Shotgun mic on the camera, but we'll still pick up a lot of ambient sound, and whoever is using the camera will probably have to track back and forth as I 'pace' the stage. Still getting background hiss.Īnother suggested it might be the auto gain control. But even on battery, the buzz is still there.Īnother 'expert' suggested we use a Beachtek device along with the camera. It was suggested that we don't use external power, as the earth might be causing the buzz. This way we pick up a clear sound from the speaker on the stage. So, what I am trying to do is take a stereo sound output (twin RCA) from our PA mixing deck, and take it into the camera (3.5 mm jack). I bought it, because it has an external mic input. I bought the Sony for this purpose, but have never been able to get good sound recording. The speaker uses a wireless mic (Shure with a headset)įrom the mixer/camera at the back of the room, to the speaker on the stage, might be 10-12 metres. These events might have 40-50 people, a PA set up, with mixer at the back of the room.

Audio overload sony vegas professional#

For our big events we have a professional videographer come in, but we do loads of smaller events that I would like to DIY record as well. I want to use a Sony Camcorder (HDR-XR160) to video some seminars we produce.

I'm sorry to be making my first post a question, but I was searching for answers and found this great forum.