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Tony Hall · August 11th, 2004, 12:34 AM

Is it possible to get a splitter of some kind for a camcorder mic jack that allows to to record two different mono mics into two different channels?

Douglas Spotted Eagle · August 11th, 2004, 05:22 AM

Tony,
you can buy Y adapters at Radio Shack and most pro-audio dealers that allow you to connect 2 mono sources to the stereo/2channel input of the camcorder.
2 cautions;
1. Be aware of cable strain on the adapter or jack.
2. Be aware of potential phasing issues depending on mic placement.

Chris Thomas · August 12th, 2004, 12:36 PM

How do you combat the potential phasing problems? Is it strictly mic placement?

I was looking to do something similar, with a small omni lav on a podium, and a boundary mic on a table about 15' away. My plan was to convert the stereo track to 2 mono tracks in post, and use the boundary as the main audio source, suplemented by the lav as required.

Tony Hall · August 13th, 2004, 12:29 AM

I'm fairly new to the audio world, so I don't know what phasing is, but what I did was hook a mono shotgun mic and a stereo wireless lav to one mic jack on a normal camcorder. I had to get a stereo to mono converter and a two mono to single sereo adapter and I had the shotgun mic in the left channel and the wirelss lav in the right channel. Pretty sweet!

Chris McKee · August 13th, 2004, 01:28 AM

stereo wireless lav... which make/model is this?

Tony Hall · August 13th, 2004, 09:56 PM

AKG PR81 and PT81, it's stereo alright.

Jay Massengill · August 14th, 2004, 07:54 AM

It's just two channel mono on a stereo connector. It isn't true stereo, just two copies of the same mono signal.

August 11th, 2004, 12:34 AM	#1
Tony Hall Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: springfield, OH Posts: 344	Two mono sources in one mic jack Is it possible to get a splitter of some kind for a camcorder mic jack that allows to to record two different mono mics into two different channels? __________________ Tony "Good taste is the enemy of creativity" - Picasso Blog: http://www.tonyhall.name

August 11th, 2004, 05:22 AM	#2
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	Tony, you can buy Y adapters at Radio Shack and most pro-audio dealers that allow you to connect 2 mono sources to the stereo/2channel input of the camcorder. 2 cautions; 1. Be aware of cable strain on the adapter or jack. 2. Be aware of potential phasing issues depending on mic placement. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

August 13th, 2004, 12:29 AM	#4
Tony Hall Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: springfield, OH Posts: 344	I'm fairly new to the audio world, so I don't know what phasing is, but what I did was hook a mono shotgun mic and a stereo wireless lav to one mic jack on a normal camcorder. I had to get a stereo to mono converter and a two mono to single sereo adapter and I had the shotgun mic in the left channel and the wirelss lav in the right channel. Pretty sweet! __________________ Tony "Good taste is the enemy of creativity" - Picasso Blog: http://www.tonyhall.name

August 13th, 2004, 09:56 PM	#6
Tony Hall Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: springfield, OH Posts: 344	AKG PR81 and PT81, it's stereo alright. __________________ Tony "Good taste is the enemy of creativity" - Picasso Blog: http://www.tonyhall.name

August 12th, 2004, 12:36 PM	#3
Chris Thomas Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Burlington ON, Canada Posts: 118	How do you combat the potential phasing problems? Is it strictly mic placement? I was looking to do something similar, with a small omni lav on a podium, and a boundary mic on a table about 15' away. My plan was to convert the stereo track to 2 mono tracks in post, and use the boundary as the main audio source, suplemented by the lav as required.

August 13th, 2004, 01:28 AM	#5
Chris McKee Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 47	stereo wireless lav... which make/model is this?

August 14th, 2004, 07:54 AM	#7
Jay Massengill Trustee Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Burlington Posts: 1,976	It's just two channel mono on a stereo connector. It isn't true stereo, just two copies of the same mono signal.