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Sid Ahmed · January 24th, 2006, 03:27 AM

hello everyone ,
im gonna be shooting an overseas wedding soon and in order to get the best sound out of this party the camera must be hooked to a really loud speakers, is there any potential danger on doing this? and if yes what is the best way to get a decent sound out of those things?
thanx

Frank Moss · January 24th, 2006, 11:19 AM

well...
we really need more information on the audio setup.
you will want to know impeadance, balanced or unbalanced, connectors etc.
there is no real easy answer to that without more detailed information.

Joe Winchester · January 24th, 2006, 11:19 AM

if i understand you correctly,

The board or amp running the speakers should have a separate audio out, like a 'monitor out' that can be controlled separately from the mains. You would run this out to your camera and adjust accordingly.

Andrew Khalil · January 24th, 2006, 12:05 PM

Call ahead and find out what kind of system they're using. You will want to run a cable from the mixer to your camera. On the board, it will usually be labelled "tape out." You could also use "control room out" if it exists as well as the aux outs, but that's getting complicated, so I won't go there (unless you want me to).
Under no cicumstances should you run anything out of an amp into the camera - you'll fry it with the higher power. Some amps will have a monitor out, but just for sake of safety, unless you're positive you know where you're plugging things in, go for the audio mixer and ask the audio technician for assistance.

January 24th, 2006, 03:27 AM	#1
Sid Ahmed New Boot Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 11	loud speakers hello everyone , im gonna be shooting an overseas wedding soon and in order to get the best sound out of this party the camera must be hooked to a really loud speakers, is there any potential danger on doing this? and if yes what is the best way to get a decent sound out of those things? thanx

January 24th, 2006, 11:19 AM	#2
Frank Moss Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO. Posts: 26	loud speakers well... we really need more information on the audio setup. you will want to know impeadance, balanced or unbalanced, connectors etc. there is no real easy answer to that without more detailed information. __________________ -- Frank Moss nine 13 media http://nine13media.net/

January 24th, 2006, 11:19 AM	#3
Joe Winchester Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 125	if i understand you correctly, The board or amp running the speakers should have a separate audio out, like a 'monitor out' that can be controlled separately from the mains. You would run this out to your camera and adjust accordingly.

January 24th, 2006, 12:05 PM	#4
Andrew Khalil Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 424	Call ahead and find out what kind of system they're using. You will want to run a cable from the mixer to your camera. On the board, it will usually be labelled "tape out." You could also use "control room out" if it exists as well as the aux outs, but that's getting complicated, so I won't go there (unless you want me to). Under no cicumstances should you run anything out of an amp into the camera - you'll fry it with the higher power. Some amps will have a monitor out, but just for sake of safety, unless you're positive you know where you're plugging things in, go for the audio mixer and ask the audio technician for assistance.