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Bill Pryor · June 27th, 2006, 10:47 AM

I've been shooting some things for a friend with his camera, which is an XL2. Neither of us can figure out how to record the camera mic onto one channel and an external mic onto the other channel. No combination of the switches seems to do anything. Is there some menu setting I need to do first?

Chris Hurd · June 27th, 2006, 11:22 AM

Hi Bill,

The onboard mic included with the XL2 is a stereo mic, and therefore it always requires two channels. Unfortunately there's no way on the XL2 to force both channels of the included stereo mic into one single channel... it always needs two. So, if you want to use the included onboard mic plus an external mic, that's a three-channel proposition. You'll have to go to four-channel 12-bit mode. The first stereo pair is the onboard mic; and one channel from the second stereo pair is your external mic. With this mode, you still have another channel free, for an additional external mic if desired.

If you don't want to resort to four-channel 12-bit mode and prefer instead to stay in two-channel 16-bit mode, then remove the included stereo mic and replace it with a mono mic (the clamp should hold a shotgun Senn or AT easily). Then you'll be working with just one stereo pair... one channel for your mono onboard mic, the other channel for your external mic. Hope this helps,

Bill Pryor · June 27th, 2006, 12:36 PM

Thanks. I'll see if I can get the guy to dump that stereo mic.

Bill Pryor · June 28th, 2006, 08:41 AM

Thanks again for that info, Chris. I had an old mic off a BVW300 that's a petty good mic, and we switched it out with that stereo mic, and I was able to run two channels fine. When doing interviews I generally mic with an MKH60 and let the camera mic pick up the interviewer's voice in case I want that.

Lou Bruno · July 27th, 2006, 05:23 PM

Bill,

I assume you are using the back XLR#1 for the input?

Thanks, LOU

Bill Pryor · July 27th, 2006, 05:46 PM

I believe I sent the shotgun mic into XLR channel 1 and the camera mic into XLR channel 2.

June 27th, 2006, 11:22 AM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Hi Bill, The onboard mic included with the XL2 is a stereo mic, and therefore it always requires two channels. Unfortunately there's no way on the XL2 to force both channels of the included stereo mic into one single channel... it always needs two. So, if you want to use the included onboard mic plus an external mic, that's a three-channel proposition. You'll have to go to four-channel 12-bit mode. The first stereo pair is the onboard mic; and one channel from the second stereo pair is your external mic. With this mode, you still have another channel free, for an additional external mic if desired. If you don't want to resort to four-channel 12-bit mode and prefer instead to stay in two-channel 16-bit mode, then remove the included stereo mic and replace it with a mono mic (the clamp should hold a shotgun Senn or AT easily). Then you'll be working with just one stereo pair... one channel for your mono onboard mic, the other channel for your external mic. Hope this helps, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 27th, 2006, 05:23 PM	#5
Lou Bruno Go Cycle Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntington, NY Posts: 815	Bill, I assume you are using the back XLR#1 for the input? Thanks, LOU __________________ Lou Bruno

June 27th, 2006, 10:47 AM	#1
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	Splitting audio question I've been shooting some things for a friend with his camera, which is an XL2. Neither of us can figure out how to record the camera mic onto one channel and an external mic onto the other channel. No combination of the switches seems to do anything. Is there some menu setting I need to do first?

June 27th, 2006, 12:36 PM	#3
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	Thanks. I'll see if I can get the guy to dump that stereo mic.

June 28th, 2006, 08:41 AM	#4
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	Thanks again for that info, Chris. I had an old mic off a BVW300 that's a petty good mic, and we switched it out with that stereo mic, and I was able to run two channels fine. When doing interviews I generally mic with an MKH60 and let the camera mic pick up the interviewer's voice in case I want that.

July 27th, 2006, 05:46 PM	#6
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	I believe I sent the shotgun mic into XLR channel 1 and the camera mic into XLR channel 2.