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Sound Mixer TASCAM HD-P2 to Canon XLH1
I got a sound mixer TASCAM HD-P2. It looks sweet but I am having problems to figure out what cable goes where with the boom and my camera (XLH1)
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The Tascam is a recorder, not a mixer. What are you trying to do with it?
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I would like to record the dialogue for my film. I am not sure where to plug the cables in the recorder. I have a Time in Code plug and left/Right Mic Plug. Also I have a boom. So I am not sure where all these things are supposed to be hooked up. Is the recorder supposed to be connect to my XLh1? I would like to have specifics.
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You have to use the RCA outputs to connect to the XL H1.
The Tascam unit does not have XLR outputs, so you have to use an RCA to XLR cable or adapter.
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As Glenn pointed out, the Tascam is not a mixer, though it does have some of the common attributes of one such as mic inputs, etc. You'd have more flexibility for various situations and more control if you also obtained a portable mic preamp or mixer such as a Sound Devices MixPre or 302 to go along with it.
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Thanks Steve for your response I appreciate it a lot!!!
I have a couple of stupid questions to ask but I am new to the sound recording thing: 1) You mentioned to Set the recorder to record in mono. Does it mean in editing will I be stuck in the mono sound. My whole goal for purchasing the TASCAM HD P2 recorder is to have an HD quality sound that matches my camera. 2) I did not understand when you mentioned "XLH1's on-camera mic to record a scratch track to aid in editing and to record a few miments of stereo ambience at the start or end of each take". Why do I need this and how can I use it? |
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Think of a scratch track as being a lower quality copy of the actual track you plan on using, recorded on the tape alongside the picture. It can be helpful in lining up the higher quality recording against picture during post production. Because the camera's mic is stereo, you can also use the in-camera recording to capture 30 seconds to a minute or so of the "sound of silence" with everything/everyone in place on the set but no one moving or saying anything before you move on from the location, to use later to lay in under edits in the dialog that would otherwise be dead silence and thus very unnatural sounding.
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Thanks for your help Steve.
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