Sony HVR-A1U and external microphones at DVinfo.net

Cindy Konits · December 8th, 2007, 09:47 AM

Hi, I haven't been on the forum for awhile and I'm not finding the right place to post a question I have about my Sony HVR-A1U and the use of external microphones.

I want to mic the interviewer and the interviewee in an upcoming video shoot. The interviewee will be on a wireless lav and the interviewer will be on a wired lav. I assume that if I connect the wireless in input 1, channel one, and the wired in input 2, that the wired lav in input 2 will automatically go to channel 2.

The question is, I'm not sure if both mics should be set at "mic", or if the wireless should be set to "line" and the wired to "mic". I heard somewhere that the wireless works better on "line".

Thanks.

Paul Cascio · December 9th, 2007, 11:47 AM

I believe you are correct. Wireless receivers output a line-level signal.

Mike Teutsch · December 9th, 2007, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Cindy Konits

Hi, I haven't been on the forum for awhile and I'm not finding the right place to post a question I have about my Sony HVR-A1U and the use of external microphones.
Thanks.

I would think that the Sony HVR-A1U forum or the audio forum would be much better than DV Info Net Announcements forum.

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Chris Hurd · December 9th, 2007, 09:33 PM

Moved from Announcements to Sony HVR-A1U.

December 8th, 2007, 09:47 AM	#1
Cindy Konits Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Owings Mills Maryland Posts: 26	Sony HVR-A1U and external microphones Hi, I haven't been on the forum for awhile and I'm not finding the right place to post a question I have about my Sony HVR-A1U and the use of external microphones. I want to mic the interviewer and the interviewee in an upcoming video shoot. The interviewee will be on a wireless lav and the interviewer will be on a wired lav. I assume that if I connect the wireless in input 1, channel one, and the wired in input 2, that the wired lav in input 2 will automatically go to channel 2. The question is, I'm not sure if both mics should be set at "mic", or if the wireless should be set to "line" and the wired to "mic". I heard somewhere that the wireless works better on "line". Thanks.

December 9th, 2007, 11:47 AM	#2
Paul Cascio Trustee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bristol, CT (Home of EPSN) Posts: 1,192	I believe you are correct. Wireless receivers output a line-level signal. __________________ Paul Cascio www.pictureframingschool.com

December 9th, 2007, 09:33 PM	#4
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Moved from Announcements to Sony HVR-A1U. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!