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Old March 3rd, 2006, 04:09 PM   #1
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One Channel XLR, One Channel front mic?

Maybe I have missed something, but is it possible that you can't take one channel from an external source (XLR) and the other from the front mic for wild sound?
I can use an external mic, but I was travelling light and did not bring it with me.

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Old March 3rd, 2006, 04:13 PM   #2
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Nope, when you enable the XLR's the internal mike is disabled. Unfortunate, but this is the same as the PDX-10, and of course also the same as using a Beachtek box with an FX-1 or VX-2100.
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Old March 3rd, 2006, 06:33 PM   #3
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Treu... it is unfortunate...

One way I got around this was.... do about 4 weddings.... thats most of your money back, sell the FX1, and then buy a Z1...

lol.... but then, if you made that much money with an FX1, I doubt you'd buy a Z1 and you'd go straight to a JVC, or a canon.
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Old March 3rd, 2006, 06:46 PM   #4
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Actually I was talking about the Z1 (as I assume George was). It cannot record from the built-in mike and the XLR's at the same time.
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Old March 3rd, 2006, 06:46 PM   #5
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This is a Z1-- It is either or... plowed through the audio menu-- no dice.
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Old March 9th, 2006, 12:39 PM   #6
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This is what I use for a second mic... the MK-012... sounds great!

A Schoeps mk copy, but don't buy one at the Guitar Center, they are Chinese fakes. Go to the link below and ask for Ken Heaton. I am not being compensated for this endorsment.

http://www.oktavausa.com/

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