sound Sound!

[AlexLaplante]

I'm about to acquire a Sennheiser ME66/K6 mic

http://vistek.ca/store/ProVideoMicrophones/220200/sennheiser-me66-k6-kit/Specs.aspx

and cables, muffs, boom. I know I need a mixer and something to connect it to the camera, but know nothing about sound recording and this kind of stuff. Open to some tips haha

 

[LT Duck]

Depending on the camera, you can go straight to the audio inputs.

I recommend that you get several different lengths of XLR cable.

2 - 25'
1 - 50'
...and a really nice set of headphones.

 

[AlexLaplante]

My cam doesn't have XLR input plugs, what should I get to go between the XLR and the camera?

 

[knightly]

Beachtek makes a nice adapter.

 

[AlexLaplante]

We actually found an adapter that goes from XLR to 1/8 stereo and are gunna do a quick test using the camera's own mic input level control to see how that sounds. What's your hypothesis?

 

[oakstreetphotovideo]

Is the adapter active (powered) or passive? If it is passive, you won't gain anything and if the mic needs phantom power you'll need to power the mic with a battery (if it has that option), or it won't work.

If the adapter is active and provides phantom power (or the mic doesn't need it), it should work fine.

 

[knightly]

you want to make sure you're using a n adapter that is "balanced" rather than "unbalanced" to make long cable runs of 25-50' more noise free.

 

[AlexLaplante]

Yes the microphone uses a battery

And I'll make sure it's balanced

Thanks again XD this is so useful