I am new here, but am on many other filmmaking forums. I was wondering if I want to plug in an xlr mic to a mic with a regular mic input, should I use a converter cable or beachtek? I've heard many positive things about beachtek, but its much more expensive! I am on a budget, but could propbably buy either is absolutly nessesary. Also, im looking at the sennheiser me66. Good mic.? I'll probably be shooting mostly indoors, so any good mics for this purpose? I want to get a canon hv30, so which SPECIFIC cables do i need to buy for hooking up a good mic? Thanks!
p.s.P.S. Heres my situation. I'm in high school and have made videos in past, but want to make good-looking MOVIES now. like feature length. I have many willing friends to cast and help, but i feel i need to be in charge of all the behind the scenes type of stuff. I love suspense and action, and of course, great films witha a great story. I dont really plan on spending money for filming. Ive got friends homes and land, etc. Thats just crazy for me to do that, in my opinion. Ill probably be spending enough on equipment as it is. Thank you friends!
hey welcome man.
i have a regular mic imput on my camera too and i use a converter cable. it works just fine, and only costs like 15 bucks.
ps. just some advice: it would be better to make some short films first, it gives you alot of knowlage, not that you cant do a feature, its just that i know what it feels like to be stuck on a project for well over what you thought, and trust me, its not fun. i would suggest not doing a feature first, but thats just my opinion.
Hope to hear more from ya on here!
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Thanks for the advice! I was wondering what specific mic do you have, and does it do well at all indoors? Where can I get a converter cable, and what is it specifically called?
I totally agree with you on making shorts first. I figured that before, but as im sure you can iagine, I didnt want to have the patience for that. I now realize I need more expierience behind the camera in order to make better films in the future. I also must get to know my equipment more. I am a little stuck with good short film ideas. Any sugg? THANKS again for the help!
The ME66 is an excellent mic. It works well in all locations.
The further away the mic is from the actors, the higher the volume needs to be. The higher the volume,
the more ?noise? you get. Your goal is to have a very high signal to noise ratio - more signal (the dialogue)
less noise (the background). Even a very good, expensive Sennheiser mounted on the camera will pick up
a lot of background ambiance because it?s far away from the actors.
You can get audio cables at Radio Shack and Best Buy. Simply ask for an XLR to miniplug cable.
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i use an audio-techinica AT8035, it works great indoors. and like certified said, you can get a converter at a local electronics or music store.
"They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But a film? Well, thats worth a thousand pictures."
-(Own3d Studios)-
www.own3dstudios.com
"They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But a film? Well, thats worth a thousand pictures."-(Own3d Studios)-
www.own3dstudios.com
I am starting out with sound too. The adapter I got was the Hosa MIT-156 (impedance matching transformer) Takes a low impedance balanced XLR input and outputs as a high impedance 1/8" mini stereo plug for going into the ext.mic. jack of a video camera. About $20 from B&H.
BeachTek boxes, which I am considering, do much the same but provides a lot more options. But, the box is about 10x more expensive too.
