Link for the dual 1/4” cable: www.amazon.com/Hosa-CMP-153-Stereo-Breakout-Cable/dp/B000068O3C/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1525761085&sr=8-13&keywords=1%2F4+to+3.5mm
nice tutorial, so i need to put my camera in manual and lower the volume no? because my camera was in auto volume and i didn t receive sound from mixer :(
Hi Parker. Great video. I'm looking to record simple music videos to add to RU-vid. I wondered if I could connect an audio mixer to a DSLR and your video demonstrates how to do so. You mention that another method of combining audio and video is via Audacity software. To you knowledge, are there other DAW packages that can combine audio and video ?? Thanks !!
I've tried this exact set up (with two different cables) - unfortunately, I get a very loud humming feedback sound when connecting this way (that doesn't exist when my mic is running through my mixer in the normal way). Any ideas why this is happening?
@@prkrmrtnHi and thanks for the reply! It has 1/4 inch TRS outs for speaker monitors and also RCA connectors. I tried connecting via Y cable (RCA to 1/8 inch trs) but either got no signal or if I did get audio it has a hiss. Have you dealt with either of these issues before? Do your reckon I should try with 2- 1/4 inch TRS cable into a 1/8 inch stereo like you do here? Many thanks again for the reply!
If you got a phantom powered condencer mic run in to that same mixer it might work if it has a -10 db switch on it it and the cam has a -10 db setting if not you gonna get distorted audio
I hook up the same way to record a small band and the sound is really distorted even using just 1 click recording level settings on the camera. Do you have any ideas why? Thanks for the video.
Hi Martin,thank you for thr video..I have guitar amp Boss Katana with a line out and rec out For video I use Zoom Q8 but the rec out is loder than the camera.so if i get mixer like yours would this help me to balance the amp with the camera? And if yes can pls tel me what i need and what are the steps ..I hope you understand..thank you
I was thinking of picking up a mixer for my Canon T5i to help get rid of the hiss produced by the camera's trash bag built in preamp. However, I couldn't help but notice the crazy amount of hiss in your video after you routed the camera's audio through the mixer. Why is that and will recording through a mixer do anything to eliminate the hiss? If my camera's audio is going to sound that bad and have the same amount of background hiss as without, why would anyone use a mixer? I really need some help on this point since no one on YT seems to know what the hell their talking about! I'm hoping you're the one you tuber who can finally answer this question. Thank you.
Tempest Frost like you said, camera audio pickups aren’t always the greatest. This is more a method to help in a pinch, or if a mixer is your only equipment. The “hiss” heard there is most likely due to no processing, cheap microphone, or the limitations of the camera. If you want “better” audio quality, a separate audio recorder will always be the best option.
@@prkrmrtn Thanks for the quick response. My main camera is a Canon EOS Rebel T5i. Not 4K, but in every other way, a great 1080p DSLR for under $600.00. This model has come down quite a bit in price since I purchased mine. Even with a cropped sensor, this is just a gem of a camera to use. Over time I've managed to pair some really great glass for it; lenses that really max out the power of the EOS sensor and showcases just how far you can go with the right setup. The trashbag preamp built into the T5i has not really been an issue for me in the past because of the external mic I've been using since day one. I've had great success with the RODE VideoMicPro. It's a shotgun mic with a little feature that completely eliminates any hiss from creeping into the audio track. The mic has a gain booster which allows you to boost the audio by 20db directly from the mic. This way you can bypass the need to use the camera's preamp for volume. The T5i has a volume adjust which scales from 1 to 100. All you need to do when using the RODE mic is drop the camera's volume level down to 1 ( just so that the camera's preamp will still recognize that there's an audio signal being delivered to the camera during video recording ) and then enable the 20db gain on the RODE mic. As long as your within 15 to 20 feet of the mic, you'll get crystal clear audio without a bit of hiss. Sadly, the shotgun mic is just not a practical solution for the upcoming project I have to shoot. For that, I picked up a wireless lavalier setup that, although perfect for the task at hand, it does however once again force me to give up the gain booster built into the RODE shotgun mic and rely on that trashbag T5i preamp! Since I'm trying to stay within a certain budget, and camera preamps can get quite pricey, I was hoping a budget mixer with a built-in preamp could do the trick. The decision of what to do was one I had to make quickly due to time constraints. In the end, I decided to place an order for the Beachtek DXA-MICRO-PRO Active XLR Compact Adapter through B & H Photo/Video. At $144.00 USD, the price was more than I wanted to spend. But the reviews for this unit are very good, so I'll give it a try and see what happens, I guess? lol. Anyway, thanks again Parker.
Unfortunately I don’t see a realistic option for a wireless setup. The only possibilities that I could think of (at the moment) are using a wireless microphone set (which would overcomplicate the setup), or recording into an external recorder such as a Zoom, and syncing the audio in post. Sorry about that!
I am trying to use my Vixia HF R800 Canon Camcorder to go Facebook live. I would like to get the sound into the camera by plugging into the mic port. So far it has not worked I have a Soundcraft Expression board 32 channel. I am coming out of my camera with a hdmi output to a video capture device into my PC. now if I can only get sound
Hi, I really appreciated seeing your video. I will be doing a live recording of guitar and vocal and I will hook up mic as you showed. I have the same 802 mixer you do. Which inputs do I plug my acoustic the guitar into? Also do I use the phantom power on the mixer for my mic or guitar? Thanks for your help. Mark B.
Sorry for late reply, but I would recommend plugging mic and guitar into inputs 1 and 2. Use phantom power for your mic, but only if it's a condenser. If it is a dynamic mic like I showed, it won't require phantom power.
Thank you for this video. I was googling if I needed a special camcorder to record sound from a mixing desk and found your video. So am I right in guessing I just need any camcorder with an external mic so I can unplug its mic and replace it with a 3.5mm jack from the desk?
Steve Speake you’ve got the right idea. I’ve heard of a few cameras that this doesn’t work as well with, but as long as you have a 3.5mm jack you can try!
Hi! I have a canon M50 and a xlr mic. I want to record straight to the dslr (I don’t want to sync audio and video later) so is it that I need a audio interface,a recorder like Zoom or a mixer? I’m still confused about this. Plus people say that if you use those wrong it will only record left side or right side only. thanks and awesome video!
a recorder like a zoom will require you to sync the audio in post, same if you use an interface and record on your computer. using a mixer and the method i show in the video, it will record straight to your SD card in the cam. hope this helps!
Thank you for this video! Is there any way to also have the music come through a speaker while also going into the camera? I film dance and need to be able to hear it on my end as well.
if the mixer you’re using has multiple outputs, yes. look for a port that says something along the lines of Main Out, Control Out, Monitors, or Auxiliary out.
How can I do this wireless? I am going to film at a wedding party and would like to link my DSLR audio to the (DJ’s) mixer. But I cant really have a cable of 10m long haha, so I would like to know how to do this wireless? Great video btw!
Nathan Design in all honesty, using an audio recorder like a Zoom H5 as an output on the mixer would be your best bet. Unfortunately, I realize not everyone has one of these on hand. This is better suited for smaller shoots like interviews or podcasts.
I just tried connecting a Q502USB to a Canon DSLR using 2 1/4” mono to stereo 3.5mm and I get a lot of noise on the camera audio. It’s unusable for me. I followed everything you did. Any idea what might be wrong?
My guess would be the line output from the Q502 is a higher power than the input on your Canon, causing some sort of power-based interference. Those 3.5mm mic jacks on DSLR’s aren’t great, so that could be the issue.
Parker Martin solved! It was a USB connection causing interference. I changed to a different port and it cleaned up. Also, it only happens when HDMI is connected to the DSLR. Weird.
NewbArchitect i would assume so since the outputs look to be similar. You might need to adjust the in camera settings, so just play around with it. I could be wrong, but I would guess it would still need to be plugged into a computer as well
You could always try as long as there’s an input! The phone’s mic jack could differ from a camera’s so you might have to play around with your input volume. Keep me posted if you try!
Yeah, it's a regular 3.5mm to dual 1/4 inch stereo cable. They're pretty cheap on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Hosa-CMP-153-Stereo-Breakout-Cable/dp/B000068O3C/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1525761085&sr=8-13&keywords=1%2F4+to+3.5mm
