What cam corders I use. Info on getting good sterio audio 2!

[djfrankis]

i just got a new video camera - check out the vid.  i used to have a mini dv but the weeel that was making the tape roll broke. im sticking to hard drive

[Vaserlan]

Hi, which is the cheapest mixer of an acceptable standard?

[lazyboyads]

can i put it on movie maker

[arnolddisco]

Which one?

[jimjamjames82]

what is it like if you just plug in an external microphone?

[arnolddisco]

Please make another video of the MD205!

[gerdi62]

Probally the best video of the year!

For this video we all have waiting so long !

G.

[ScottishDeeJay]

Great video, J. Very informative and well explained as always.

Alan

[fiend4dnb]

are the mic inputs generally in stereo or mono??

[pdog305301]

most of the time they are stereo. check the manufacturer's website for your model to confirm.

[twin2k]

Well I'm using a Samsung "VP-D361W" Digital-Videocamcorder. It uses DV-Cassets.

I decode the videos from mpg to wmv or avi with the windows movie maker combiend with winMPG-converter.

[Bonehunter22]

Cool vid, thanks!

Btw, are you thinking of buying a 4th cam as backup backup backup? ;D

[viperfrank]

yo j thats a good idea to record the booth fader i like that, when i record my mixes i do the same thing just wack a lead in the side if the camera and away you go, BUT my camera has somthing very handy when you plug an audio cable in to the camera you have a level meater on the side of the cameras screen, my cameras about a year old now so im sure one of thouse you have there whould have one on it, just a surgestion not a dig, i find it very usefull when recording from my mixer, nice video.

[Maxsdiscos]

The Green socket means general audio usually, headphones can be used though, or moniter speakers, that will help you sycronise the correct volume settings on the booth, it enables you to listen whilst your setting the control fader a reasonable level for good quality sound.

[jared116]

ellaskins,

Have you considered using the widescreen feature (available on all three of your cameras)? Your videos would be future-proof in a way (so you don't have black bars on the sides when viewing a full-screen video on a widescreen in the future) YouTube will also eventually make the window wide to accommodate the widescreen format...erm I'm rambling on.

--But what is most important is the music.

[jearley2424]

Buying the biggest amp and speakers possible and turning it up really loud! ha

[Maxsdiscos]

the one camera makes tea, coffee and toast...well, Aren't you going to ask where it is available from?

[Maxsdiscos]

the one camera makes tea, coffee and toast...well, Aren't you going to ask where it is available from?

[Seccor]

Hi DJHydroponic,

it´s not easy to get the correct Level to record with a Mic Input, because the Line Output of your Mixer has more Power than a Mic output.So, the Mic input has a Build in Amplifier and when the Input Signal is to high, it passes the Amplifier and then you have Distortion.

You can record from a Headphone Output to the Mic Input of your Camera(Headphone Output from the Mixer, from the Amplifier...),but you must increase the Volume slowly, like Johnathan explained in this Video.

[Seccor]

There is a Cable from Sony out, the RKG 128. It has build in Resistors (but i don´t have found it on any Shop).The Resistor transform the Mic Input to a Line Input. The Resistor Combination is known as Attenuator. Google it, and you can Do-It-Yourself.

Practise and N Joy

[gesc1200]

he does it again!!

great info J!

[abdallah3]

your shirt = epic

[pdog305301]

Some dj mixers have an additional master output, so thats an option if your mixer has it. I have a vestax pcv-275, which has that option.

I'm sure you can also get an rca cable splitter, which will enable you to record from the single output.

If your camcorder doesn't have a mic input you can always record audio through your pc and then sync the audio and video together.

[StaffRecordPlayer]

Ive waited for that video, thanks Johnathan.

That third camera is quiete a monster, where did you nick it ;) ?

Greets & thx

[Maxsdiscos]

Great Vid J!

I use the booth output for video streaming on the internet, can also connect main amplifiers, moniters, whichever is applicable.

For recording purposes the booth slider usually works best just below the centre line.

That's where I usually keep all my faders.

Nice one!

Max

[pdog305301]

In case anyone is wondering, the panasonic camcorder Ellaskins is using records to PAL which won't work in the North America. The equivalent model in North America is the PV-GS320.

It retails for about $400 to $500 US.

[taakberg]

What kind of format do you use for your YouTube video's? I heard MPEG-4 is the best compression for YouTube...?

[ellaskins]

i upload in WAV format j

[djthefluff]

If you have a Flash Media Encoder, the best thing to do is to encode it into FLV yourself.

On Wikipedia you can find the exact settings Youtube uses. That way it doesn't need to be re-encoded by Youtube... I don't know if that's the case today, but it was a while ago. So I stick with that.

Make sure you de-interlace tho...

[arnolddisco]

The new maxium file size for youtube is 1024mb

[ellaskins]

ahh yes sorry forgot!!

 j

[arnolddisco]

Yay first view