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? asked in Consumer ElectronicsCamcorders · 10 years ago

Splitting a mic signal between two cameras?

I want to run a single lapel mic cable to two Kodak Zi8 cameras, recording different views of the same event. A simple Y-splitter degrades the signal more than I expected - I expected degradation, but not as much as I found - so I am looking for a better solution. Is there something intermediate between a cheap and simple Y-splitter, normally used to drive two headphones off of a single output, and studio mic-splitters that cost more than the camera and have XLR connectors?

The Zi8 camera has a 3.5mm microphone jack, as does the microphone I am using. I have found some small DJ mixing desks with multiple outputs, but these appear to be line (headphone) level output not mic level which would swamp the camera's input I fear.

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  • Mmm J
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
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    Assuming you are going to edit the video (and audio) at some later point that results in the two camera shots but only one audio track, you do not need to record the same audio to both cameras. One camera gets the mic connection, the other does not. One camera has good audio recorded, the other does not. Import the video from both cameras to the video editor and sync. Mute (even remove) the audio track of the video from the camera which recorded the poor audio. What is left is the good audio used by both video sequences. This is a LOT easier when using a video editor that can deal with multiple video and audio tracks (like FinalCut or Vegas), but is possible to do with video editors that can only accommodate a single video track and single (stereo) audio tracks...

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

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  • 10 years ago

    Mmm J's right - make sure you do something like clapping your hands in front of the cameras so that you can get everything in sync.

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