Dina P. wrote: > Richard brought up a point about using two mics at once into the same > camcorder and frequencies. > How can I use two mics at the same time then? > Anybody that does this on a podcast, > how do you deal with that? >
I do this all the time on my videocamera, but I bought my wireless kit with this in mind. Two approaches ... 1. Buy a wireless mic kit that has a dual-channel receiver and two wireless mic transmitters. This is not cheap ($600 and up for a kit, my Azden kit cost $800 but I consider it a worthwhile business investment). The receiver will put out stereo audio on an 1/8" cable that attaches to your camera's mic input jack (left is channel A, right is channel B ... assuming your camera has a stereo mic input). Each transmitter can be tuned to a separate frequency, and the receiver can be tuned to match. 2. You have two wireless microphones with two separate transmitter/receiver pairs. Each transmitter/receiver pair is tuned to a unique frequency (either pre-set or configurable, depending on how much you spent on the kit). You then run the two wireless receivers into a 1/8" Y adapter attached to your camera's mic input ... again the idea is to get one on the left channel and on the right. Option #1 is more flexible, easier to handle and (of course) potentially more expensive than Option #2. Option #2 gets you into more funky adapters and the weight of an extra receiver, but might be cheaper given the number of entry level single-channel wireless mic kits on the market. -- Brian Richardson - http://siliconchef.com - http://dragoncontv.com - http://whatthecast.com - http://www.3chip.com
