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I had something happen this past week end that I have had happen before but I still don't know exactly how to deal with it. I shot a show in N. Florida where I had to do some interviews. The guy doing the on camera interviews put the mic in his mouth and held it about 10 inches away from the people he was interviewing. I usually try to Mic each and use a mixer and set each level but I was in the field with no available power for my mixer. As a result I have the guy with the MIC overmodulated and the others barely audible. I am trying to split those scenes so I can adjust each but its a pain. Does anyone else have experience with this? Thanks In advance. Bob....

Seperate channels?

On-board mic. at the same time?

Which camera? JVC or the SONY?

Do you have the Audio PacK software?

Hey Lou, I used 1 mic on a wireless, and I used the Sonys. I had a headset on but it sounded ok in it. I guess I could have cut the wireless out and ran 2 mics.
I have 2 separate inputs on the Sony but Most of the time I had 3 people on the set. That why I chose to use the wireless with one mic. I told the guy that was holding the mic twice to hold it a little away from his mouth and a little closer to the others. He didn't listen very good. He was the one paying me so I couldn't push too hard. Maybe I need a battery powered mixer. That would have worked good. Its always better to be able to set each inividually. I took my Macky 1202.Its a good mixer but it dosen't do anything without power. What does the audio pack software do? I don't have it I don't guess. I wasn't aware of it.
Thanks Bob...

Hi Bob

You can use the Audio envelope in the audio mix menu but it will be a time consuming exersize. You have signed up to Chet's website there is a tutorial on how to use the audio envelope. If you haven't used it before I would advice you to watch that first before you start playing with it.Good luck

What does the audio pack software do? I may need to purchase that. Bob...

Bob,

I personally believe Audio Effects software should have been titled Audio Tools & Effects. There are some good ones in there (along with the just plain fun effects). De-hummer, MaxVolume and TimeChange are my favorites. You can read a little about the software here http://macrosystem.us/index.php?pr=Audio_Effects though it does not adequately cover the options (in my opinion). You can load the Audio Effects software in demo mode to see all the features,

Regards,
Chet

Thank you Chet. I shall investigate. Bob...

You may want to look into one of the mixers on this page from Studio 1 http://www.studio1productions.com/xlr-menu.htm

Use the meters in the camera to make sure the level is where you want it. I use the XLR BP Pro with my Sony VX2000.

When you load the footage into your editor you may be able to ride the audio input level and save yourself some work. Macrosystem really doesn't have anything to restore clipped peaks like Sound Forge does. You could try changing the eq a bit on the overmodulated samples. The guy at Studio 1 may have some ideas.

Thanks Craig. I think I am going to order the XLR BP Mix. I would have a lot less problems if I would have been in tne posession of that little jewel last week end. Then agin I should have let my camera man do the interviews. He did 3 or 4 and they were beautiful. He understands the problem. Live and learn. Thanks Bob...