Recording Tips- How to Use an Audio Mixer with a DSLR Camera

[@prkrmrtn]

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

[@transluscentfilms3348]

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[@joe.mccord]

Great, straight forward video with no fluff. Thanks for the info!!

[@rrr00bb1]

The secret to good video is good audio - A proverb I head a long time ago

[@waimanalocanoeclub1133]

Loved it. Simple and to the point. I’m definitely going to use your style of setup. This is exactly what I was looking for.

[@prkrmrtn]

Waimanalo Canoe Club glad I could help!

[@hazratpeerabdulwaheedrizvi3637]

great video man...| thats exactly 100% what i needed, please just WRITE the names of the cables you used...

[@THEREALDATALORD]

Good looking out. I found the noise floor is lower if you gainstage with the gain knob and channel volume at 9 Oclock

[@myharrypotter]

straight and simple explanation. thank you

[@byronbrimstone5163]

This was gold, bro. Thx!

[@bhainsley]

really good clean video, and clean sound, precise instructions. Good stuff.

[@prkrmrtn]

Billson Hainsley thank you! 🙏🏼

[@isaacsamuel5819]

It's a great help thanks bro

[@ashutoshchoubisa]

Thank you for sharing this info.. Great job.. Thanks a lot.. I really need this information for my wedding films.

[@TheBreakingNewsHN]

Hey, Thanks, your video helped a lot me in my journey to have my audio sept up ready for the online teaching!!

[@emmanuel14hp]

Very nice bro u teach very good I am new to this need help to set up

[@omegabeta3305]

NICE! Thank you for taking the time to record this tutorial

[@robinjgill]

useful, thanks!

[@lp1975]

You're a life saver!!! This helped me out immensely. Thank you!

[@noir7stars]

Great video

[@calebaskie4415]

XCELLENT HELP BRO

[@frankmargel3305]

Great video for getting a fresh start on recording audio to the cam from the mixer! Thumbs up. I also subscribed to the channel! Thank you!

[@prkrmrtn]

Frank Margel appreciate it! Stay tuned for more in the future!

[@edwinhingabay5437]

Thank you for sharing this tutorial video.

[@AdoreHerBeauty]

Can it work for 3 lav mics?

[@1lifeonearth]

This is really helpful, thanks!

[@johnbankazi9588]

thx you so much, very good

[@prkrmrtn]

John Bankazi thanks for watching!

[@NaksNamanVlog]

very nice tutorial.. it helps me a lot..

[@prkrmrtn]

Glad to hear it, thanks for watching!

[@JoannDhyling]

Great information and direct to the point! 👍🏻 thank you.

[@SriharshaaPrabhakar]

Superb

[@wingsoffreedomking8709]

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 :(

[@liant9314]

Great video!

[@LakaySigabVlog]

thank you for the info ..it helps a lot to me

[@arieubay]

Thank you parker..really helpful..

[@divinehealingagchurch7253]

Thank you brother

[@svenburns9069]

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

[@powerforward1955]

Excellent video. Thx. Be well.

[@prkrmrtn]

PowerForward thank you!

[@pigeontalkcomedy]

If my camera has an XLR input (Canon c100 mark ii)- can I simply use an XLR cable to connect to the sound desk and record audio from there ?

[@joonajks]

Do you stage gain the mixer before you connected to the camera?

[@tempestfrost]

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.

[@prkrmrtn]

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.

[@tempestfrost]

@@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.

[@clickstudioproductions]

Great video mate 👍 is there a wireless setup for it too?

[@prkrmrtn]

Unfortunately, I don’t believe so

[@hasmukhpatel9008]

what mixer work best for recording song video on mobile

[@markwild8487]

Hi Parker. Great video. I'm looking to record simple music videos to add to KZbin. 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 !!

[@prkrmrtn]

Thanks Mark! I generally use Adobe’s applications for audio/video syncing, such as Audition or Premiere. Hopefully this helps.

[@thabelotsanwani396]

hi did u connect your camera with your laptop and, which software u use to lunch live

[@BritishSoundboardPranks]

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?

[@DwijaArsana]

cool man, this is what im looking for

[@duostringshalifaxofficial9508]

you use nikon d5100? or witch one pls tell me

[@roadi7]

sweet

[@tbhv]

Hi thanks for the video- can this same method work with a focusrite interface?

[@prkrmrtn]

Thibaut Vandame I don’t know for sure, but it might since it has similar output features. It may still need to be plugged into a computer as well

[@tbhv]

@@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!

[@mtnguyen1696]

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.

[@angelibernardino6679]

Where do u plug in the quarter inch cable for the camera?

[@jahzielbangoy4460]

Can you apply stereo panning in recording simultaneously in you camera?

[@Nicolae8607]

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

[@66Alf66]

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

[@williamminambilin2948]

Thank you for sharing this video. can i use wireless connection for dslr to mixer? is the possible? is there available equipment for that? thanks. :-)

[@prkrmrtn]

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!

[@HardikCreation]

Thanku so much

[@markbrickley9468]

Thanks, Any other tips or ideas for using the mixer? Best, Mark

[@prkrmrtn]

When not recording, use some speakers as your main output and have fun with the multiple inputs!

[@allennoftz6610]

Or, just turn on the audio attenuator in the mick menu and it will drop the input level.

[@markbrickley9468]

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.

[@prkrmrtn]

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.

[@K7Notes]

Thanks machi 😍 😍 from India

[@nathandesign98]

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!

[@prkrmrtn]

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.

[@nathandesign98]

Thanks for the information!

[@stevespeake1]

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?

[@prkrmrtn]

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!

[@NewbArchitect]

Can I use the scarlett 2i2 interface with the camera

[@prkrmrtn]

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

[@KatoaTV]

you should probably get back into do tech reviews or how tos you didn a great job my man finesse 🤘🏾

[@prkrmrtn]

Katoa TV 🙏🏼

[@MelissaHeaverlo]

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.

[@prkrmrtn]

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.

[@MelissaHeaverlo]

@@prkrmrtn Thank you so much.

[@Coreeey]

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!

[@prkrmrtn]

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!

[@TreasureSabs]

Thanks. Do I need a speaker or just a headphone will do to monitor the sound?

[@prkrmrtn]

Either one will work!

[@ji2_min]

What a kind man! Is there no USB port like an Audio Interface??

[@prkrmrtn]

강지민 this mixer requires an external audio interface that I plug into a computer via usb, but does not have a direct usb input

[@ji2_min]

@@prkrmrtn Thx :-)

[@DrewInMotion]

Parker Martin how do you connect from the mixer to the camera and audio interface at the same time?

[@MrStevo3210]

Hi can you do this to a Google pixel phone instead of a dslr camera or any other phone, thanks

[@prkrmrtn]

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!

[@DrewInMotion]

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?

[@prkrmrtn]

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.

[@DrewInMotion]

Parker Martin Thanks! is there no solution to this?

[@DrewInMotion]

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.

[@dianruzda3949]

What mic do you use in this video?

[@prkrmrtn]

I used this mic and ran it through my Zoom H5 www.amazon.com/dp/B00MP566OM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_xpo2Eb2M0KH4S

[@paulalexander3309]

Can u please tell me about the adapter used at cam's input

[@prkrmrtn]

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

[@adrianmaaruf5094]

Does it work to any type of cameras? I'm using canon m50 btw.. Great video man

[@prkrmrtn]

EAST CHANNEL it should. I tried with Canon 70D and Panasonic GH5, both worked fine. The only difference was the in-camera audio adjustments.

[@adrianmaaruf5094]

@@prkrmrtn thx bro 🙏

[@liant9314]

Can I directly plugin dual 1/4 to church's mixer and the other end 3.5mm to Camera?

[@prkrmrtn]

Lian T you should be able to, but be sure to adjust the in-camera settings so you don’t blow out your audio

[@liant9314]

@@prkrmrtn thanks so much

[@kikomi888]

Is this in stereo mode ?

[@prkrmrtn]

Yes, when you record it to the camera it will be set to a single stereo track

[@gilbertson372]

plz give us the link for the cables

[@prkrmrtn]

Gilbert son 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

[@dematrozenkajuit4186]

I don`t think the preamp gives "extra nice sound" to your output. It s used to power a condensor microphone over the xlr

[@prkrmrtn]

De Matrozen Kajuit true, probably could have worded that better. Thanks 🙏🏼