SoundGuyATL Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Need an answer to what I'm hoping is not too dumb of a question. My camera guy for these upcoming commercial shoots has sworn that he's operated his 5D with two individual tracks of audio. I don't see it being possible with just one mic input. Can it be accomplished via a splitter or a beachtek perhaps? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewFreedAudio Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 There a million posts and threads on here and other forums answering your question. Do a search. Don't expect other people to do your homework for you. Production Sound Mixing for Television, Film, and Commercials. www.matthewfreed.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 SoundGuy (?) ATL: " I'm hoping is not too dumb of a question. " before joining Matthew's suggestion, I'll suggest RTFM... once upon a time there was an advertising phrase: 'ask the man who owns one'... maybe because s/he probably knows --ya' think. now go do your homework Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Need an answer to what I'm hoping is not too dumb of a question. My camera guy for these upcoming commercial shoots has sworn that he's operated his 5D with two individual tracks of audio. I don't see it being possible with just one mic input. Can it be accomplished via a splitter or a beachtek perhaps? Thanks! Yes, Beachtek, JuicedLink, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 The camera input is 2 chan, TRS mini. When producers have insisted I have sent 2 tracks of audio to a 5D via a little line-mic box (StudioLink). Kludgey but it worked ok. philp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 This adapter cable has two mono L & R female 3.5mm jacks to a stereo 3.5mm male plug. http://www.markertek.com/Cables/Audio-Cables/Audio-Y-Cables-Y-Cables/TecNec/Y-MPS-2MF.xhtml Audio recorded to a DSRL does not sound very good no matter what you use. Don't say we didn't warn you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrd456 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Oh, I yearn for the old days.What the hell happened ? J.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGuyATL Posted December 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 There a million posts and threads on here and other forums answering your question. Do a search. Don't expect other people to do your homework for you. Production Sound Mixing for Television, Film, and Commercials. www.matthewfreed.com There a million posts and threads on here and other forums answering your question. Do a search. Don't expect other people to do your homework for you. Production Sound Mixing for Television, Film, and Commercials. www.matthewfreed.com I did a two hour search and couldn't find the exact answer I was looking for, that is the reason why I posted here. Thanks for the excellent help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProSound Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 "SoundGuyATL" We all like to be on a first name basis here so if you can out your info in your signature it would be appreciated also please visit the "Who I am Today" thread and post a little about yourself. Sending Audio to a DSLR camera is always dicey you'd be smart to run recorder too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGuyATL Posted December 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 This adapter cable has two mono L & R female 3.5mm jacks to a stereo 3.5mm male plug. http://www.markertek.com/Cables/Audio-Cables/Audio-Y-Cables-Y-Cables/TecNec/Y-MPS-2MF.xhtml Audio recorded to a DSRL does not sound very good no matter what you use. Don't say we didn't warn you. Oh I completely agree and am using my seven series for recording but this "DP" promised the client they could use the camera audio. I've almost convinced the client to scrap this idea but I need to cover my ass in case I can't fully convinced them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Canon 5D manual here: http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/8/0300007348/02/eos5dmkiii-im2-c-en.pdf I believe using any still camera for audio is a very bad idea. I think it works well for a scratch track, but that's all. The Beachtek is OK and can do an acceptable job, but I don't like the mic preamps in any of these little $300 boxes: http://www.beachtek.com/products/hdslr/dxa-slr-mini-2/ Keep your 7-series SD recorder going at all times, and encourage the clients to use your tracks and sync them up once the shoot is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 (edited) SoundGuyATL: " I did a two hour search and couldn't find the exact answer I was looking for, " I did say RTFM, didn't I ?? it is pretty basic that about every dSLR (and other) camcorders accept 2 channels of audio on the mini-TRS... how did you miss that ? feel free to stay anonymous, and save yourself the embarrassment... Edited December 14, 2013 by studiomprd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncg Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 "I did say RTFM, didn't I ?? it is pretty basic that about every dSLR (and other) camcorders accept 2 channels of audio on the mini-TRS... how did you miss that ? feel free to stay unanimous, and save yourself the embarrassment..." Perhaps he did feel total agreement Mike but I can't see how you would miss that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewFreedAudio Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 I did a two hour search and couldn't find the exact answer I was looking for, that is the reason why I posted here. Thanks for the excellent help. You searched for two hours and couldn't find an answer to a very basic question that has been covered here, in the manual, and on other forums ad nauseam? I just did a quick search with these words "canon 5d audio input channels" and the first result answers your question. I didn't even bother to read the other results because the first one did it. You aren't looking for help. You're looking for someone to do your work for you. Production Sound Mixing for Television, Film, and Commercials. www.matthewfreed.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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