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Absence of VU meter on GL1

 
 


X-Marc
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Mar 21, 2001, 8:49 AM

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I'm no video whiz. I come from a still photo background, so here goes.
When I'm monitoring audio thru the phones jack, I never really know exactly what I'm getting because the jack volume is not fixed; it's controlled by the volume adjustment beneath the LCD. It seems to me that my volume control both on the camera and my AT U100 setup could cause me some grief if not set up properly.
My question is this to all you folks that use GL1s. What is the appropriate volume setting on the camera to get a fair representation of what you'll get on tape? Half way, 3/4, full volume? Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Marc


X-Mike_B
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Mar 21, 2001, 10:34 AM

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I think you already know that you get whatever level the mic picks up and you set the speaker/headphone level at some constant which you can hear well and learn from that relative levels. It would be tough to watch a vu meter while shooting anyway. I prefer an external mic mounted on an isolator bracket run through a Studio 1 mic mixer with two volume controls. I get a better sense of levels, but still vulnerable to the built in limiter of the camera.


X-Mike_B
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Mar 21, 2001, 10:50 AM

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I think you already know that you get whatever level the mic picks up and you set the speaker/headphone level at some constant which you can hear well and learn from that relative levels. It would be tough to watch a vu meter while shooting anyway. I prefer an external mic mounted on an isolator bracket run through a Studio 1 mic mixer with two volume controls. I get a better sense of levels, but still vulnerable to the built in limiter of the camera.


X-don
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Mar 22, 2001, 8:42 PM

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: I think you already know that you get whatever level the mic picks up and you set the speaker/headphone level at some constant which you can hear well and learn from that relative levels.
FWIW: Beachtek and Studio 1 both offer VU meters (LED type) that can be used with a GL1. But they are not real cheap.