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UpRight Wireless Lapel Clip-On Microphone with JVC Everio GZ-MG130?
I am buying microphones for my camcorder off of Ebay so my friend and I can film from a distance and still be able to Wireless Lapel hear us in the video. They are "UpRight Wireless Lapel Clip-On Microphones & Camcorder Sets". And I have no idea how to find out if they'd fit into the audio input on my camcorder. If you know how to find out or if you just know (whether it fits or not) I'd really appresh :) Also, do you need software with the microphones? And if so, where can I get it?Thanks a bunch :)
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It depends on the receiver. That particular one to which you provided the link will work with only 1 mic per base station/receiver.At $15, remember, you get what you pay for. I wouldn’t touch a wireless mic in the FM, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 5.4 GHz or any other “shared” band because that chances of picking up interference are WAY too high. I hope you don’t pick up interference when recording your project.I use Shure wireless full diversity VHF lavalieres… Sennheiser and Sony Professional make good ones, too.Does your camcorder have manual audio control?Most consumer camcorders use 1/8″ stereo mic jacks – if you decide to go with this, you will need a 1/8″ stereo (plugs into the camcorder) to split left/right 1/4″ female jacks. Radio Shack should have them. Be VERY careful – all this weight (the 1/4″ jacks and the base stations” will be very heavy on the 1/8″ jack into the camcorder – you don’t want to break that…Good luck.
I am a wedding videographer also. Since you live in a different part of the world, I will answer in general terms and percentages. If you are just starting out, you will probably want to offer several of your first customers a deep discount in order to establish your style and create “demonstration” videos to show future customers. During these initial weddings, make sure to really pour on the service and customer relations in order to make a great impression. These first customers may become your “references” when you are seeking new customers.I have tried to position myself in about the 30 to 40 percentile of the market prices for my area. That way I can appeal to those looking to save money, but also price myself above the bargain hunters that will cause you a lot of grief. Ultimately you must deliver a product equal to your pricing level or your customers will be unhappy and your business will fail. If you are still learning or are still developing your style, you probably want to keep your price fairly low. This is refered to as “bottom feeding” and you will attract lots of customers who can not afford the higher prices.Once you have established your expertise in the art of wedding videography, the price point becomes more of a philosophy than an actual indication of the value of your services. Many wedding vendors believe the higher the price, the more business they get because they believe people think a higher price indicates a higher quality. A lot of this will depend on your salesmanship. If you are able to convince a customer that your are worth the price, then you will be able to charge a higher price.Some people I know will try to “qualify” potential customers during the initial conversation in order to judge how much they are willing to pay. Then they will charge accordingly. They will ask questions like, “what is your total wedding budget?”, and “what is your occupation”. As you might expect this type of questioning requires a lot of skill so not to offend a potential customer. This technique can generate much more income, but can also lead to confusion with referal customers, who are expecting similar pricing as their friends.Just for reference, I charge $850 for a one camera wedding. The high end of my market probably charges $2000 for the same with not a lot of difference in the product.
If that “plug-in-power” port is a 1/8″ (3.5mm) audio in jack, then yes, you can – if the wireless lapel mic uses that connection.The wireless lavalieres I use are either Shure or Senheiser. The mic element is uses a thin wire to connect to a body pack. The body pack is battery powered and transmits the wireless audio signal to a base station. My Shure base station is large – can be rack mounted – and uses an AC power adapter (wall wart) for power. The Sennheiser base station is portable and battery powered. Both base stations connect with a cable with an XLR connector. Both of my Sony camcorders have a 1/8″ stereo audio in jack… so in order to get from XLR to that 1/8″ connector I use either a juicedLink or BeachTek XLR adapter… so the base station XLR cable connects to the XLR adapter and the XLR adapter connects to the camcorder’s 1/8″ audio in jack.Audio Technica and Sony (professional) make good UHF wireless lavs, too. There are a few others that are good – but I have nothing to say about Samson or Nady. Don’t waste your time with FM, 900 MHZ, 2.4 GHz or 5.4 GHz – they are all “shared” bands and susceptible to interference. VHF is acceptable – UHF are best.Chances are good that when you plug the mono wireless lav body pack directly into that audio-in jack, only one side (right?) of the audio will record. This is another reason for the XLR adapter – when set to mono mode, both left and right audio channels will record the same thing.
it’s not the equipment but how good you are in using it… anybody can buy nice gears with no knowledge of using them
A “lavaliere” wireless system has a mic element connected with a wire to a battery powered body pack. The body pack communicates wirelessly to a base station which can be AC or battery powered. The base station plugs in to the camcorder.Because the 1/8″ (3.5mm) stereo jack is used in the camcorder, it is likely the audio from a single mono mic will be recorded to only one channel.There are a few ways to get around this…1) Use a cable that splits the left and right channels and two mics instead of 1. The FS200 has no audio gain control, so the volume from the different mics cannot be controlled. But the audio will be on both channels.2) Use an XLR adapter – like those from juicedLink or BeachTek. Plug the mic into the XLR adapter, plug the XLR adapter into the FS200’s mic jack. The XLR adapter has manual audio gain control knobs. They also have a Stereo/Mono switch to take a single feed and send it to both left and right channels.3) Use a “field recorder” like those from Zoom, Edirol, M-Audio and MANY others. Connect the mic to the field recorder, connect the field recorder to FS200’s mic jack.4) Don’t use a Lav – but use a stereo mic.5) Extract the audio from the video editor, use an audio editing tool like Audacity to pan or clone the one track and get it to the other audio track; import the “fixed” audio to the video, sync, mute the audio from the imported audio.What is your budget? Sennheiser and Audio Technica make good wireless lavs. UHF and full diversity are STRONGLY recommended. I can’t recommend Samson or Nady.
For your budget:Aiptek Pocket DV 5900 Kodak Zx1RCA EZ205 Small WonderCreative Vado HD Pocket (Not the VadoHD) Just check the specifications of the cams to determine if they have a microphone jack; it will be listed. And yes, you could use a lapel mic connected to the cam.If you can add more to your budget, I know the Kodak Zi8 has a mic jack on it.
Please see my answer to your more recent similar question for the definitions of these types of microphones (they’re not mutually exclusive): http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvYYqGYnL22gAaRqk51TAR3sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100524160653AAzIBh7&show=7#profile-info-0l6ePu4daa——–The microphone you linked to will connect to the HF-R10, because it does have a mic in jack.You won’t be able to use it on the camera for handheld use, because (according to the specs) neither one of these has a full-sized accessory shoe to mount it on. The HF-10 has only a “mini advanced” shoe (for proprietary Canon mics and lights) and the HF-R10 has no accessory shoe at all. On a tripod, though, that doesn’t matter because the mic you linked to (at least in its photo) shows it comes with a tripod shoe adapter that goes between the camera and the tripod and provides a shoe to mount the mic.——–For vlogging, just the fact that you want to use an external microphone shows you’re ahead of the pack. I would use the shotgun/zoom mic for ease of use (point it at where you’re going to be in front of the camera), but if you wear a lapel mic you’ll sound even better. Either would be better audio than a lot of videos people put online.For acting, you could mic all the actors, mix them, and record the mix (or if it’s just you, or a small tight group, try the shotgun/zoom mic).For music? If it’s just you and a guitar or keyboard, you could try just the zoom/shotgun mic.——–If you reconsider making a separate recording to sync up in editing, that’s how a lot of pro videos and movies are made…For a a music video, I would record the music first in a studio, or obtain the CD of the band, or make a good live recording through a mixer. Then play that recording back when you shoot, and lip-sync it (you and/or others can actually sing out loud along with the played-back music performance, or just move your lips). Shoot it several times/ways, and edit the best together.For acting, you could do “looping” aka “ADR (automatic dialog replacement)” which is to record the sound from the performance in front of the camera only as a reference, then bring the actor(s) back into the studio to re-record their lines in a more controlled environment while they watch their performance on the screen — it’s called looping because you do it over and over until you get it right.
The JVC GZ-MG130 hard disc drive camcorder has no audio input or mic input jack.http://books.jvcservice.com/Download/38926370/LYT1671-001B.pdfThere is no external mic that will be useful when connected to this camcorder.A possible work-around is to get an audio “field recorder” like those by Zoom, M-Audio, Edirol, Tascam and many others.When you edit the video from the camcorder, import the audio from the field recorder, sync, then mute the audio caputred with the camcorder (if necesary).++++++++++++++++If your camcorder had a mic jack – for consumer camcorders – plugging the audio input (mic) in to the camcorder overrides the camcorder’s internal built-in mics. No additional software is required.
Hi:Congrrats on being an FOH Engineer; sounds like you have your hands full! I think this article, entitled “Mixing a stadium gig for the first time – Techniques & Tips” by Pete Thomas will be useful to you:http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=123578997683174You may also want to check out Mix magazine. Here is an example of an article that you might find interesting:http://mixonline.com/livesound/tours/all-access-wolfmother-0210/Lots of websites I’ve come across in an attempt to help you are trying to sell you a piece of equipment; See, e.g., this one, that is specific for houses of worship:http://svconline.com/how/products/showcase_foh_mixers_0109/Also check out this one on digital consoles:http://www.prosoundweb.com/article/print/front_of_house_the_current_view_from_the_cockpitNonetheless, they may provide good tips (and you may want to contact them to see if they can send you some guides by email or snail mail).Lastly, here is a website that provides a case study on setting up an FOH for a church (also using a piece of equipment that the site is trying to sell). On page 2, a schematic of a set up in an historic church is provided:http://www.aviom.com/Library/Case-Studies/St_Matts_Case_Study.pdfHope at least some of this stuff was helpful!!!
In my opinion…The key to “natural sounding audio” from people speaking is to get the mic element as close to the person speaking as possible. In this case, the wireless lavs are likely your best bet.What is your budget?Shotgun mics can work well, but since you stated camera mount, that means the camera wil need to be within about 5 feet of the people talking. Unless you spend a LOT on the Senheiser or Audio Technica shotgun mics that have really solid side-rejection, you will be setting yourself up for failure (especially because of the ambient noise you already know about.Also, we don’t know if the people speaking ill be talking at the same level, so each person having their own mic where you can set the levels for each mic, will provide you more control and better potential audio quality.”Interference” can come from lots of sources – whether the environment is urban or not. Radio frequency and electromagnetic frequency interference can come from lights, RF sources, microwave ovens, lots of stuff.I don’t know which “wireless mics can be sketchy and unnatural sounding” – I use Sennheiser G2 and G3 Series 100 lavs and they sound great. Always.The Audio Technica ATW 1800 series lav systems are really good, too. There are other good wireless systems from ElectroVoice, Sony professional and others that make ENG gear.There are several other nameless manufacturers of cheap (not the same as “less expensive”) equipment that I cannot recommend (or name) because they are not well made.Good mics – wireless or wired – are not cheap. It would be a bummer to use such a great camcorder and not get good audio…
I can’t specifically say for microphone but I love my Sennheiser wireless guitar system it is awesome, so I think and have heard the wire mic system is top notch as well