[MacDV] Re: Using MA-300 mic adapter

[Danny Grizzle]

On 12/8/02 7:51 PM, "Spud0812 at aol.com" <Spud0812 at aol.com> wrote:

> Hi there,
>  I have a Canon GL2 here and am using the MA-300 mic adapter. Im using a
> Sennheiser Me-66 shotgun mic on an overhead boom...my problem...the XLR cable
> fits into the adapter which has left and right inputs, so if I am using only
> a single audio source (as in this shotgun mic) how do I record it in stereo
> on the camera? Is there some kind of cable I can buy that will adapt the mic
> to go into both left and right XLR inputs on the adapter?

Fix it in post, mix to mono. No stereo mic anyway. If you do record on two
tracks, set levels different, one hot, one not (safety). I've heard the
MA-300 is fragile plastic. Go to supermarket hair care section and buy a
bunch of pony-tail elastic bands, the kind with 2 big plastic marbles. These
are a trade secret of Hollywood sound mixers, used to secure cables, provide
strain relieve. Tie off mic cables to GL2 carry handle, for instance. Hair
ties are noiseless, and can be handled with gloves in cold weather.

Danny Grizzle