The 3.5mm splitter cable shown in the video isn't the right type, it needs to be stereo male to dual mono female and the one shown is stereo to dual stereo! I have updated the links in the description to the correct type of cable. geni.us/vd2JIm
Paul, doesn't it need to be the opposite? Meaning Stereo FEMALE to dual mono MALE? That would allow to connect the cable coming out of the dual receiver, into a female plug and split it into to male mono jacks that then connect to the 3,5mm to XLR adapters that fits into the FX3?
Hi there, sorry I missed your last message. You only have one stereo input on the handle so if you want to connect two audio devices via that single input you need the male to be a single stereo plug and the females to be 2 x mono inputs.
Just to contribute something else ... 2 things. The wireless Go 2 mounted on the Mic Shoe of the camera without the handle ... it puts noise in recording and is also heard in the headphones (at least in my FX3) ... as soon as you separate it from there it disappears ... And another thing, the audio inputs have limiters up to a certain level. At a wedding party, I record one channel (with a condenser mic) with automatic gain and in the other the same signal from the same mic but with the gain in manual at a low level in case it distorts ... good video !!! Thanks!
Hi Sergio. Thanks that's useful to know, I wonder what could cause that as it seems to work fine with my Sony UWP system. I haven't tried the Wireless Go II but I did own the first version for a while, I ended up returning it when I found out it didn't work with my Sony ECM-77 lav mics.
This was an absolutely brilliant video and well timed. I just got my FX3 today and I was stymied about how to get all four channels to record. I was missing the all-important MI Shoe Audio Set. Success! The explanations on this video are crystal clear and your close ups make it even easier to follow. Now I'm going to watch your "How to use the Sony FX3 XLR Audio Handle" to see if I missed anything else. Thank you for doing this. More people need to see your work!
The content is excellent. The image quality is also superb. Just wondering, was it internal recording or were you using an external recorder for this video?
@@PaulJoy If you can make videos how to create a superb video with FX3 as yours, that will be awesome :) Picture Profile, XAVC-i, Catalyst, HDR Gamut (Library), 264 (Project), Final Cut Pro Exporting Option For UA-cam etc. I have already subscribed to your channel.
Hello Paul, Thank you for these great videos. Everything on my end works fine, except that I can't use the NTG3 because after about 5 minutes of recording, I get a loud interference or feedback sound that makes it impossible to continue my recording. I tried everything in the book and still can't figure it out. I decided to replace the NTG 3 with a battery-operated Shenhizer buy; as you know, the quality is not the same.
Mr Paul I’ve been trying all day to set up my audio on my fx30 and the ninja v+ tested as I saw that I was getting a signal but when I played my Sony card from my Ninja no sound at all . I’ve never had such a problem in the past but after such a long time being sick I did not touch my equipment for a year . Now I have to learn again . Plus I sold my fx3 bought a7IV and the fx30 and kind of feeling down with the fx30 unless I learn more on how to set it up tomorrow I am going up to Lake Mead at the border of Nevada and Arizona and will give it a test drive hope it works . Cheers
Hey Sam. I'm not sure what you mean by "played my Sony card from my Ninja". If you can give me a little more detail I'll gladly try to help. I hope the trip is going well.
do you think it is better to do a convert my Rode wireless Go 2 into the XLR or just keep it on the 3.5. I think you said the XLR inputs are better so maybe is should just adapt it.
@@PaulJoy Can I connect 1 microphone by hot shoe and second by mini-jack? Splitter won't work because microphones are stereo and I want record 4 channels on Sony FX30 is it possible?
@@KoW Ah right, no you can’t do 4 channel recording with the the in camera mic input, just two, you’ll need to use the handle for that and use one stereo jack to the XLR inputs with an adapter cable and on stereo jack to the 3.5mm input on the handle.
@@KoW Actually you could record 4 channels without the handle but only by mixing down the channels first. Some wireless mics will let you mix down a dual input to a single audio track. Of course you then won’t be able to adjust the levels separately.
Really enjoying your Fx3 series! Only, I was wondering what version of FCPX and OS you are using? For some strange reason, I am not seeing my footage in the Media Import Window with FCP 10.6.1 and Monterey 12.0.1. The only way I can import the footage is by sliding the media from the SD card onto the timeline.
Thanks man. It's a bummer that they don't have an option to do stereo recording with 1/2 with the option to reduce the gain for a safety channel. I wonder if they could include this with a firmware update?
The camera can do that with inputs 1 and 2, but theres no way to do it with inputs 3 & 4 in camera. Look at the Rode VideoMic NTG as that uses the 3.5mm input and does the safety channel in mic.
Hi Paul, great video, thanks. Can I just check if I plug 2 single V1 Rode Wireless Gos using 3.5mm to XLR connectors individually into input 1and 2, will it play back in Premiere Pro as a mixed audio track? It's not going to pan input 1 to the left channel and input 2 to the right channel, is it? Thanks!
If the Go’s are sending a single mono output to each of the channels then they will be two mono tracks in Premiere I would imagine. I’ve not used Premiere for a long time though so not 100%!
Very helpful thank you!. But I wanna know how much impedance can Fx3 power. I am planning to buy a headphone to connect directly to my camera(FX3) and I have no idea if it can power 250ohm or not. I am planning to buy among 80ohm or 250ohm. How much impedance can it power?
I use Sennheiser HD25's which have a nominal impedance of 70 ohm and they give plenty of volume, I normally have my output set around halfway. I'm not sure what Sony's specs are.
Hello! This might sound dumb.. but I can not get my audio levels to display in bottom left corner as you have it! I’ve tried searching a couple of things that say there should be a “audio level display” somewhere but I just can not find it! :(
Thank you Paul for your videos on this subject. I am confused though because, when interviewing, I am always using a shotgun XLR mic (in Channel 1) + a Lavalier mic through the Wireless Go (in Channel 3). That way, I have a back up if the Lavalier has parasite noises. But it seems I have no option to listen to CH1 in my left ear and CH3 in my right ear ? Neither do I have the choice to send CH1 and CH3 to my external recorder ? How come ? (it seems like my set up is pretty basic)
That's correct, you can't have IN1/2 and IN3 in channels 1 and 2 or 3 & 4. The best solution to your problem would be to get a 3.5mm to XLR adapter and run that in to the second XLR input. That will give you both mics on channel 1 & 2 for headphone monitoring and HDMI output.
I can't find the audio recording setting anywhere. I checked online but I have no idea what to do to see them in my menu. Could somebody help me with that?
Hi Paul, my audio level is not displayed. Instead the shoe audio set is displayed on my screen. So it shows what I selected in the shoe audio set. And under Audio Recording I don´t have the "Audio Level Display". I did everything according to the Sony help. I did not mark "No Disp. Info" under DISP (Screen Disp) Set . Maybe someone can help
Hi, I am having a tech issue hopefully you can help me, I am trying to connect my rode wireless go ii to my fx3 sound bar (just got this camera). I can’t seem to hear anything out of the headphone’s when trying to monitor the sound. I have it connected to input 1 via the sound bar and the headphone into the 3.5 Jack, but no sound is coming out of the headphones. It shows that it is picking up sounds, but i can’t hear anything. I tried it on my a7siii and it works fine, so I don’t think it’s the rode, can you tell me what I am missing? Thanks!
If the camera is showing an audio signal then it’s likely either headphone level is set low or they are not connected to the right 3.5mm which is easily done.
It's a shame the FX3 doesn't give you independent audio input control for the basic mic jack. Through a Deity shotgun mic I can actually send another input source in via the jack which is great. However the input level is locked to both channel 1 and 2 together, no seperate control.
Hi Steve. Yes if using 4 channel audio you’re stuck with the single level control for the 3.5mm input. One option you do have if only using two channels though is to split the 3.5mm stereo signal and send one channel to one of the XLR inputs via an adapter. As you say though, adding left / right channel levels on the handle would have been a lot more flexible.
Thank you for the video! was very helpful. Can I ask you, how did you adjust balance in FCPX. Because when I record all 4 channels, my channel 1 is in my "left" channel. How do you center it? thank you
Just got the FX30 and was thinking of going for a 4 channel solution but a little bit different. I was thinking of using a Zoom F3 for 2 booms into the line input of the camera and a 2 TX x 1 RX Lav system into de MI Hotshoe, is this possible??? I would test it myself but I dont have a MI Lav system :(
Unfortunately if you can’t use the MI shoe and 3.5mm mic input at the same time. You would need to use the audio handle and 4 channel audio to utilise the 3.5mm input on the handle and the XLR inputs.
I’m sure you can record 4 channels of audio to the ninja v. I have inadvertently done this before and had to delete them in post as I was only using 1 mic. Might be worth looking into..
@@KenSambury Just looking at the Ninja V now and as far as I can see it only receives 2 channels from the FX3. You can also connect a mic directly to the ninja to do 4 channel audio though.
Hi Paul, I use 4-channel audio recording and yesterday I filmed an interview with a Rode Wireless Go in input 3 and a backup NTG5 in input 1. When it came to editing my video, there was no audio available. It played fine through the camera but when it came to playing within editing software there was silence or through VLC player it said "VLC could not decode the format "IPCM"'. Do you why the codec might have happened?
Hi Amy. LPCM is the correct codec so my guess is it must be an issue with playback machine. Do you have the latest VLC? My FX3 4ch clips play back fine in VLC.
@@PaulJoy Hi Paul thanks for your reply, yeah it was latest VLC player and when my client imported it into Final Cut Pro it didn’t work. I have imported it into Premiere however and it works fine! Very strange!
If I have two mics connected to the FX3 handle. Is it possible to record the audio of one mic into the left channel and the audio of the second mic into the right channel? This way I could edit the audio of each mic separately.
@@PaulJoy Just so I understand your last remark right -- If I connect a mic to the 3.5mm input in the camera body, any audio devices connected to the fx3 via the hot shoe on top of the camera won't work???
@@JustKarthiK Hi there. I’ve not used a 3.5mm time code generator but in theory it will add audio signals in the same way as a mic.. Try following the setup for using 4 channel audio but with xlr mics going to channel 1&2 plus the 3.5mm input from the TC generator in channel 3.
When I set this up it effected the use of in camera proxy recording in premiere pro. As in it seems Premiere was not able to link to them. But when I set the recording back to 2 channel it could. Would you have a solution to recording audio on 4 channels and still be able to use in camera recorded proxies?
@@PaulJoy It seems that not matter how many channel are set up for recording on the FX3 it will only record proxies in stereo left and right. So when recording 4 channels premiere does not recognise the in camera proxy recording as a proxy. If I only record 2 channels premiere will recognise the in camera recording. Are you aware of any work around that would allow for in camera proxy use when recording more than two channels?
@@PaulJoy handle set to on. Yes. Input was set to 1 trying to use the features of the handle connected the wire to xlr input. I’ll try it on 3 this evening and see. I need to be able to record 2 ppl kind of simultaneously but on individual channels so I figured this was a slam dunk. No luck yet 🤣. I’ll figure it out and a lot more now that I found your page!!! Will update later this evening
@@TooMuch_TV So if you're just using the Rode with two transmitters feeding input 3 then you need that switch set to IN 3 and you don't need 4 channel recording. If you're trying to use the rode at the same time as an XLR input (1 or 2) then you need to use 4 channel recording with the switch set to IN 1. See 2:00 in the video.
@@PaulJoydid exactly as video shows. Only shotgun records. Rode just humming sound. I see all 4 channels on camera but no audio from rode. Starting to think these are defective.
@@PaulJoyok. So I figured out the problem it’s the RODE ITSELF. I just plugged in my saromonic blink. Flawless instantly works. Damn. I’ll send the roses back!!!! Smh. Well good thing is I can get the newer pro version now. Instead of the go2 🤷🏽♂️
The 3.5mm splitter cable shown in the video isn't the right type, it needs to be stereo male to dual mono female and the one shown is stereo to dual stereo! I have updated the links in the description to the correct type of cable. geni.us/vd2JIm
Paul, doesn't it need to be the opposite? Meaning Stereo FEMALE to dual mono MALE? That would allow to connect the cable coming out of the dual receiver, into a female plug and split it into to male mono jacks that then connect to the 3,5mm to XLR adapters that fits into the FX3?
@@Superjeanmarc Any update on this? Just want to be sure I'm grabbing the correct splitter! :)
Hi there, sorry I missed your last message. You only have one stereo input on the handle so if you want to connect two audio devices via that single input you need the male to be a single stereo plug and the females to be 2 x mono inputs.
Hey Paul really appreciate your videos that's just clear and simple without much of commercial inserts. Keep it up!!
Thanks loads for letting me know.
Just to contribute something else ... 2 things. The wireless Go 2 mounted on the Mic Shoe of the camera without the handle ... it puts noise in recording and is also heard in the headphones (at least in my FX3) ... as soon as you separate it from there it disappears ... And another thing, the audio inputs have limiters up to a certain level. At a wedding party, I record one channel (with a condenser mic) with automatic gain and in the other the same signal from the same mic but with the gain in manual at a low level in case it distorts ... good video !!! Thanks!
Hi Sergio. Thanks that's useful to know, I wonder what could cause that as it seems to work fine with my Sony UWP system. I haven't tried the Wireless Go II but I did own the first version for a while, I ended up returning it when I found out it didn't work with my Sony ECM-77 lav mics.
This was an absolutely brilliant video and well timed. I just got my FX3 today and I was stymied about how to get all four channels to record. I was missing the all-important MI Shoe Audio Set. Success! The explanations on this video are crystal clear and your close ups make it even easier to follow. Now I'm going to watch your "How to use the Sony FX3 XLR Audio Handle" to see if I missed anything else. Thank you for doing this. More people need to see your work!
Really pleased it helped, thanks for leaving such a fab comment.
Great equipment that i miss to buy with my fx30
Now i have to buy it now cuz it make me record a spare of audio to make a good video
Thx so much
Brilliant. Exactly what I needed when I needed it.
Thanks for letting me know, glad it helped.
Very helpful video, Paul! Must watch for anyone with a FX3
Thanks loads, glad it helped.
Fantastic video, Paul, and very timely. I have a shoot in a couple days where I plan to play with some 4 channel audio with my FX3.
Thanks again for the feedback Gerald. Good luck with the shoot, let me know how it works out for you.
Great info! Do you know if the ZV-E1 has 16bit or 24 bit audio? What is the best XLR adaptor to add to it? Thanks!
Sorry I know nothing about that camera.
Merry Christmas bro, these videos are excellent!
And to you Sean, have a great one.
Appreciate this Paul. Also inspired me to make my own videos when I figure things out.
That’s great Ken, have fun with the videos.
This was super helpful
this is perfect and explains a lot thank you.
You're very welcome!
Thank you friend, you just saved me on a shoot!
Pleased to help, thanks for letting me know.
Excellent clear and concise video - thank you! Subscribed
Thanks for the sub, really pleased you liked the video.
The content is excellent. The image quality is also superb. Just wondering, was it internal recording or were you using an external recorder for this video?
Talking head shots are done with the FX3 internal recording, 10bit 4:2:2, shots of the fx3 are with the FS5 8bit 4:2:0
@@PaulJoy thank you for your reply. I appreciate it.
@@PaulJoy If you can make videos how to create a superb video with FX3 as yours, that will be awesome :) Picture Profile, XAVC-i, Catalyst, HDR Gamut (Library), 264 (Project), Final Cut Pro Exporting Option For UA-cam etc. I have already subscribed to your channel.
just what i needed to see! thank you!!
Really pleased it helped, thanks for letting me know.
Hello Paul, Thank you for these great videos. Everything on my end works fine, except that I can't use the NTG3 because after about 5 minutes of recording, I get a loud interference or feedback sound that makes it impossible to continue my recording. I tried everything in the book and still can't figure it out. I decided to replace the NTG 3 with a battery-operated Shenhizer buy; as you know, the quality is not the same.
That’s very strange, was it a dodgy mic in the end?
Very useful and concise. Subscription.
Thanks loads, glad it helped.
Thanks for the help Paul!
My pleasure Liam, thanks for the comment :)
very helpful vid, thank you
Thanks for letting me know, much appreciated.
Great video, thanks again for this!
You’re very welcome, glad it was helpful.
Mr Paul I’ve been trying all day to set up my audio on my fx30 and the ninja v+ tested as I saw that I was getting a signal but when I played my Sony card from my Ninja no sound at all . I’ve never had such a problem in the past but after such a long time being sick I did not touch my equipment for a year . Now I have to learn again . Plus I sold my fx3 bought a7IV and the fx30 and kind of feeling down with the fx30 unless I learn more on how to set it up tomorrow I am going up to Lake Mead at the border of Nevada and Arizona and will give it a test drive hope it works . Cheers
Hey Sam. I'm not sure what you mean by "played my Sony card from my Ninja". If you can give me a little more detail I'll gladly try to help. I hope the trip is going well.
@@PaulJoy what I meant is the SSD card of the ninja that I am using on my ninja
nice video!
Thanks!
thanks for this video! now.... what are the micro USB port for?
You're very welcome. It's for plugging in very small USB things :)
do you think it is better to do a convert my Rode wireless Go 2 into the XLR or just keep it on the 3.5. I think you said the XLR inputs are better so maybe is should just adapt it.
Rally not sure about that one, my guess is it will likely give you a cleaner sound but not 100% sure. If you try it let me know how it goes.
This video should be goated. I only thought you can use only 2 inputs on the top handle. Thanks
Glad I could help
is the fx30 xlr handle the exact same to the fx3 handle?
I've not seen the stand alone one but yes I believe it is.
Hi... Have you tried without the audio handle, and connecting a dual microport with MI shoe and connecting ch3+4 via mini jack on the side of the FX3?
Hi there. That won't work as you can't use the mini jack at the same time as the MI shoe unfortunately.
Can I use 2 mini-jack connection without additional "XLR" mount?
I’ve not tried that but I don’t see why not, the 3.5mm input on the body is also stereo.
@@PaulJoy Can I connect 1 microphone by hot shoe and second by mini-jack? Splitter won't work because microphones are stereo and I want record 4 channels on Sony FX30 is it possible?
@@KoW Ah right, no you can’t do 4 channel recording with the the in camera mic input, just two, you’ll need to use the handle for that and use one stereo jack to the XLR inputs with an adapter cable and on stereo jack to the 3.5mm input on the handle.
@@KoW Actually you could record 4 channels without the handle but only by mixing down the channels first. Some wireless mics will let you mix down a dual input to a single audio track. Of course you then won’t be able to adjust the levels separately.
@@KoW No, when you connect something to the mic input on the camera the MI shoe / handle is disabled.
Really enjoying your Fx3 series! Only, I was wondering what version of FCPX and OS you are using? For some strange reason, I am not seeing my footage in the Media Import Window with FCP 10.6.1 and Monterey 12.0.1. The only way I can import the footage is by sliding the media from the SD card onto the timeline.
Hi there. I'm using FCPX 10.6.1 and I'm on OS 11.6.1 as my 2014 Retina iMac is now too old to have the latest OS!
Thank u 🙏🏼
You’re welcome 😊
Thanks man. It's a bummer that they don't have an option to do stereo recording with 1/2 with the option to reduce the gain for a safety channel. I wonder if they could include this with a firmware update?
The camera can do that with inputs 1 and 2, but theres no way to do it with inputs 3 & 4 in camera. Look at the Rode VideoMic NTG as that uses the 3.5mm input and does the safety channel in mic.
Hi Paul, great video, thanks. Can I just check if I plug 2 single V1 Rode Wireless Gos using 3.5mm to XLR connectors individually into input 1and 2, will it play back in Premiere Pro as a mixed audio track? It's not going to pan input 1 to the left channel and input 2 to the right channel, is it? Thanks!
If the Go’s are sending a single mono output to each of the channels then they will be two mono tracks in Premiere I would imagine. I’ve not used Premiere for a long time though so not 100%!
Very helpful thank you!. But I wanna know how much impedance can Fx3 power. I am planning to buy a headphone to connect directly to my camera(FX3) and I have no idea if it can power 250ohm or not. I am planning to buy among 80ohm or 250ohm. How much impedance can it power?
I use Sennheiser HD25's which have a nominal impedance of 70 ohm and they give plenty of volume, I normally have my output set around halfway. I'm not sure what Sony's specs are.
50 mil looks great, I'm jealous :)
My fave lens for interviews now, use it all the time.
Dziękuje za porady
You’re welcome.
Hello! This might sound dumb.. but I can not get my audio levels to display in bottom left corner as you have it! I’ve tried searching a couple of things that say there should be a “audio level display” somewhere but I just can not find it! :(
Bear in mind this was with older firmware, Sony changed the audio meters for V2 to put them top left and make them very small.
Thank you Paul for your videos on this subject. I am confused though because, when interviewing, I am always using a shotgun XLR mic (in Channel 1) + a Lavalier mic through the Wireless Go (in Channel 3). That way, I have a back up if the Lavalier has parasite noises. But it seems I have no option to listen to CH1 in my left ear and CH3 in my right ear ? Neither do I have the choice to send CH1 and CH3 to my external recorder ? How come ? (it seems like my set up is pretty basic)
That's correct, you can't have IN1/2 and IN3 in channels 1 and 2 or 3 & 4. The best solution to your problem would be to get a 3.5mm to XLR adapter and run that in to the second XLR input. That will give you both mics on channel 1 & 2 for headphone monitoring and HDMI output.
I can't find the audio recording setting anywhere. I checked online but I have no idea what to do to see them in my menu. Could somebody help me with that?
I literally show that in this video, which camera are you using?
Hi Paul, my audio level is not displayed. Instead the shoe audio set is displayed on my screen. So it shows what I selected in the shoe audio set. And under Audio Recording I don´t have the "Audio Level Display". I did everything according to the Sony help. I did not mark "No Disp. Info" under DISP (Screen Disp) Set . Maybe someone can help
They removed some options in the recent software updates and changed the location of the level meters.
Hello! Can I record sound directly to the built-in microphone FX3 and ECM-B1M hotshoe mic?
Nope, one or the other unfortunately.
How do I set the fx3 so i can adjust headphone volume while recording?
I don't think you can unfortunately. The headphone volume is only accessible via the main menu and that cant be used while recording.
Hi, I am having a tech issue hopefully you can help me, I am trying to connect my rode wireless go ii to my fx3 sound bar (just got this camera). I can’t seem to hear anything out of the headphone’s when trying to monitor the sound. I have it connected to input 1 via the sound bar and the headphone into the 3.5 Jack, but no sound is coming out of the headphones. It shows that it is picking up sounds, but i can’t hear anything. I tried it on my a7siii and it works fine, so I don’t think it’s the rode, can you tell me what I am missing? Thanks!
If the camera is showing an audio signal then it’s likely either headphone level is set low or they are not connected to the right 3.5mm which is easily done.
It's a shame the FX3 doesn't give you independent audio input control for the basic mic jack. Through a Deity shotgun mic I can actually send another input source in via the jack which is great. However the input level is locked to both channel 1 and 2 together, no seperate control.
Hi Steve. Yes if using 4 channel audio you’re stuck with the single level control for the 3.5mm input. One option you do have if only using two channels though is to split the 3.5mm stereo signal and send one channel to one of the XLR inputs via an adapter.
As you say though, adding left / right channel levels on the handle would have been a lot more flexible.
Thank you for the video! was very helpful. Can I ask you, how did you adjust balance in FCPX. Because when I record all 4 channels, my channel 1 is in my "left" channel. How do you center it? thank you
Hi there. If you go in to the audio configuration for the clip you can change it from Stereo to Dual Mono.
@@PaulJoy thank you very much! keep up the good work.
Just got the FX30 and was thinking of going for a 4 channel solution but a little bit different. I was thinking of using a Zoom F3 for 2 booms into the line input of the camera and a 2 TX x 1 RX Lav system into de MI Hotshoe, is this possible???
I would test it myself but I dont have a MI Lav system :(
Unfortunately if you can’t use the MI shoe and 3.5mm mic input at the same time. You would need to use the audio handle and 4 channel audio to utilise the 3.5mm input on the handle and the XLR inputs.
@@PaulJoy Wow that sucks
thanks for answering tho!
Thk.❤️
You’re welcome.
Can you record audio with the hot shoe and the internal mic of the FX3 at the same time?
Unfortunately not, as soon as you connect a device to the MI shoe the internal mic and 3.5mm input on the camera are disabled.
@@PaulJoy Thank you for your answer! Found out two days ago the hard way, but managed to solve it quickly with an extra mic.
I’m sure you can record 4 channels of audio to the ninja v. I have inadvertently done this before and had to delete them in post as I was only using 1 mic. Might be worth looking into..
Thats interesting, I don't own a Ninja V yet but I'll definitely check that out when I get chance. Thanks for the heads up.
Yeah when u figure it out let us know
@@KenSambury Just looking at the Ninja V now and as far as I can see it only receives 2 channels from the FX3. You can also connect a mic directly to the ninja to do 4 channel audio though.
@@PaulJoy ok thanks
Question: Is it normal to have hissing sound from the input 1 and 2 event it has no mics plug in?
Yes that can happen if the gains are turned up. It shouldn’t be that noticeable though! If it is then it me be external interference plating a part.
Thank you! @@PaulJoy
How do you go about balancing the audio control with the gain on the handle and the gain in the camera?
Hi, the audio gain in camera is disabled when using the handle.
when im having one xlr mic how many channels is best in camera settings?
2 channels, you can record the mic on to both of them at different levels or just have them the same.
@@PaulJoy thank you for your reply.
Hi Paul, I use 4-channel audio recording and yesterday I filmed an interview with a Rode Wireless Go in input 3 and a backup NTG5 in input 1. When it came to editing my video, there was no audio available. It played fine through the camera but when it came to playing within editing software there was silence or through VLC player it said "VLC could not decode the format "IPCM"'. Do you why the codec might have happened?
Hi Amy. LPCM is the correct codec so my guess is it must be an issue with playback machine. Do you have the latest VLC? My FX3 4ch clips play back fine in VLC.
@@PaulJoy Hi Paul thanks for your reply, yeah it was latest VLC player and when my client imported it into Final Cut Pro it didn’t work. I have imported it into Premiere however and it works fine! Very strange!
If I have two mics connected to the FX3 handle. Is it possible to record the audio of one mic into the left channel and the audio of the second mic into the right channel? This way I could edit the audio of each mic separately.
Each XLR input does record to an individual channel and you can normally choose in the application you use to edit how to handle those channels.
What would a good mic for the fx3 be
What are you planning to use it for?
Can you use the 3.5 mm jack from the handle and the 3.5mm jack input from the camera at the same time???
No, when you connect a mic to the 3.5mm input in the camera body it disables the audio handle and changes the camera from 4ch to 2ch.
@@PaulJoy Just so I understand your last remark right -- If I connect a mic to the 3.5mm input in the camera body, any audio devices connected to the fx3 via the hot shoe on top of the camera won't work???
@@klotsinga9774 Yes I think thats the case. It was a while ago I tested it but you certainly cant use both at the same time.
@@JustKarthiK Hi there. I’ve not used a 3.5mm time code generator but in theory it will add audio signals in the same way as a mic.. Try following the setup for using 4 channel audio but with xlr mics going to channel 1&2 plus the 3.5mm input from the TC generator in channel 3.
Awesome!! best on youtube on this topic!!
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When I set this up it effected the use of in camera proxy recording in premiere pro. As in it seems Premiere was not able to link to them. But when I set the recording back to 2 channel it could. Would you have a solution to recording audio on 4 channels and still be able to use in camera recorded proxies?
Sorry I don't use Premiere so I'm not sure with that one. Do the proxy files contain all four channels of audio?
@@PaulJoy It seems that not matter how many channel are set up for recording on the FX3 it will only record proxies in stereo left and right. So when recording 4 channels premiere does not recognise the in camera proxy recording as a proxy. If I only record 2 channels premiere will recognise the in camera recording. Are you aware of any work around that would allow for in camera proxy use when recording more than two channels?
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with a quick test it didnt work, ill take a sunday morning to test this in all detail.
Good luck, some of the menu’s have changed since the update but the same steps should get you there.
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No matter what I do the ride go doesn’t record anything into the camera. Frustrated. Smh.
A couple of things to check, is the audio handle switched on? (Power switch on the left side of the handle). Also have you go the input set to in3?
@@PaulJoy handle set to on. Yes. Input was set to 1 trying to use the features of the handle connected the wire to xlr input. I’ll try it on 3 this evening and see. I need to be able to record 2 ppl kind of simultaneously but on individual channels so I figured this was a slam dunk. No luck yet 🤣. I’ll figure it out and a lot more now that I found your page!!! Will update later this evening
@@TooMuch_TV So if you're just using the Rode with two transmitters feeding input 3 then you need that switch set to IN 3 and you don't need 4 channel recording. If you're trying to use the rode at the same time as an XLR input (1 or 2) then you need to use 4 channel recording with the switch set to IN 1. See 2:00 in the video.
@@PaulJoydid exactly as video shows. Only shotgun records. Rode just humming sound. I see all 4 channels on camera but no audio from rode. Starting to think these are defective.
@@PaulJoyok. So I figured out the problem it’s the RODE ITSELF. I just plugged in my saromonic blink. Flawless instantly works. Damn. I’ll send the roses back!!!! Smh. Well good thing is I can get the newer pro version now. Instead of the go2 🤷🏽♂️