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Title: Muffed / heavy bass sound any help
Post by: Bigdinca on July 03, 2006, 12:03:46 AM

I got a Sony DCR-HC21 and for some reason I always get muffed / bass heavy sound. I have tried both 12 and 16bit audio and its the same. Any help???

Thanks

Title: Re: Muffed / heavy bass sound any help
Post by: Fatah Ruark (aka MIKE B) on July 03, 2006, 12:49:04 AM

Well to start, never use 12bit. 16bit is the min. you want to use.

Sometimes you can reduce bass with a battery box that has a bass rolloff.

I usually EQ bass out of my recordings if there is too much of it.

I think you can do this with the program Audacity. It's free. I use Sound Forge. That costs about $100.

Best of luck!
-MIKE B

Title: Re: Muffed / heavy bass sound any help
Post by: Bigdinca on July 03, 2006, 12:51:29 AM

Quote from: Bigdinca on July 03, 2006, 12:03:46 AM

I got a Sony DCR-HC21 and for some reason I always get muffed / bass heavy sound. I have tried both 12 and 16bit audio and its the same. Any help???

Thanks

I should have said its a Video cam, I know all about Audio taping and do you a Batt box.

Title: Re: Muffed / heavy bass sound any help
Post by: sabre on July 03, 2006, 03:36:08 AM

The in-built mics in your video camera are not designed for high SPL environments. I have a similar camera and it doesn't distort, but that's probably due to the bands I tape.
If you already have external mics and a battery box, then apply your knowledge of autio taping and plug them into your video camera. The signal from your mic/battery box might be too high for your video camera so you could use a -20db attenuation cable as well.
If you don't have a mic iinput in your camera then you're out of luck.
You could also audio tape the show on a DAT/hard drive/miniDisc recorder and sync in to your video in post.

Title: Re: Muffed / heavy bass sound any help
Post by: guitard on July 03, 2006, 11:55:50 PM

If you get the exposure adjusted right, this cam shoots great video for the price.  However, it doesn't have an external plugin for the mic. 

I agree with Pluto - tape the audio separately.  Even a crappy mini-disc recorder will sound way better than the videocam audio.

+T for you efforts~!!

Title: Re: Muffed / heavy bass sound any help
Post by: Bigdinca on July 05, 2006, 02:07:34 AM

Thanks, I think I will do that and just tape both and mix it later

Title: Re: Muffed / heavy bass sound any help
Post by: ilduclo on November 05, 2006, 10:59:21 AM

what's the method for combining the vid and the separate aud ???