When using the rifle mic it is advised not to stand more than 1.5m away from the subject
The Shure Mixer
Basically the shure mixer serves as an interface between the camera and whatever mic you choose to use. Its purpose is to regulate the levels so as to ensure that you attain the best possible sound.
Before using the shure mixer one should callabrate the tones to ensure that the sound levels are all in synch. This makes sure that the recording levels on the mixer are callabrated with those on the camera, which is essential for getting good sound.
•For callabration press the tone button on the shure mixer and once you hear the tone, set the master dial to ‐4.
•Switch Audio 1 on the camera to maual in order to change the frequency
•Set the level on the camera to ‐12 (It will be highlighted in a box on the dial)
•Switch the tone switch off once it is set
Making the Mic Stereo
In order to check that the sound is working with bout the input device and the recording there is a black cable with various plugs which can be used. These plug into the devices to check the sound ‘return’.
To do this one sets the knob on the mixer
This creates parity – This essentially means there is a double system whereby you check on sound coming into the mixer and being recorded.