I can't say enough good about this video. Straight forward and simple is hard to come by, and this presents the information in an easily digestible way. Thanks!
great video. finally someone straight to the point not talking in circles and drinking coffee trying to be clever, or be like everyone else on RUclips.. LOL
Thank you Julian. Your video offered me a way to use our H5 to connect our XLR mics to an amp for real-time amplification via a line-in. Very useful. Thank you so much!
Excellent tutorial Julian. Liked and subscribed. I appreciate your knowledge and delivery on the subject of audio! I'm surprised you don't have more subscribers! Keep up the great work.
Hey, this is my second channel. If you like this kind of stuff check out my main channel (Julian Krause) where I'm constantly uploading new videos! Thanks for the sub!
Just what I needed to know, very to the point. Now if I could just find out how to keep the H5 using the XY capsule to not pickup noises from being mounted to the camera I'd be happy, maybe a hot shoe mount without some sort of suspension is just a bad idea.
If your camera has a mic/line selection for the jack, choose line as it will totally bypass the cheap pre-amp and use the line level audio provided by the much better upstream H5 pre-amp.
I just got an a7iii yesterday. Today's task is how to do exactly what is in this video! Did you run into any hang ups on the a7iii?... and yes GREAT VIDEO
Julian, thank you for posting this information from which I have sustantially benefited. I did the recording according to your setting and it works like charm. I have a good question for you. I find the recording from A7 camera using H5 xy mic is sinificantly better than the recording from H5 recorder alone (w/ xy-mic). The notes were cleaner and have better definition. I thought the recording device inside H5 should do the better job. Do you notice that? If so, what could be reason?
Thank you so much. Just put my NTG3s directly into my a6400 worked perfectly. All the levels too 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 you saved me a LOT of time syncing in post! I subbed just BC of this video
Hello, thanks for your video. do you now, if the signal is processed by the ad/da converter? I talked to a shop assistan of a big store. He told me, the line-signal is processed by by the ad-da converter. Compression and EQ are digital, so it is conceivable that all signals are converted. Best wishes
Julian, help me with two problems with my H5: 1. I’m using a Shure m58 with standard cable to input 1/2 and Audio-Technica headphones connected to the phone-jack (upper lefthand side of the H5). I have to set the input-volume dials for 1/2 to nearly 7 just to hear myself through the headphones and I hear an annoying “hiss”. Why can’t the unit be more sensitive and I be able to hear from 1-6???? I thought for sure that it would be a beautiful sound that I could hear, crisp and without hiss and at a lower input-volume setting (1-6)? Am I connecting incorrectly? Please help me!
Hey Julian, I hope you can help me! I have a sony A6500 and a Zoom H4N and try to connect these together with a cable. But 1:21 isn't working because I can't adjust the volume in my camera. Do you know any of this? Thanks in advance!! Edith
Really good video sir. Just to be crystal clear about it, the recording js done at the zoom device then it is captured on the video in sony a7. Therefore they re both synced and included in the video and I dont need to merge the files at editing stage? Thanks everyone!
my a7sii audio gets really low after being plugged into my pre amp. It’s not the mic or the pre amp because my friend used it with his gh5 and it worked. do the a7sii only have volume level control as an option ?
hey Julian, I want a similar setup with xy stereo summed with a shotgun Mic through the zoom down to the camera input. This avoids the need to post sync video and audio, but I want to know if I can blend the 2 types of mics sounds for more focus on the subject ( shotgun) and room sound (xy). Will this work?
I hope I understand you correctly. You want to record with the XY capsule and simultaneously with a shotgun mic. You want to mix both signals in the H5 and go directly into camera. If so, this is definitely possible. Your Zoom H5 must be in the Recording mode "Multi File" Arm Chanel L and R and the one where your XLR Mic is connected. The Zoom H5 will mix the XY capsule and the shotgun mic and output it via Line-Out to your camera. But be aware! The XY capsule and shotgun mic will be summed together and there is no way you could unmix them in post. That’s why I would suggest recording the sound on the H5 as well. This way you get the XY capsule and shotgun tracks recorded separately. In post you would have much more flexibility to mix the two tracks together.
How do I overcome the squelch noise on RUclips phone only? Mono speaker fails when I add xlr input with xy output from H5 to Sony RX10 II. Sounds fine via headphone or computer.
@@juliankrause2105 I found out the hard way... the levels changed and I had to lower then bring back on the ssh 6 shotgun mic... thanks for your help. ruclips.net/video/JN5wNHgpgX4/видео.html
My GH5 goes down to -12db on the mic input side. Will your setup here work in a similar way? I did email Zoom about the H6 line out, their support seemed to think I would need an attenuator un-between. I'm quite conflicted between the MixPre3 and the H5 or H6. I suspect battery life on the H5/H6 is better than the MixPre3. Form factor and plug-on mics means more versatility with the H5/H6, handheld or on top camera. But better preamps in the MixPre make for cleaner recordings.
Hey, I do not think that you need an attenuator cable because you can setup the needed attenuation in the menu of the H5/H6. Here are the steps to setup your equipment: 1. set "mic level adj." on your gh5 to -12dB 2. connect H6 "line out" with gh5 using a stereo jack cable 3. connect a mic to the H6 4. produce a constant tone into the mic (for example play a tone like a sine wave on your smartphone into the mic) 5. turn the gain knob on the H6 so that the audio meter hit -12dB 6. adjust the "line level out" on the H6 that on the gh5 the meter also hit -12dB or slightly below Calibrating the audio level is a bit more simple with the mixPre-3 because it has a built in tone generator but in the end the steps above will accomplish the exact same thing. BTW: Don´t be fooled, the preamps only really make a diffrence when you use dynamic microphones. If you use condenser mics, the noise diffrence between the H6 and the MixPre-3 will be negligible! I personally have no experience with the H6, but the batteries of my H5 last much longer than the MixPre-3. That´s why i prefer the H5 for simple run and gun shooting.
Julian Krause 2 thanks, that’s a great way to get 1k tone for reference. Preamps on H5? Maybe close to H6? I’m only using AT shotgun or their hypercardoid mics, good quiet mics.
The preamps of the H5 and H6 are identical, so noise performance is pretty much equal. With your mics in combination with either an H5 or H6 you can make great sounding recordings!
Hello Julian, this is a great video thank you. Do you mind me asking if I can use Rode M5 Matched Condenser Microphones with a Zoom H6 to record a string quartet. Many thanks!
Sure, you can. Having a matched pair in my opinion is awesome to record a group of musicians because you can use the mics in a stereo setup. Done right, you get beautiful open stereo sound. I would suggest positioning the mics in an ORTF setup. ORTF describes how the mic are positioned to each other. You can find more information about ORTF here: www.dpamicrophones.com/mic-university/principles-of-the-ortf-stereo-technique Then I would put this stereo setup in front of the quartet. You can vary the distance to the musicians to get more or less ambient sound in your recording. Too far away, you will hear too much room reverberance. Too close and the recording sounds very dry. Maybe start with 1m-2m distance to the quartet and adjust from there.
@@juliankrause2105 Glad I'm reading the comments, some excellent information in here. I record a lot of live concerts that are amplified through loudspeakers with my H5, I found for the most part the closer to the speakers the more to my liking, drier yes but there's already so much reverb in the mixes oftentimes this works. Seems a setup though with 2 matched mics, poles, etc can easily cost into the 1000's of dollars but I'd imagine it delivers superior sound to just using an H5 with the XY capsule.
It seems to me that you have to go through a lot of trouble and the end result is you still are recording through inferior preamps of the camera. Isn't it just better to sync in post where your audio is never touched by the camera and it's electronics/limiters etc.? I realize it's an extra step but it's also an extra step to do all this work you are describing the bottom line is the best sound will be had from the recorder alone? Do you agree or is there something I'm missing?
Hey Jimmy, you are absolutely right. Recording on the Zoom H5 you get the highest audio quality with this setup. But recording the sound straight into the A7s you do not have to sync the sound in post. And to be honest, recording on the H5 vs H5 into the A7s the sound isn´t that different. In the end you have to decide, if you want the convenience of already synced audio with recording on the A7s or if you want the slightly better audio quality and sync the sound in post.
same experience with the blackmagic pocket cam. H5 line-out into bmpcc sounds almost as good as syncing, but the project has way more probability of getting finished because the audio is already on the footage.
Have you experimented with this set up recording a live band ? I love how basic this set up is and have an interest in how this camera will work with low light situations and plugging into the camera line for Audio with the H5 or something similar for real time video and sound to avoid matching up sound and audio later..
Yes, should be pretty much the same. If you want to be 100% sure you can check the setup te following way: If the audio levels hit for example -12dB on the H5 it should also hit -12dB on your a6500. Then it is correctly set up.
@@ENJOY97 When you connect the H5 to your A6500 you directly pass the sound into your camera. No synchronization needed here. If you want to sync the H5s recording to your camera it doesn't really matter which recording you start first. Just clap once after you started the recording on the camera and H5. You can can then use this spike in the waveform to align the audio in post.
Hello I have a Sony A6500 and I’m using the zoom H5 with the SSH6 stereo shot gun mic what would be the best configuration an how low should I put the gain ????? Thank you New Subscriber
Hey, I cannot give you an exact number because this changes from situation to situation. But here is a general rule of setting gian for you: When you record dialogue, I you should turn the gain knob on the H5 to a position, where the audio meters on the screen are hitting about -12db. For ambience recording I would go a bit lower, peaking at around -18db. Thanks for the sub!
I have the h5 and im recording by using ipad, and it works fine, but the problem is with the zoom battery, is there a way to fix this? If not, is there a device recording that i can connect it with my ipad, and plug into it 2 mics and recored? And the device powered up by the ipad?
Sorry, I have no solution for your problem with the H5. To my knowledge there is no way to power the H5 externally when you use the USB port on the Ipad. Maybe have a look at a Steinberg UR22 mkII. This can also be connected to the Ipad and powered with an external power supply. More information in this video: ruclips.net/video/xBbVgxGPiuY/видео.html
The H5 has a quarter inch thread at the bottom. You could connect it to a camera with something like this: www.amazon.com/dp/B018UJLIOE/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B018UJLIOE&pd_rd_w=JLh3h&pf_rd_p=f0dedbe2-13c8-4136-a746-4398ed93cf0f&pd_rd_wg=5BRBf&pf_rd_r=S3CNQ20XRBYHSYKV4BYM&pd_rd_r=e4b7563a-0500-11e9-a176-db5c0092f3eb Or something a little more sophisticated: mymic.rycote.com/products/windshield-solutions/portable-recorder-solutions/zoom-h5-audio-kit/
@@juliankrause2105 Just wanted to chime in here if it's not too late for the person asking. I actually own the simple option and with a Sony A7Riii and also my Canon 80D that setup induces TONS of noise from the camera, I'm not sure why but as soon as I remove the H5 and attached hot shoe adapter from my camera the noise drastically reduces, oddly the internal mics on the Sony don't pickup those same noises. I don't know if the "little more sophisticated" option works better but I can assure the first one is terrible. Also if you like to use the EVF putting the H5 atop your camera makes that impossible.
Fantastic, superb video. Exactly what I have been looking for. I am using a Sony A7s, a Zoom H4n and a Rode NTG2. I’m presuming I can replicate this setup and address the frustrating noise problem I’ve been having?
Hey, the preamps of the original H4n are known to be not that great. In combination with the NTG2 it creates some noise in your recording. This is a well known problem. The only solution I can think of is upgrading your H4n to the H4n PRO or any other recorder with better preamps. Aside from that the method of connecting the H4n to the A7s works pretty much the same. Cheers!
Thank you for taking the time to reply Julian. And for the information on the problems relating to the H4n - I have done some tests this evening and I am hearing a big improvement, but still not great due to the issues you mentioned above. I also noticed that the H4n doesn't have the ability to set a line level (to -15db) as the H5 does.
I think you would need something like this: Sescom LN2MIC-ZOOMH4N Sam Mallery has made a video about it ages ago: ruclips.net/video/AwPE6FQEuJ8/видео.html But the noisy preamps of the H4n might be still an issue.
Great thanks Julian. I have just watched this and researched the idea of attenuating cables. Makes a lot of sense. Please may I ask one final question. I have a fresh battery in the Rode NTG2, ideally should the Phantom Power on H4n be set to 0, 24 or 48V? Thank you for your time and expertise.
It depends... If you want to power the NTG2 with the internal battery then set phantom power on the H4n to off (I guess 0 means off on the H4n). If you want to power the mic with phantom power from the recorder set it to 48V on the H4n. If you have any other questions feel free to ask!
Thank you Julian for this great video. I have been trying this solution while having my A7 S recording with an external power supply, and unfortunately I have quite a buzz while recording through the mic input. I don't have this problem if I use batteries. Do you experience the same problem ?
sorry, I never used an external power supply with my A7s, only the included batteries. One thing to make sure is, that the mic cable going into the A7s is not to close to other power cables, so it does not pic up any interference.
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I can't say enough good about this video. Straight forward and simple is hard to come by, and this presents the information in an easily digestible way. Thanks!
great video. finally someone straight to the point not talking in circles and drinking coffee trying to be clever, or be like everyone else on RUclips.. LOL
Great tribute to McKinnon
that is fucking true, i went 40 more video and just met this wonderful video. other stupid RUclipsr never show how to connect and set levels.
Thank you Julian. Your video offered me a way to use our H5 to connect our XLR mics to an amp for real-time amplification via a line-in. Very useful. Thank you so much!
Excellent tutorial Julian. Liked and subscribed. I appreciate your knowledge and delivery on the subject of audio! I'm surprised you don't have more subscribers! Keep up the great work.
Hey, this is my second channel. If you like this kind of stuff check out my main channel (Julian Krause) where I'm constantly uploading new videos! Thanks for the sub!
FINALLY A GOOD VIDEO! THANK YOU SO MUCH HAVE A NICE DAY :)
That was great.To the point and excellent,very understandable explanation.Thanks
Thanks Julian. Exactly the information I was looking for. Well presented and awesome sound quality! Great work.
Just what I needed to know, very to the point. Now if I could just find out how to keep the H5 using the XY capsule to not pickup noises from being mounted to the camera I'd be happy, maybe a hot shoe mount without some sort of suspension is just a bad idea.
There is a mount for zoom recorders on Amazon, even though it wasn't probably available when you wrote this comment.
Thanks for this very clear and informative video. And thanks so much for responding in detail to the many comments - they were also very informative.
Very clear and thorough explanation! Thank you!
Thanks a lot. That was exactly what I needed.
Excellent setup video. Learned a lot here! I will be trying this line setup with my sony A7iii. Thanks!
Thanks Julian you were better than the H5 manual on this topic!
Julian, Great video and great walkthrough.
Thanks for this helpful tip. Got myself a Panasonic Lumix G85 a few days ago and was wondering if I can use my H5 with it.
If your camera has a mic/line selection for the jack, choose line as it will totally bypass the cheap pre-amp and use the line level audio provided by the much better upstream H5 pre-amp.
Awesome video, thanks so much! I've been trying for the same setup with an H4N pro and an A73 but wasn't sure what exactly to do. This helps a ton!
I just got an a7iii yesterday. Today's task is how to do exactly what is in this video! Did you run into any hang ups on the a7iii?... and yes GREAT VIDEO
OMG thank you, I have almost the exact same gear...
if I only knew it couple of hours before, I could have had spared many hours in post :D
Excellent video sir! Thanks!
Julian, thank you for posting this information from which I have sustantially benefited. I did the recording according to your setting and it works like charm. I have a good question for you. I find the recording from A7 camera using H5 xy mic is sinificantly better than the recording from H5 recorder alone (w/ xy-mic). The notes were cleaner and have better definition. I thought the recording device inside H5 should do the better job. Do you notice that? If so, what could be reason?
I have the feeling, though, that quality is much better when you record directly to zoom card
Wait- you're using a recorder as an XLR preamp to feed a much less reliable 3.5mm jack? Why not just record on the recorder?
Because you are not going to compare a 300 or 1100 hundred mic to a $50 dollar mic.
Thank you for this! If I want to rig my zoom H5 to my sonyA7sIII together with two sennheiser EW 512P G4. What type of rigging would you recommend?
Would you say the a7s has inferior preamps to the Zoom H5?
Julian, just noticed this how to video on my watch page. Very well described. Looks like we have similar interests.
That was extremely helpful! Cheers mate
Im still syncing my h2n in post. Annoying, but the audio is so good. If i ever get a xlr mic ill make sure to get an h5.
Thank you so much. Just put my NTG3s directly into my a6400 worked perfectly. All the levels too 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 you saved me a LOT of time syncing in post! I subbed just BC of this video
Hello,
thanks for your video.
do you now, if the signal is processed by the ad/da converter? I talked to a shop assistan of a big store. He told me, the line-signal is processed by by the ad-da converter. Compression and EQ are digital, so it is conceivable that all signals are converted.
Best wishes
Hi Thanks for the video. ITs very useful
Excellent test. Very clear explanation. Would a couple of examples confirm and reassure your viewers?
Thanks man I was wondering which cable was needed. 3.5mm to 3.5mm
Julian, help me with two problems with my H5: 1. I’m using a Shure m58 with standard cable to input 1/2 and Audio-Technica headphones connected to the phone-jack (upper lefthand side of the H5). I have to set the input-volume dials for 1/2 to nearly 7 just to hear myself through the headphones and I hear an annoying “hiss”. Why can’t the unit be more sensitive and I be able to hear from 1-6???? I thought for sure that it would be a beautiful sound that I could hear, crisp and without hiss and at a lower input-volume setting (1-6)? Am I connecting incorrectly? Please help me!
Hey Julian, I hope you can help me! I have a sony A6500 and a Zoom H4N and try to connect these together with a cable. But 1:21 isn't working because I can't adjust the volume in my camera. Do you know any of this? Thanks in advance!! Edith
Hey, I never used the A6500. If you want to know how to change the level, check out the manual and search for recording level.
Excellent, thanks!
Really good video sir. Just to be crystal clear about it, the recording js done at the zoom device then it is captured on the video in sony a7. Therefore they re both synced and included in the video and I dont need to merge the files at editing stage? Thanks everyone!
my a7sii audio gets really low after being plugged into my pre amp. It’s not the mic or the pre amp because my friend used it with his gh5 and it worked. do the a7sii only have volume level control as an option ?
hey Julian, I want a similar setup with xy stereo summed with a shotgun Mic through the zoom down to the camera input. This avoids the need to post sync video and audio, but I want to know if I can blend the 2 types of mics sounds for more focus on the subject ( shotgun) and room sound (xy). Will this work?
I hope I understand you correctly.
You want to record with the XY capsule and simultaneously with a shotgun mic.
You want to mix both signals in the H5 and go directly into camera.
If so, this is definitely possible.
Your Zoom H5 must be in the Recording mode "Multi File"
Arm Chanel L and R and the one where your XLR Mic is connected.
The Zoom H5 will mix the XY capsule and the shotgun mic and output it via Line-Out to your camera.
But be aware! The XY capsule and shotgun mic will be summed together and there is no way you could unmix them in post.
That’s why I would suggest recording the sound on the H5 as well. This way you get the XY capsule and shotgun tracks recorded separately.
In post you would have much more flexibility to mix the two tracks together.
That's exactly what I was wanting to know, Cheers.
How do I overcome the squelch noise on RUclips phone only? Mono speaker fails when I add xlr input with xy output from H5 to Sony RX10 II. Sounds fine via headphone or computer.
Thank you for your analysis. If you were recording a very loud concert from the audience perspective. What settings would you use? -30db?
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The setup would stay exactly the same, you simply turn down the gain knob on the H5 until you get proper audio levels.
@@juliankrause2105 thanks, I've been using an old Tascam Dr05 with mixed results.
@@juliankrause2105 I found out the hard way... the levels changed and I had to lower then bring back on the ssh 6 shotgun mic... thanks for your help.
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just curious if others tried this and results, exactly what i was looking for. thanks!
My GH5 goes down to -12db on the mic input side. Will your setup here work in a similar way? I did email Zoom about the H6 line out, their support seemed to think I would need an attenuator un-between.
I'm quite conflicted between the MixPre3 and the H5 or H6.
I suspect battery life on the H5/H6 is better than the MixPre3.
Form factor and plug-on mics means more versatility with the H5/H6, handheld or on top camera. But better preamps in the MixPre make for cleaner recordings.
Hey, I do not think that you need an attenuator cable because you can setup the needed attenuation in the menu of the H5/H6. Here are the steps to setup your equipment:
1. set "mic level adj." on your gh5 to -12dB
2. connect H6 "line out" with gh5 using a stereo jack cable
3. connect a mic to the H6
4. produce a constant tone into the mic (for example play a tone like a sine wave on your smartphone into the mic)
5. turn the gain knob on the H6 so that the audio meter hit -12dB
6. adjust the "line level out" on the H6 that on the gh5 the meter also hit -12dB or slightly below
Calibrating the audio level is a bit more simple with the mixPre-3 because it has a built in tone generator but in the end the steps above will accomplish the exact same thing.
BTW: Don´t be fooled, the preamps only really make a diffrence when you use dynamic microphones. If you use condenser mics, the noise diffrence between the H6 and the MixPre-3 will be negligible!
I personally have no experience with the H6, but the batteries of my H5 last much longer than the MixPre-3. That´s why i prefer the H5 for simple run and gun shooting.
Julian Krause 2 thanks, that’s a great way to get 1k tone for reference. Preamps on H5? Maybe close to H6? I’m only using AT shotgun or their hypercardoid mics, good quiet mics.
The preamps of the H5 and H6 are identical, so noise performance is pretty much equal. With your mics in combination with either an H5 or H6 you can make great sounding recordings!
thank you so so so much ! finally i got answer
Hello Julian, this is a great video thank you. Do you mind me asking if I can use Rode M5 Matched Condenser Microphones with a Zoom H6 to record a string quartet. Many thanks!
Sure, you can. Having a matched pair in my opinion is awesome to record a group of musicians because you can use the mics in a stereo setup. Done right, you get beautiful open stereo sound. I would suggest positioning the mics in an ORTF setup. ORTF describes how the mic are positioned to each other. You can find more information about ORTF here:
www.dpamicrophones.com/mic-university/principles-of-the-ortf-stereo-technique
Then I would put this stereo setup in front of the quartet. You can vary the distance to the musicians to get more or less ambient sound in your recording. Too far away, you will hear too much room reverberance. Too close and the recording sounds very dry. Maybe start with 1m-2m distance to the quartet and adjust from there.
Thank you so much! Will follow the instructions :-) Best wishes!
@@juliankrause2105 Glad I'm reading the comments, some excellent information in here. I record a lot of live concerts that are amplified through loudspeakers with my H5, I found for the most part the closer to the speakers the more to my liking, drier yes but there's already so much reverb in the mixes oftentimes this works. Seems a setup though with 2 matched mics, poles, etc can easily cost into the 1000's of dollars but I'd imagine it delivers superior sound to just using an H5 with the XY capsule.
when you take the video off the SD card is your audio a seperate file or embeded in the video file?
Hey, if you connect the H5 to a camera the audio will be recorded into the video file. So, you don't need to sync anything in post.
It seems to me that you have to go through a lot of trouble and the end result is you still are recording through inferior preamps of the camera. Isn't it just better to sync in post where your audio is never touched by the camera and it's electronics/limiters etc.? I realize it's an extra step but it's also an extra step to do all this work you are describing the bottom line is the best sound will be had from the recorder alone? Do you agree or is there something I'm missing?
Hey Jimmy,
you are absolutely right. Recording on the Zoom H5 you get the highest audio quality with this setup. But recording the sound straight into the A7s you do not have to sync the sound in post. And to be honest, recording on the H5 vs H5 into the A7s the sound isn´t that different. In the end you have to decide, if you want the convenience of already synced audio with recording on the A7s or if you want the slightly better audio quality and sync the sound in post.
ok thanks!
same experience with the blackmagic pocket cam. H5 line-out into bmpcc sounds almost as good as syncing, but the project has way more probability of getting finished because the audio is already on the footage.
Have you experimented with this set up recording a live band ?
I love how basic this set up is and have an interest in how this camera will work with low light situations and plugging into the camera line for Audio with the H5 or something similar for real time video and sound to avoid matching up sound and audio later..
On my previous comment i meant i dont want to match the sound to video later
Thank you! Is it a similar Set Up for the Sony A6500?
Yes, should be pretty much the same. If you want to be 100% sure you can check the setup te following way: If the audio levels hit for example -12dB on the H5 it should also hit -12dB on your a6500. Then it is correctly set up.
Thank you so much!
Just another question.....for proper synchronization, do you press the camera or the recorder first?
@@ENJOY97 When you connect the H5 to your A6500 you directly pass the sound into your camera. No synchronization needed here. If you want to sync the H5s recording to your camera it doesn't really matter which recording you start first. Just clap once after you started the recording on the camera and H5. You can can then use this spike in the waveform to align the audio in post.
Hello I have a Sony A6500 and I’m using the zoom H5 with the SSH6 stereo shot gun mic what would be the best configuration an how low should I put the gain ?????
Thank you
New Subscriber
Hey, I cannot give you an exact number because this changes from situation to situation. But here is a general rule of setting gian for you:
When you record dialogue, I you should turn the gain knob on the H5 to a position, where the audio meters on the screen are hitting about -12db.
For ambience recording I would go a bit lower, peaking at around -18db.
Thanks for the sub!
I have the h5 and im recording by using ipad, and it works fine, but the problem is with the zoom battery, is there a way to fix this?
If not, is there a device recording that i can connect it with my ipad, and plug into it 2 mics and recored? And the device powered up by the ipad?
Sorry, I have no solution for your problem with the H5. To my knowledge there is no way to power the H5 externally when you use the USB port on the Ipad.
Maybe have a look at a Steinberg UR22 mkII. This can also be connected to the Ipad and powered with an external power supply. More information in this video: ruclips.net/video/xBbVgxGPiuY/видео.html
how to turn that left only stereo output to 2 channel ?
Thank you!
A good device ... I also understand
Thanks from Russia (:
Can un use it to Sony Xperia 1?thanks
if you are 2 mics ?
Does the H5 have a shoe mount for mirrorless cameras?
The H5 has a quarter inch thread at the bottom. You could connect it to a camera with something like this: www.amazon.com/dp/B018UJLIOE/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B018UJLIOE&pd_rd_w=JLh3h&pf_rd_p=f0dedbe2-13c8-4136-a746-4398ed93cf0f&pd_rd_wg=5BRBf&pf_rd_r=S3CNQ20XRBYHSYKV4BYM&pd_rd_r=e4b7563a-0500-11e9-a176-db5c0092f3eb
Or something a little more sophisticated:
mymic.rycote.com/products/windshield-solutions/portable-recorder-solutions/zoom-h5-audio-kit/
@@juliankrause2105 Just wanted to chime in here if it's not too late for the person asking. I actually own the simple option and with a Sony A7Riii and also my Canon 80D that setup induces TONS of noise from the camera, I'm not sure why but as soon as I remove the H5 and attached hot shoe adapter from my camera the noise drastically reduces, oddly the internal mics on the Sony don't pickup those same noises. I don't know if the "little more sophisticated" option works better but I can assure the first one is terrible. Also if you like to use the EVF putting the H5 atop your camera makes that impossible.
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Fantastic, superb video. Exactly what I have been looking for. I am using a Sony A7s, a Zoom H4n and a Rode NTG2. I’m presuming I can replicate this setup and address the frustrating noise problem I’ve been having?
Hey, the preamps of the original H4n are known to be not that great. In combination with the NTG2 it creates some noise in your recording. This is a well known problem. The only solution I can think of is upgrading your H4n to the H4n PRO or any other recorder with better preamps.
Aside from that the method of connecting the H4n to the A7s works pretty much the same. Cheers!
Thank you for taking the time to reply Julian. And for the information on the problems relating to the H4n - I have done some tests this evening and I am hearing a big improvement, but still not great due to the issues you mentioned above. I also noticed that the H4n doesn't have the ability to set a line level (to -15db) as the H5 does.
I think you would need something like this: Sescom LN2MIC-ZOOMH4N
Sam Mallery has made a video about it ages ago: ruclips.net/video/AwPE6FQEuJ8/видео.html
But the noisy preamps of the H4n might be still an issue.
Great thanks Julian. I have just watched this and researched the idea of attenuating cables. Makes a lot of sense. Please may I ask one final question. I have a fresh battery in the Rode NTG2, ideally should the Phantom Power on H4n be set to 0, 24 or 48V? Thank you for your time and expertise.
It depends... If you want to power the NTG2 with the internal battery then set phantom power on the H4n to off (I guess 0 means off on the H4n). If you want to power the mic with phantom power from the recorder set it to 48V on the H4n. If you have any other questions feel free to ask!
were can i buy the xlr mic cord. and whats its call. thanks
Hey, it´s just a simple XLR cable with one male and one female connector. When you search for "XLR mic cable" you will find it. Cheers!
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Am I correct in understanding that you don’t need a regulated cable to connect the two together? Thanks.
Yes, that is absolutely correct. The attenuation is set in the menu of the H5, so no special cable is needed. Cheers!
Thanks!
Why wouldn't you just use the mic on the zoom ?
HMm no Audio sample unfortunately. Wanted to see if there was any noise gain from the recording - oh wells
thank you.
You're welcome :)
Thank you Julian for this great video. I have been trying this solution while having my A7 S recording with an external power supply, and unfortunately I have quite a buzz while recording through the mic input. I don't have this problem if I use batteries. Do you experience the same problem ?
sorry, I never used an external power supply with my A7s, only the included batteries. One thing to make sure is, that the mic cable going into the A7s is not to close to other power cables, so it does not pic up any interference.
Did you ever had distortions using the XLR-Inputs? Examples: goo.gl/bAWq8B
or is it just a regular xlr.
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I tried this, this Zoom H5 is SO NOISY!!! its pretty much useless.
Waaaaaaay to cumbersome...... just use a Sennheiser 600 and skip the pre-amp