Is there noticeable hiss if I were to plug it into my camera directly? I would like a low noise microphone, that I can get close to 0db on signal.
80858
It varies greatly depending on your camera. I have a Nikon D5200 and theres a very noticeable hiss.
1227941
I know there's a microphone jack on the camera. It's just an RCA plug. Has anyone used a separate mic with the camera? If so, where did you find the microphone? I've been looking on the web. I'm glad that some things are included in the box. From the description, it seemed that there was nothing in the box but the camera -- not even a battery!
2239239
I tried to use it for a project. We tried a high end mic (sorry the manufactuer of the mic escapes me). It wasn't working and we chalked it up to defective mic. Later my colleague did some research and it turns out the camera wasn't putting out enough wattage for the mic.
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Why would you bother? Impedance changes, XLR versus mini line level changes, more possibilities for bad mechanical connection. Consider borrowing a digital recorder with XLR input, if the microphone is important for the application. If this is your only available recorder (and it's a good one), then prepare to deal with noise or dropouts.
417881
There is no hiss on background when play it loud as long as material recorded properly. I use this amp to drive my KEF Iq10 very loud but not to overload, it is so quiet during soft passages. Hope this is what you're looking for.
1418190
I have no idea but at $9.00 it is worth the risk right? My problem was with a ground loop. Idk if you have the same issue with a microphone though. I had three different sources plugged into my TV and if I unplugged my cable box HDMI the buzzing would go away but I didn't want to unplug it every time I wanted to switch sources...
2136506
That is what I had awhile back. You will hear a different. There is no more hissing or noise in the background. The copper wall in the card that divide the circuits is a plus to prevent the noise and hissing.
1997505
Only with serious noise on the line, at least in our setup. Didn't matter what we plugged into on either end, we ended up with a lot of hiss when audio was not active. So if there was a pause between words on a Skype call, there was hiss in that pause.
1280115
Yes the shielding on it sucks I don't use the mic any more. You can try and use a better XLR for it it helps a little
565785
To echo some of the other sentiments, there could be multiple causes for the hiss so I'm not sure if it will be a fix or not.I would test with another mic (if you could maybe borrow one from somebody) just to test that option.The thought that comes to me with your question though is that if you are willing to spend money to fix the issue, why not buy a new mic that doesn't need to be adjusted? That seems like a better choice since the dB adjustment seems to be what is causing your hiss.
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I have not eperienced any hiss. I would give a hiss to Dell support however. SAB
751169
This is the XLR version (as Matthew pointed out, the USB version says it in the title). I haven't had any problems of hissing or background noise with this mic, the internal noise of the mic is actually superb. In Matthew's case, maybe it could be a defective mic (that should be exchanged under warranty), or a poor quality or damaged pre-amp, which is often the case.
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I found it doesn't have a lot of distortion. Is it pro-level? Not even close, but for a budget and for most people that might listen to recordings done with it, it will be fine. I've recorded performances with it, and as a shotgun mic, it filters out external noise nicely.
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Honestly the suck. I hooked it up to my sound system it lasted about a month before my records didnt sound right. Your better off getting a older used one. If you wanna record on your computer get audacity or soundwave and a rca to 3.5mm cord and plug in the the mic port.
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Hopefully I'm understanding the question correctly, but if you're using an external recorder for your primary audio, it won't matter a bit. This thing is on the output side of that device. If you're putting it between a pre-amp of some sort like a JuicedLink or whatever, then there might be some loss. On the other hand, if you want good audio, the in-camera recorder isn't the place to get it anyway.
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As Jeffrey...Yes, I have the same hissing sound on my unit too... I am from Canada, and I cannot shipping it back to the USA since It will be too expensive to do so, so I'll just keep it as is.
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I've never noticed mine to make any noise at all. When I checked again just now, I put my ear right up to the camera and could barely hear a little hum.