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- Tascam dr05, dr40, Mackie
Hello all I am in Australia and just joined the forum. I don't video production of live dance conerts. I have a dr40 and 2 dr05.
My issue is, I am trying to work out if it is me or the venue at fault. At one of the theatres I regularly shoot, I am give 2 clear outputs from their MIXER. I feed both of these directly into the dr40 and make sure it is set to line. During their sound level checks I adjust my levels accordingly and even do a 2 min test recording. All good.
As soon as the concert starts, the audio almost blows the headphones off my head. The levels are maximum all the time. I quickly bring the levels down but even at 0 all I get is distortion. I even tried setting the levels to auto for the hell of it. Nothing helps. I end up with 2 hours of useless distortion.
Am I missing something on the dr40 or is the audio guy feeding me an overmodulated signal that the Dr40 can't handle.?
I feel I know enough about audio to at least get this right and I have done so at other theatres.
Before I abuse the theatre staff, I want to make sure I am not at fault.
Any guidance would be very welcome. Thanks Tony
My issue is, I am trying to work out if it is me or the venue at fault. At one of the theatres I regularly shoot, I am give 2 clear outputs from their MIXER. I feed both of these directly into the dr40 and make sure it is set to line. During their sound level checks I adjust my levels accordingly and even do a 2 min test recording. All good.
As soon as the concert starts, the audio almost blows the headphones off my head. The levels are maximum all the time. I quickly bring the levels down but even at 0 all I get is distortion. I even tried setting the levels to auto for the hell of it. Nothing helps. I end up with 2 hours of useless distortion.
Am I missing something on the dr40 or is the audio guy feeding me an overmodulated signal that the Dr40 can't handle.?
I feel I know enough about audio to at least get this right and I have done so at other theatres.
Before I abuse the theatre staff, I want to make sure I am not at fault.
Any guidance would be very welcome. Thanks Tony