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Need a Microphone expert -- trying to use D5100 with external mic
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<blockquote data-quote="benz145" data-source="post: 125811" data-attributes="member: 13347"><p>Hey folks. I have a Mogami 603S microphone (I believe it is mono). I've adapted it from an XLR connector to a 3.5mm stereo jack to plug into the D5100. However, I get nothing but static from the mic. The same mic/adapter combo records into my computer with no problem.</p><p></p><p>The adapter is wired for dual mono which simply sends the same signal to the left and right outputs on the other end (ie: the camera would be recieving the same signal on the left and right channels). Here is the adapter and the wiring diagram:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://imgur.com/a/iKNOZ" target="_blank">Photo Album - Imgur</a></p><p></p><p>I took the adapter apart and rewired it in every imaginable combination, including turning it into a normal stereo adapter instead of dual-mono -- still nothing but static from the camera. I've confirmed that the camera isn't the issue by testing it with other external audio inputs. The only thing I didn't try was rewiring the adapter to send audio to the ground (sleeve on the 3.5mm end), but I figured it's pretty much standard for the sleeve to be ground so that didn't make much sense to try (but I could be wrong).</p><p></p><p>Any suggestions or thoughts are welcome, at this point I am beyond perplexed!</p><p></p><p>I tried reading around to find out what could be the issue and I've read a bit about 'balanced' and 'unbalanced' microphones or sources, not sure what that's about but it could be the issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benz145, post: 125811, member: 13347"] Hey folks. I have a Mogami 603S microphone (I believe it is mono). I've adapted it from an XLR connector to a 3.5mm stereo jack to plug into the D5100. However, I get nothing but static from the mic. The same mic/adapter combo records into my computer with no problem. The adapter is wired for dual mono which simply sends the same signal to the left and right outputs on the other end (ie: the camera would be recieving the same signal on the left and right channels). Here is the adapter and the wiring diagram: [url=http://imgur.com/a/iKNOZ]Photo Album - Imgur[/url] I took the adapter apart and rewired it in every imaginable combination, including turning it into a normal stereo adapter instead of dual-mono -- still nothing but static from the camera. I've confirmed that the camera isn't the issue by testing it with other external audio inputs. The only thing I didn't try was rewiring the adapter to send audio to the ground (sleeve on the 3.5mm end), but I figured it's pretty much standard for the sleeve to be ground so that didn't make much sense to try (but I could be wrong). Any suggestions or thoughts are welcome, at this point I am beyond perplexed! I tried reading around to find out what could be the issue and I've read a bit about 'balanced' and 'unbalanced' microphones or sources, not sure what that's about but it could be the issue. [/QUOTE]
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