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XLR to 1/4" mic balanced?
I have a shotgun microphone to hook to my camcorder (HV40). It uses an XLR cable. The HV40 has a stereo 1/8" input. I know that you typically see an XLR to 1/4" cable with a 1/4" MONO plug. Long ago I read somewhere it said that the braided shield (second ground) had to be grounded, else you would end up with interference.
Does anyone know whether or not hooking an XLR to 1/4" MONO cable through a (mono 1/8" to stereo 1/8") adapter to the HV40 would allow interference? Or would I actually need one of those XLR transformers?
1. you won't be able to run phantom power through this mix of adaptors. the mic uses a battery?
2. the standard xlr to 1/4 phono plug combination uses a 3 connector phone plug. the mic connects to the ring and tip. the braid connects to the shield. this is still a balanced connection.
3. using an unbalanced connector like a mono phone plug or a stereo 1/8 phone is, well, unbalanced. the only way to preserve the noise protection of the xlr is to use a transformer. i don't know what kinds of electrical noise environments you will be shooting in, so keeping the mic balanced may not be that important considering it is only a 12 inch run of mic cable.
4. a more important concern is the impedence presented by the camcorder. unbalanced phone inputs are usually high impedence and xlr connectors are normally for low impedence mic cables.
5. is there a good reason for not using a mic that is intended for this camcorder application and has the correct connections?
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