Recording audio to BETA

[Sidhu]

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Hi,
Im new to this so help is welcome. Were shooting a dance festival
taking place in the city. Taking a mix out from the FOH (XLR +4) into
a Behringer Eurorack 1204 mixers mic in 1 and 2. The trim pots on the
mixer are minumum.

the Balanced outputs from the 1204 (XLR) are going to the XLR audio
inputs of the Beta recorder. (PVW2800)

Now there is a switch at both the inputs of the BETA recorder. options
are : Low and Hgh. High has two suboptions. +4dBu 600ohms/10k ohms
selectable.
(we have it set to the center position (600ohms i think)

I am unable to locate the manual for the recorder. Could some tell me
what purpose does the 600ohm and 10k ohm load serve ?

I am also unsure of whether its ok to run a line level signal into the
mic input of a mixer. should i instead be using XLR to TRS cables?

Though everything seems to working allright.

Thanks a ton.

Sidhu

 

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"Sidhu" <nitinsidhu@indiatimes.com> wrote:
>
> Now there is a switch at both the inputs of the BETA recorder. options
> are : Low and Hgh. High has two suboptions. +4dBu 600ohms/10k ohms
> selectable.
> (we have it set to the center position (600ohms i think)

The impedance selector is to allow it to work with older broadcast gear
that was designed for 600 ohm matching. If it doesn't sound distorted,
it's probably fine. I'd switch it to 10K though. The Behricker may not
like being loaded down with driving a low impedance load.



> I am also unsure of whether its ok to run a line level signal into the
> mic input of a mixer. should i instead be using XLR to TRS cables?
>
> Though everything seems to working allright.

There's your answer. If it sounds fine, it is fine. Personally I'd go
into the line input just to minimize the risk of an overload, but if
that's not happening, don't worry about it.

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- Lorin David Schultz
in the control room
making even bad news sound good

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