APS Sound Devices 302 Portable Field Mixer - Revision history

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Medialoan5: /* INS AND OUTS */

2018-08-06T18:30:39Z

‎INS AND OUTS

Medialoan5: fixed some typos and edited for brevity

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fixed some typos and edited for brevity

Medialoan5: removed Giant photo

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Linnettk: /* INTRO */

2016-11-29T00:00:21Z

‎INTRO

Linnettk at 23:59, 28 November 2016

2016-11-28T23:59:35Z

Linnettk at 23:59, 28 November 2016

2016-11-28T23:59:21Z

Linnettk: /* INTRO */

2016-11-28T23:58:59Z

‎INTRO

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 ===SLATE MIC & TONE OSCILLATOR===
 A cute feature of this mixer is its built in slate mic and tone feature. This is one more reason this mixer is great for film audio. Use the '''slate mic''' by holding the "MIC/1K" switch to the right. Use it to briefly notate which scene is being shot. Use the '''tone oscillator''' to set the levels on devices that are post-mixer in the signal path. The tone oscillator emits a 1 kHz tone at 0dBu. You can use this to set devices level to unity (0 dB) and ensure proper recording. This audio from the slate mic and tone oscillator are recorded on all channels.
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 ===SLATE MIC & TONE OSCILLATOR===
 A cute feature of this mixer is its built in slate mic and tone feature. This is one more reason this mixer is great for film audio. Use the '''slate mic''' by holding the "MIC/1K" switch to the right. Use it to briefly notate which scene is being shot. Use the '''tone oscillator''' to set the levels on devices that are post-mixer in the signal path. The tone oscillator emits a 1 kHz tone at 0dBu. You can use this to set devices level to unity (0 dB) and ensure proper recording. This audio from the slate mic and tone oscillator are recorded on all channels.
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+ [[category:APS Gear Guides]]

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 ===INTRO===
 [[File:302bag.jpg|thumbnail|Look at this neat bag!]]
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 ===SLATE MIC & TONE OSCILLATOR===
 A cute feature of this mixer is its built in slate mic and tone feature. This is one more reason this mixer is great for film audio. Use the '''slate mic''' by holding the "MIC/1K" switch to the right. Use it to briefly notate which scene is being shot. Use the '''tone oscillator''' to set the levels on devices that are post-mixer in the signal path. The tone oscillator emits a 1 kHz tone at 0dBu. You can use this to set devices level to unity (0 dB) and ensure proper recording. This audio from the slate mic and tone oscillator are recorded on all channels.

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 [[File:302ins.jpg|thumbnail|Input Panel]]
 [[File:302outs.jpg|thumbnail|Output Panel]]
-Plug your inputs into the left side of the mixer, outputs go in the right side. Next to each input is a mic/line switch and and mic powering switch. Select "PH" to activate phantom power on that input. Either 12V or 48V phantom power can be selected with the switch in the upper right corner. This applies to all inputs with "PH" selected. Most condenser mics that need phantom power will use 48V, but ''always double check and know your microphones!'' "DYN" stands for "dynamic". Since dynamic microphones don't need phantom power, this setting essentially means that powering is turned off for that input. The "T" setting stands for T-power which is wired differently for a few older microphones. T-power is almost never needed.
+Plug your inputs into the left side of the mixer, outputs go in the right side. Next to each input is a mic/line switch and and mic powering switch. Select "PH" to activate phantom power on that input. Either 12V or 48V phantom power can be selected with the switch in the upper right corner. This applies to all inputs with "PH" selected. Most condenser mics that need phantom power will use 48V, but ''always double check and know your microphones!'' "DYN" stands for "dynamic". Dynamic microphones don't need phantom power. The "T" setting stands for T-power which is wired differently for a few older microphones. T-power is almost never needed. DO NOT USE T POWER WITH RIBBON MICROPHONES BECAUSE IT CAN DESTROY THEM!
 Despite being an output, the headphone jack is located on the left side of the mixer with the rest of the inputs.

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 ===INTRO===
 [[File:302bag.jpg|thumbnail|Look at this neat bag!]]
-Designed to capture audio for film, this high-end mixer features three XLR inputs and two XLR outputs. It includes an AC power adapter but can also be powered by three AA batteries for use in the field. Each channel has both coarse and fine trim knobs, 12V or 48V  phantom power, a variable low-cut filter, and a pan selector switch. This mixer's other capabilities like stereo outputs (hence the 3 inputs with only 2 outputs) makes is a versatile tool. Its daylight-visible LED meter, carrying bag that can consolidate the mixer, recorder, and cables makes it convenient for quickly capturing professional audio.
+Designed to capture audio for film, this high-end mixer features three XLR inputs and two XLR outputs. Our kit includes a power adapter but can also be powered by three AA batteries for use in the field. Each channel has both input gain and volume knobs, 12V or 48V  phantom power, a variable low-cut filter, and a pan selector switch. This mixer's other capabilities like stereo outputs (hence the 3 inputs with only 2 outputs) makes is a versatile tool. Its daylight-visible LED meter, carrying bag that can consolidate the mixer, recorder, and cables makes it convenient for quickly capturing professional audio.
 ===GETTING SET UP===
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 [[File:302ins.jpg|thumbnail|Input Panel]]
 [[File:302outs.jpg|thumbnail|Output Panel]]
-Plug your inputs into the left side of the mixer, outputs go in the right side. Next to each input is a mic/line switch and and mic powering switch. Select "PH" to activate phantom power on that input. Either 12V or 48V phantom power can be selected with the switch in the upper right corner. This applies to all inputs with "PH" selected. Most condenser mics that need phantom power will use 48V, but ''always double check and know your microphones!'' "DYN" stands for "dynamic". Since dynamic microphones don't need phantom power, this setting essentially means that powering is turned off for that input. The "T" setting stands for T-power which is another kind of power for some microphones. However, T-power is seldom used and only a small amount of microphones actually use it.
+Plug your inputs into the left side of the mixer, outputs go in the right side. Next to each input is a mic/line switch and and mic powering switch. Select "PH" to activate phantom power on that input. Either 12V or 48V phantom power can be selected with the switch in the upper right corner. This applies to all inputs with "PH" selected. Most condenser mics that need phantom power will use 48V, but ''always double check and know your microphones!'' "DYN" stands for "dynamic". Since dynamic microphones don't need phantom power, this setting essentially means that powering is turned off for that input. The "T" setting stands for T-power which is wired differently for a few older microphones. T-power is almost never needed.
 Despite being an output, the headphone jack is located on the left side of the mixer with the rest of the inputs.
-Plug your outputs into the right side of the mixer. There are three XLR inputs and only two outputs. This is for stereo recording and will be explained below. For now, plug in your outputs and connect them to their destination. This will usually be a recording device. Media Loan offers field recording devices like the [[Olympus LS-100 Multi-Track PCM Recorder Operating Guide|Olympus LS-100]] or the Zoom H6 (APS). Both of these require proficiencies to check out.
+Plug your outputs into the right side of the mixer. There are two XLR outputs. This is for stereo recording and will be explained below. For now, plug in your outputs and connect them to their destination, usually a recording device.
 You will have to tell the mixer where to send each input. This allows for greater control of your signal flow and is done using the "L C R" pan switch assigned to each channel on the front panel of the mixer. Switched to "L" sends that channel to the left output and "R" to the right. "C" sends the channel equally to both outputs.
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 Here are some scenarios to help understand when to use each pan setting:
 *You have two microphone and want the greatest control over your levels both while recording and in post-production. If one mic is close to your subject and the other is capturing more ambient room noise or is positioned in a place that is exposed to wind, this would be and ideal situation to pan your two inputs to separate outputs (L + R).
-*You are filming two people taking and are using a lavalier mic on each person (inputs 1 & 2). You are also using a boom mic to capture the fuller sound of the room (input 3). Sending both lav mics to the same track will make editing in post-production much easier since they will already be consolidated and just need to be synced with the video. These could both be assigned to the left output (L). The boom however will sound different than the lavs and you might want to adjust the levels independently in post or use different effects to process its audio. Sending the boom to the right output (R) will allow you to keep the sources separate while still being able to capture audio from a variety of sources and save you time in post.
+*You are filming two people talking and are using a lavalier mic on each person (inputs 1 & 2). You are also using a boom mic to capture the fuller sound of the room (input 3). Sending both lav mics to the same track will make editing in post-production much easier since they will already be consolidated and just need to be synced with the video. These could both be assigned to the left output (L). The boom however will sound different than the lavs and you might want to adjust the levels independently in post or use different effects to process its audio. Sending the boom to the right output (R) will allow you to keep the sources separate while still being able to capture audio from a variety of sources and save you time in post.
-*If you needed to have three input sources, capturing similar sources, you could use the pan switches to send all of you inputs bunched together to one output while isolating one of those inputs to its own output channel in order to have more freedom in post. For example, if you wanted input 2 to be and isolated recording, you would pan input 1 right, input 2 center (so it's sending to both outputs), and input 3 right. Now the right output will include all three microphones on one track and the left will keep input 2 isolated.
+*If you needed to have three input sources, capturing similar sources, you could use the pan switches to send all of your inputs bunched together to one output while isolating one of those inputs to its own output channel in order to have more freedom in post. For example, if you wanted input 2 to be an isolated recording, you would pan input 1 right, input 2 center (so it's sending to both outputs), and input 3 right. Now the right output will include all three microphones on one track and the left will keep input 2 isolated.
 ====SETTING LEVELS====

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 [[File:302cover.jpg|right]]
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 Designed to capture audio for film, this high-end mixer features three XLR inputs and two XLR outputs. It includes an AC power adapter but can also be powered by three AA batteries for use in the field. Each channel has both coarse and fine trim knobs, 12V or 48V  phantom power, a variable low-cut filter, and a pan selector switch. This mixer's other capabilities like stereo outputs (hence the 3 inputs with only 2 outputs) makes is a versatile tool. Its daylight-visible LED meter, carrying bag that can consolidate the mixer, recorder, and cables makes it convenient for quickly capturing professional audio.