Drummerskey
New Member
I am having two issues that are driving me insane. My setup is: mic'd drums/overheads/computer mp3 player --> mixer -->phone jack out --> Zoom 1/8 in. The mixer phones out volume is a quarter of max, the Zoom is manually set at 3 (anything higher on either and it clips). The "auto audio" features on the Zoom is off, the audio quality is at the highest level and the low cut is off. Nothing running through the mixer clips at the mixer.
I cannot get the mix in the Zoom right. The constant problem is that the volume levels of recorded video is always low in volume. If I play an mp3 on the computer, the db meter is around 3 of 6 lights (green). When I playback video on that same computer with no changes, 2 lights and sometimes lower.
However, the reason I am posting is because the mix from the Zoom is not consistent. The issue now is that the playback on recorded video will play mp3 audio at volume but when the drums start with the music, the mp3 audio drops by like half. It stays dropped until a handful of seconds after the drums stop. I don't know why. It has recorded other videos at equal levels and unless I inadvertently changed something while handling the camera, I haven't changed anything.
I have tried re-leveling each component, changing the wires to new ones going into the Zoom, increasing the mp3 volumes, putting the low cut on the mp3 at the mixer, nothing changes it (unless it blasts the mp3 and lowers the drums). The video I captured right before this problem was pretty close to perfect and when I thought the settings were right, it started doing this.
I know there is better gear out there. I'm not looking for suggestions for better/different gear. The videos are largely for personal use and not monetization so I would like to keep what I have. Thank you in advance.
I cannot get the mix in the Zoom right. The constant problem is that the volume levels of recorded video is always low in volume. If I play an mp3 on the computer, the db meter is around 3 of 6 lights (green). When I playback video on that same computer with no changes, 2 lights and sometimes lower.
However, the reason I am posting is because the mix from the Zoom is not consistent. The issue now is that the playback on recorded video will play mp3 audio at volume but when the drums start with the music, the mp3 audio drops by like half. It stays dropped until a handful of seconds after the drums stop. I don't know why. It has recorded other videos at equal levels and unless I inadvertently changed something while handling the camera, I haven't changed anything.
I have tried re-leveling each component, changing the wires to new ones going into the Zoom, increasing the mp3 volumes, putting the low cut on the mp3 at the mixer, nothing changes it (unless it blasts the mp3 and lowers the drums). The video I captured right before this problem was pretty close to perfect and when I thought the settings were right, it started doing this.
I know there is better gear out there. I'm not looking for suggestions for better/different gear. The videos are largely for personal use and not monetization so I would like to keep what I have. Thank you in advance.