Comments on: Vlog 6-27-09: Static

By: cryokinisis

cryokinisis — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:47:42 +0000

I don’t know much about cameras but I know something about contacts and cleaning them.
I’d suggest you don’t clean with alchol, it leaves a residue after it drys which makes the problem worse only ever use distilled water.
Also I don’t know if you can buy them (or where) but there is such a thing as a glasfiber brush (looks like a pen) which scraps the smallest amount of the corrosion off of the contacts it does amazing things for electronics espesially at low voltage.
thats my 0.02$

By: T.Katastrov

T.Katastrov — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:37:31 +0000

Sounds like the ground broke somewhere on the communication cord.
usually that happens on the wire site rather than in the female jack.
you already tried another microphone/cable?

By: cheezeofages

cheezeofages — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:34:32 +0000

I looked around man, you can replace the XLR cable/accessory thing pretty cheap, but I couldn’t find a good cheap xlr compatible camera.

By: speedgraphic

speedgraphic — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:16:55 +0000

Am I the only one that thought the sound was actually better with the onboard mic?

By: D-Man

D-Man — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:03:37 +0000

Hey Spoony, I don’t know if you read these, but have you tried a different XLR cable? I am an audio engineer for a living and that sounds kinda like what we would call “One Legged.” It basically means that one of the pins lost connection. When that happens the signal becomes unbalanced and it becomes more vulnerable to interference and typically also sounds weaker and tinny. I’m not sayin it’s definitely it, but it’s at least cheap to check.

By: darod2007

darod2007 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:01:43 +0000

God. How long is this review? I was going to watch but it’s almost as long as the movie itself.

By: Belialxyn

Belialxyn — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:47:50 +0000

Well, if it helps any, myself and sure most of the rest of your fans will watch even if you were using one of those old reel-to-reel cameras. The sound doesn’t matter to me, its nice if its good but I care more about just watching your stuff. Its awesome.

By: CelestialStalker

CelestialStalker — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:15:38 +0000

I believe the onboard mic is easily adequate with it you still sound better then most videos on the internet.

By: xParad0Xx

xParad0Xx — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:27:37 +0000

The ending of the video really made me sad with the geniune look of devistation and hopelessness.

I wish you the best of luck either getting your camera repair and/or accessories repaired for a decent price or finding a new quality camera for a good price.

Keep making videos, Noah :D The onboard sound mic is fine IMO and I really can’t tell the difference.

By: Ithxsmir

Ithxsmir — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:33:44 +0000

I think one thing you need to realize Spoony is that I’d bet a lot of us come to your site and watch your videos not for your sound quality (not that its bad), but because we enjoy your sense of humor and reviews. Personally from what you demonstrated in the clip I’d watch your reviews/skits even if you were using the on camera mic, or with a little bit of static in the background. Your not making a multi million dollar movie somewhere, your on the net and the bar you set for yourself with regards to quality is far higher than what your average viewer expects. Create your work with pride, but I think your fans won’t fault you for technical difficulties.