With a run and gun shoot looming where I have to monitor the audio myself :( it was time to sort out my rig! Having invested in a great TASCAM DR-05 preamp for my radio mic my kit was nearly complete but with the input level of my 600d at mic and the input level of my fiio headphone amp at line it was time to finally build a pad cable! I'm far to Scottish to pay for a premade sescom one and I'm not a fan of the straight connectors, so armed with 4 dollars worth of components, an old Panasonic MiniDV tape case and my good friend Steve our tale beings.
Following the awesome schematics in this great cinema5d thread: http://www.cinema5d.com/
Steve built this awesome Audio Pad Breakout Box with Input, Pad Output and Bypass Output, it works awesome!
Starting with the Senny gw100 Radio Mic we jump into the Tascam where I'm running the onboard limiter (No more nasty DSLR clipping when someone speaking gets over excitied) it comes out of the DR-05 at line level into the Pad BOB. Out of the Bypass jack audio goes to the Fiio headphone amp so I can keep an ear on things and have separate adjustment over the level for monitoring.
Out of the Pad jack we go straight to the mic jack on the 600d, check the photos ive got -12db tone wave file loaded onto the tascam unit so before each shoot I can check levels haven't been bumped.
Final rig, Complete with Hosa right angle connectors I'm stoked with the final rig, the BOB and Fiio ride the back of the Tascam on a magic arm and the headphone jack sneeks up behind!
Massive thanks again to Steve!
