@Jspatz please post an Ebay link

thrpalalias thanks for settings. Sorry for "out if topic". gameb I ordersd mic thanks for link. I will test it with the audio settings. How you mount this mic to your camera?

I will. mic was dispatched today from china, it will take a while. looking for a mount in a meanwhile

@dtr nice avatar! mine's a still from something i made in jitter :)

I've not used it a whole lot with the GH2 directly because i usually record on an external recorder, but an Audio Technica AT822 works nicely plugged directly into the GH2 in my tests. It's a battery powered stereo cardioid condenser that is not made anymore, but i got mine on ebay for around $100 each. Needs a special cable because it sends unbalanced stereo on a single 3-pin XLR. I ended up making my own cable.

The AT822 is useful for recording concerts and stuff too - nice flat freq response. The noise floor is not fantastic, but quite good enough to not matter unless you're in a totally quiet studio - I have lots of experience using them for classical concerts, and mic noise is always overshadowed by environmental noises.

thanks for the tip!

@arvidtp: yeah big max/msp/jitter nerd here...

Ah, Buzz, haven't heard that name in a long time. It was my first foray into trackers and synthesized audio. Interesting stuff and great learning experience.

@Jspatz Thank you!

@thepalalias I made another test this time with a super budget DIY stereo setup.

This setup costs less than $10 including the capsules, plug and cable. The sound quality is very good for the price, you just have to build this stuff yourself (which is pretty easy).

This test uses adjusted settings for slightly lower sensitivity from 'Pasadena Pulse Audio V2 Beta 2' (in conjunction with 'cluster'), with my homemade binaural omnis. These mics are a good match with the GH2 input. I wouldn't be surprised if these are the capsules already inside the GH2. They just give a better stereo image when separated.

Here are the original values with adjusted settings for this patch next to it: AGC 3 128 > 144, AGC 2 160 > 160, AGC 1 176 > 176, AGC 0 203 > 203,

Please listen with headphones. I attached the omnis to the sides of my hat in a 'Binaural' array. This gives a very realistic effect of "being there". These mics are very sensitive and easily are affected by wind noise which can be heard occasionally.

@thepalalias Where can I find your Pasadena Audio settings in order to merge them with video settings?

I was wondering: has anyone tested using a 4-ring (TRRS) 2,5mm jack to allow for mic input AND shutter control at the same time?

@DirkVoorhoeve, yes I tested this with the 1.0 firmware, and it doesn't allow both remote and external mic use simultaneously. See http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/comment/1265#Comment_1265 for details.

Seemed to be a firmware limitation only, so worth trying again with 1.1.

Interesting. I have not tried opening the camera like that at all, but I will be curious to hear what people come up with if they do.

Hi there - I just bought a Rode mic to go with my GH2 -- upon reviewing the recording, it had a pretty bad hiss. I had the Rode set to +0db and the internal camera audio set to "3." I figured setting the camera audio back to "1" might help...but I was wondering if anyone had any other ideas. I'm open to a hack to help with this, but I don't want to compromise any of my other systems.

Thank you!