Awesome! Thank you!

Glad you found it useful - thanks

Well thank you Joe!

Appreciate it!

Thank you Matt

This comment means a lot to me. I've watched a lot of your videos and I love em, and to have you leave a positive comment on my channel as made my day!

Here's how I do it, I connect my mic directly to my Mac and my camera connects to my Mac via HDMI to a converter. So technically I have a separate audio supply, but here is where I use Ecamm ( here's a link: bit.ly/3pTMBfT ) with Ecamm I can add a delay of about 5 frames so my video and audio sync perfectly. Ecamm then takes the video and the audio and blends them into one file that can be edited in any video editor. 95% of my workflow is done like this and it works really well. Before I record and it's kind of an old habit I clap my hands 3 times, this way I can double check that my audio and video are in sync by matching the coming together of my hands with the sound of the clap in my video editing program. You could of course not use Ecamm and sync the audio and video up in Final Cut Pro, but now you've got to capture the audio, import it and mess about matching the right audio up with the right video, which frankly is way to much work for me.

You need the one that does not pass phantom power through, which is the more common version

My pleasure, glad you liked it and found it helpful. Hope you return for more

Hi , thank u for all your amazing videos . I have done all things u have said but i am not sure why i am not getting no audio , i am new bee never used my mic or the shure sm7b before , i have a focusrite solo 3rd gen , i have sone all plugs like u have advised … not sure what i am doing wrong- can u help pls . I have a sony a6700 camera ( again new!! ) lol😂 , so a lot of gadgets and unsure how to connect it all - any help would be much appreciated.

Glad it helped!

If you are plugging the mic into the camera you would select the Camlink as the audio source in Zoom. If I was using Ecamm however I wouldn’t connect the mic directly to the camera, I would connect it to the Focusrite and then in Ecamm add a delay of about 5 frames so it syncs with the video. To get the audio and video out of Ecamm to Zoom I would use the virtual camera and virtual mic

@@CourseBuildersAcademy thank you. The problem I’ve had is that when I add the mic delay - 5 or 6 frames - and use the ECamm virtual camera and audio it still doesn’t look fully synched in zoom to the other person(s) even though when I record the zoom call it looks fine to me.

My pleasure

Well thank you for letting me know that you're getting some value, glad I could help

Nikon is one camera I've never used, I used most others but never a Nikon. I would be amazed if you couldn't. Just make sure you are plugging it into the MIC IN and not the HEADPHONE OUT on the camera!

well I not sure, but you could just give it a try, nothing to lose and I bet it works

Yes it does, if you have a direct monitoring button on the unit make sure it's turned on

Make sure the Direct Monitor switch on the Focusrite is turned to On. And the one I see the most, make sure the cable is plugged into the Mic input on the camera and not the Headphones

Line out is different, in short it's a lot louder, so much so that it can damage your camera, if you use line out directly into a camera or other device you need to use an attenuation cable to correct the level of the audio or connect to a device that can take a line out feed

@@CourseBuildersAcademy Ok thanks. Somehow the output volume knob still affects on the volume, so it might not be a "traditional" line out.

Most welcome

As you talk into the mic you should see the audio levels in the camera moving up and down if you have that feature on your camera. The first thing to check and still I make this mistake myself all the time, make sure the lead is plugged into the mic in and not the headphone jack.

Always welcome

Hello Adam, You would not need to use a Focusrite if you have a Rodecaster Pro, the Rodcaster is also a audio interface, but you should be able to connect to the camera from the headphone out jack. I've never used the Rodecaster, thought about getting one but for my setup I'm struggling to justify it. No doubt I will at some point give in and buy one because I like shiny new stuff

@@CourseBuildersAcademy Cheers for getting back to me. Could you please briefly explain how this could be connected to my Rode caster pro? Thanks

yes it should be, I've loads of the Amazon basic cables and they work fine, in fact it may have been a Amazon basic cable I used in the video

This is great, thank you - awesome channel, subscribed@@CourseBuildersAcademy

Without seeing your setup and being able to hear what's happening it would be hard for me to tell you exactly. However, here are a few points that may help. First, make sure the mic is quite close to your mouth - about 2 to 3". Do a recording directly to your computer, does that sound OK? If it does something is likely happening in the camera - which camera do you have? The trick is to make sure the camera is not really doing any of the audio boosting, turn the input volume down in the camera and then use the Scarlet to boost the audio levels, this will give you a much cleaner signal.

​@@CourseBuildersAcademy Thanks brother I appreciate your help, It's solved now, can you please tell how are you recording this current video? is that same method which you are showing, or you are merging audio and video in post? , and what are you using zoom h6 or Scarlett solo

@@OfficialAashishMaru I normally use my mic, which most of the time is a Rode NTG3 Shotgun mic, because I don't like the mic in the shot. I connect the mic to a Zoom H6 and I then run the H6 into my camera via a standard audio cable ( as detailed in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/esCVeLWas8WwiaM.html ), I could if I liked record the audio and video separately and sync in post, but I keep forgetting to hit record on the Zoom, so I had to make my process idiot proof.

You're welcome!

I have a Sony a6400 by the way

@@joeythedietitian Sounds like it may be a electrical grounding issue, try running your camera just from a battery and see if that helps. I've heard a very people with Sony Cameras having issues with noise on the audio and may be Googling it to see what others have done. I don't think you are alone with this issue and I recall a fix, but for the life of me I can't remember what it was

Thanks so much for this. Tried using just the actual battery and it worked great.@@CourseBuildersAcademy

Yes you need to give the Focusrite power, so either your Laptop or a powered USB hub

@@CourseBuildersAcademy what powered usb hub do you recommend for à Focusrite 2i2

This seems to be a problem with some of the Sony cameras, I have 2 ZVE 10s and both are fine, a friend of mine has the same issue as you. There are a couple of ways to fix this without messing about with the camera and hoping different cables fix it. 1. Use a product like Ecamm ( bit.ly/3pTMBfT ) to record the audio and video, you can add an offset in Ecamm so the audio and video are in sync. You can output to Zoom from Ecamm as Ecamm also has a built-in virtual camera and mic. Ecamm also has a ton of other features, the problem is this is a Mac-only solution - this is what I use for Zoom calls and all my recordings ( including my KZfaq vids ). 2. Use an interface like a Focusrite to connect the mic to the computer via USB. But mics like the SM7B do require a lot of gain and if you're not already, you need to buy something like a Fethead or Cloudlifter to boost the signal ( the Fethead is much cheaper and does the same job ). It's not just the budget Sony cameras this happens to, some of the expensive A7s also exhibit this issue, it's really annoying for a company that is a world leader in the production of cameras.

@@CourseBuildersAcademy Thanks a lot for the detailed reply! I am trying something along the lines of what you suggested to do with Ecamm. I'm on a Windows/Linux machine so Ecamm is not an option but it looks like this is possible with OBS too. I have a Cloudlifter and Focusrite Scarlett Solo, which plugs into the computer via USB, and into which I plug the SM7b and that works great in general but the video from the ZV E10 and the audio from the SM7B are off by around 100ms. That's not a problem if I am not do something live because I can easily fix the offset in post processing, but that lag is very offputting during live meeting. That was main reason I wanted the SM7B to connect to the ZV E10 and then in e.g. Zoom, I would use the ZV E10 as both the mic and the video device. But that requires a USB or HDMI from the ZV E10 and that is causing the static.

@@markandrews4898 you can put an audio offset in OBS

@@CourseBuildersAcademyJust for info and in case it helps others, I managed to eliminate the static that I originally experienced when plugging the SM7B into the ZV E10 and then streaming from the ZV E10 via USB . The static only occurs only when the USB cable into my Focusrite Scarlett Solo audio interface is plugged into the same computer into which I am plugging the ZV E10. In other words, initially I had Computer

@@markandrews4898 thank you for that. I will bear that in mind

Yes my Fethead has Phantom power

It gets it from the computer it's plugged into, or you can use a powered USB hub

The Zoom H6 can act as an interface, I use it like this all the time. You will need to get yourself a FetHead or Cloudlifter with the SM7B. The FetHead is a lot cheaper is does the job just as well IMO: www.tritonaudio.com/product/fethead/

@@CourseBuildersAcademy Thank you for the reply. I'm getting Sm7db as it has an internal preamp! Do I still need a fethead? Do I get the same quality using Zoom H6 as if I'm using an interface 4i4? I'm trying to get out the best of the expensive mic!

@@ShadiZanoon I would get the SM7b and if it's not loud enough then get the FetHead - you will most likely need one, but do a test first. IMO the H6 is amazing and pretty much does what the 4i4 will do plus a whole lot more, I could write a list of all the extra useful things it does but it would be a long list, I would be totally lost without mine. I even bought a spare one in case they stop making it or go out of business.

Thank you! Cheers!

Sounds like it could be a grounding issue, try a different cable and see if it still does it when you're running everything of battery power

Thanks for the comment

@@CourseBuildersAcademy I'll probably make a video with my setup and tag you, would love for you to take a peek and be so proud of me

Because you use the audio interface that you have to use with the XLR version of this mic, the instructions in the video work for any XLR miic

@@CourseBuildersAcademy so all I need now is getting an xlr cable adapter that will act as a bridge between the xlr cable which goes into the Shure mic, and the cable you recommended in this video which will now go into my camera. Is this the logic?

@@TimoRoseNDFilms Yes that's correct, you will need the audio cable, an XLR cable and an audio interface like the Focusrite 2i2. Also, make sure you turn on direct monitoring on the focusrite

@@CourseBuildersAcademy Thanks but you did not talk about or made use of any focusrite on your video. I just checked Amazon to see what that is, it’s a box like looking device like the elgato wave xlr. So you mean I should get the focursrite device as well?

@@TimoRoseNDFilmsyes. You can get the one he showed…

The Cloudlifter goes between the mic and the Focusrite. I prefer the Fethead, it’s more compact, just as good and its a lot cheaper.

@@CourseBuildersAcademy -- Thanks, Andrew, for the reply. Also, do you think that this microphone is good for making videos in which I'm further away from the microphone? I know that it is great for podcasting when I am right up on the microphone. Thanks

@@drhoangmd No not really, this mic is best used when between 2 and 8" from the mic, the sound very quickly drops off. You would be much better with a Shotgun mic, I use the Rode NTG3 or the Sennheiser MKH 416, both are great mics and sound very similar - the Rode is cheaper.

@@CourseBuildersAcademy -- Thank you so much for your great insight and advice. I looked into shotgun microphones. Have you used the Sennheiser MK50? Is it worth the extra money? Thanks, Andrew.

@@drhoangmd I would doubt it, sure it may ( and likely does ) sound a little better, but not $900 better. High end mics need high end speakers and headphones to hear the difference, if the vast number of your viewers are on mobile devices or using consumer level speakers and headphones there will be almost no difference at all

Edit: I found out why! Remember to activate the direct monitor button too!

@@marcodelia97you just saved me man thank you very much

What is the model of the focusrite you got? I am looking to buy one

None whatsoever. You should still use the Cloud Lifter or another Pre Amp similar to the Cloud Lifter like the Fet Head ( which is a much cheaper and works great )

@@CourseBuildersAcademy I just tried this with the exact cables in your description and unfortunately did not work. Used a Cloud lifter, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen, sony a7iv and identical in camera audio settings. Would you have any suggestions on what to examine closely by chance?

@@samswalletdid you later figure this out? I have similar camera

no it did not work for the sony a7iv. I just ended up recording the audio and video seperately using logic pro and finalcut. Its actually not bad with finalcut, you click one button and the audio and video syncs automatically@@TimoRoseNDFilms

@@samswallet That’s going to be lots of work especially when you have numerous clips. I may just return the microphone.

yes you can

Ah had to push direct monitor also!!! thank you!!!

Sony ZV E10

Update: This method does in fact work for my Samsung Galaxy Note 9, iPhone 12 and iPad. The reason it did not work at first was because of a faulty 1/4" adapter. I replaced the old adapter with the one from my Audio Technica M50x headphones and it worked amazingly. I appreciate you sharing this video because it caused me to revisit my equipment and find out where I was losing signal flow. I had tried this setup back in 2019 and gave up too easily. Now, I have full access to this option.

you would need to watch this video where I show you how: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nJeefKiYqtvUm6s.html

White can cause issues with getting the lighting right, best bet is to use what I use now which is a mid-grey which would have a RAL number of RAL 7037 or a Hex #7A7B7A, I actually have a cloth stretched over the wall which I got from Amazon: www.amazon.com/Neewer-Polyester-Collapsible-Background-Photography/dp/B00UWUT61M

Is there a switch that says Direct Monitor? If so turn it on

Or are you saying you’re only getting audio in the left and not the right

@@CourseBuildersAcademy thanks for your reply. Direct monitor is turned on my focusrite solo. Well, not sure whether is the left or the right. However, my problem is that when I speak in SM7B, my camera (Sony ZV-e10) registers only sound on chanel 1(CH1) and not in chanel 2 (CH2), which is not the case in your video at the 3:08 mark. You register audio in both CH1 and CH2. Sorry, if it is hard to understand, I am new to this. I needs to register audio in both CH1 and CH2 to work properly, right?

Could be the cable, if you're recording the audio for playback later it's really easy to fix in post-production. I'm not sure why this is happening to you.

@@CourseBuildersAcademy you were right. I was using a mono cable, lol. I'm buying a stereo cable today. Thanks for your help!

Thank you very much

You can use the headphones out socket on the camera

Yes, it works perfectly with the SM7dB! It's a great combination for professional audio quality.

No, the Ian on cameras is for charging and exporting data, it has no audio in

@@CourseBuildersAcademy So i'm assuming your interface is also plugged into your computer? Are you having to launch/use and recording software?

You don’t need to plug it into your computer, you just a way to power the usb interface, which you can do from a powered USB dock if you like without a computer.

Nevermind. Fixed it. Made sure to turn on "Direct Monitor" on interface.

Just make sure you plugged in to mic in and not headphone out , that’s a easy mistake to make

@@CourseBuildersAcademy I wish that was the issue. My camera doesn’t have headphone out, only mic in. The 6.35mm cable is plugged into my Focusrite and the other end is in the mic input of my camera. I record audio on my Shure daily so I know that part is set up right. Just wish the camera connection would work :( But thanks for responding!

@@RoxiieSays So, if you plugged a headset into the headphone out jack on the Focusrite can you hear audio? Just trying to figure out if it's the camera, the cable or the Focusrite that is not playing ball.

@@CourseBuildersAcademy yes exactly! When I plug headphones into that jack I can hear and record vocals perfectly. But when I plug into my camera (Canon SL2) the sound waves on the camera stop. Maybe my camera is too old of a model?

Hello Roxiie, here's what I 've found the audio with the beginner range of the Canon camera to have quite a few issues and this is likely the cause. I seem to remember a lot of the Canon cameras also don't pass audio via HDMI which is silly. For years I used Canon cameras, but silly things like this drove me to Panasonic and Sony, I really wish Canon would address things like this.

That's correct, if you want to save some money you can get a FetHead instead of a Cloud Lifter that will save you $100 and it's just as good. Also IMO the Rode Pro Caster XLR mic sounds almost identical to the SM7B ( I have both ), in fact, I only bought the SM7B because I have "shiny object syndrome". The benefit of connecting your mic directly to your camera is the audio and video come through together and there is no issue with syncing up later, works great if you live stream too.

@@CourseBuildersAcademy Thank you for taking the time to write all that, i really appreciate it! I have one more question if that's cool - you mentioned the FetHead which i did some research on, and it seems to be this tiny thing that kind of looks like an XLR cable head? So does this mean i could theoretically have BOTH a CloudLifter and FetHead together in the same set up? Would this improve the overall quality? Or is there just no point to this? I've been waiting 2 years to return to KZfaq and i want to come back with the ultimate set up, ultimate quality, ultimate content 😂😂😂😂 so I don't mind spending a bit extra, i've had years to plan my new content, so i want to make everything as professional as possible to match all the new content i have planned 😎 Thanks again !

@@NuttyJun No, don't get the Fethead and the Cloudlifter. The Fethead does exactly what the Cloudlifter does for half the price - I have both and IMO there is zero difference. The problem with the mics like the SM7B and the Rode Pro Caster is they need a lot of power to drive them, otherwise, the audio is really low, the Cloudlifter or the Fethead give the audio a boost without introducing noise to the signal. I'd save the money and get the Fethead. Just a note, the SM7B or the Rode Pro Caster do not require Phantom Power, but the Fethead/cloudlifter do, so you need to turn on Phantom Power - don't worry, it's not passed to the mic, it's used to boost the signal.

Just make sure you're plugging in to the Mic in socket and not the headphones socket ( I'm always doing that, after shooting videos for over 20 years )

@@CourseBuildersAcademy Yes i did that but its still not working. I bought all the stuff 1:1 you mentioned in this Video. Do i maybe need an adapter?

@@renejozic Make sure the direct monitor button is active, if it's not that check the cable is OK - let me know how you get on, questions like this help me create better training - so thank you!

@@CourseBuildersAcademy thank you so much it Works now 💪🏻

Well I’m not sure why it didn’t work I have the same equipment and it works. Must be some thing simple. I did try once for 20 mins trying to get it to work only to find I was plugged into the headphone jack on the camera and not the mic in.

@@CourseBuildersAcademy thank you so much, my apologies, i was sticking the microphone jack in the ear phone jack that is why was not initially responding, but now it works perfectly. Thank you!!

@@testerjuice309 I knew that was what you was doing, because after doing this for 20 years I still do that and then spend 10 minutes trying to figure it out

@@CourseBuildersAcademy Just curious if a XLR to 3.5mm adapter plugged the cloudlifter/sm7b directly into the camera would work, or if you'd need the Volt or Focusrite in between still?

@@iusedtobeapsychic No, you would need to use an audio interface like the Volt or Focusrite