I edited out PART II portion of this video due to a number of comments concerned that it may cause damage. I have never experienced a line level source damaging a microphone input on one of my cameras or an interface. The worst I have experienced is distorted audio. This is why I set my camera's preamp as low as possible and slowly brought up the fader to get a good level. Because I do not have access to every single camera to test the mic input, and I don't have time to research the tech specs of every camera on the market to provide accurate and in depth responses, I have opted to remove this section of the video.

The clapper! I cannot believe I never thought of doing that... You’re a hero and a saint.

Wow! Mind blown. This is such a helpful video. I've been reading about this online, but this video was a lot easier to understand with you actually setting it up. This video must have taken you quite a bit of time to record and edit. THANK YOU!

My god, I subbed to this channel 3 years ago looking for a nice cheap mic. I don't even remember you having 10k subs. Glad to see you've gained so much success since then and are still running things the same great way as back then.

You became my guru for video/sound recording. A thousand claps for you! OK, I've got it, only 2 or 3 for sync the audio to the footage, but you deserve a lot of clapping. Bravo!!!

You can also use a field recorder (e.g. ZOOM H4NPRO) with a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable and XLR microphone. It gives a nice effect on DSLR plus you have a backup on the card for possible synchronization in the software if something needs to be corrected. It is a field and stationary solution :)

yea been researching this for 3 hours - 24 videos later yours finally provided the answer in a clear fashion - thank you

I’m just installing my KZfaq studio and let me tell you... I finally understood how to connect my mic, audio mixer and camera!!!! I don’t have any tech background and it has been a headache to set everything up. Thank goodness I found your videos!!!

Great thanks! This video just popped up on my feed, I had looked everywhere for it, need to upgrade but couldnt figure out how to hook the XLR to my camera. Praise the Lord.

The best, guys and dolls, you can't actually fake no mater how hard you try videos I've seen in a long time.

I was looking for how to use good microphones with DSLR video recording. This is my first video I am watching on youtube. This is perfect. I don't need to watch anything else. Thank you.

You are such a audio king really i never thought like this way to possible record professional audio❤❤❤😊😊😊

namsate sir i am from india ,,, i am small youtuber ,thanx sir for giving this secret method .......i have search all video but no any body tell this trick but in your video i finaly got my solution......thanku very much👍

Thank you so much…I’ve been having trouble with my yeti mic ever since I got it. All the videos tht I’ve seen makes it look like a plug an play (no interference issues) this explains a lot. God bless you!

This is not only an essential video for beginners but a fresh look and review for experienced videographers looking for easy and inexpensive options. I'm a new subscriber!

Damn! I had no idea I could use my focusrite itrack solo to run a nice mic into my camera. As soon as I saw this clip in the vid, I hooked up the same way you did and now my audio quality is superb! and the focusrite doesn't even interfere with my windows sound setup, everything is separate and working together perfectly! Blueyeti pro and sony a7sii working together like a dream! Thank You for sharing. Now my gaming vids and commentary will be top quality!

I’ve tried many things to tweak the audio but syncing in post is definitely the best option for me. The quality is incomparable.

And that is why in movie sets they use a clapperboard, besides having the clapping sound it could also contain useful information like lenses used or camera.

THANK YOU! I have been looking for a good explanation on how to use an XLR microphone with a camera for so long. I’m definitely going to use method 5. I have heard about being able to sync the audio and video but I was afraid I would mess it up. Your explanation was so easy to understand. I love the 3 clap method as well. Again, great video man. Thank you so much for this.

Bruh, I'm literally crying my eyeballs out of so much laughter for part IV: Connecting a nightmare. You saved my life, as I was going through this route. 😂

I connected directly the Condenser Microphone BM-800 (XLR to Jack) into the Nikon D3300 DSLR and the sound is amazing

nice to see that it is actually a pre-amps and not Analog-to-Digital converter a problem with a camera, so line-level signal sounds amazingly well. plan to record a guitar into a camera like this :)

So glad I watched this cause I originally had my condenser mic set up through my audio interface to my iPhone and thought it was gonna be a huge headache when I got my first DSLR. I’m so glad it was as simple as buying a 1/4 trs to 3.5mm cable!! Thank you!!

This isgreat! Simple and to the point without leaving out any details. Thank you. This was super helpful.

I literally have never benefited from a channel more than I did from this one

You have made every video that I need, microphone speaking. Awesome video!

Extremely helpful content. Thank you so much for sharing this educational info.

THANK you this was awesome! I'm starting to record online courses and have a great mic and great camera and didn't know how to best get them working together. Very timely, exactly what I needed.

Loveeee you for that thx. Was searching for hours for an answer how to connect it right. Thankkkkksss.

Kia ora! Greetings from Aotearoa, New Zealand. Great video - thank you!! I recently brought a Focusrite Scarlett Solo interface for music and podcast recording then got super interested in Youtubing and vlogging. So I'm literally about to buy my first canon camera for basic vlogging/photos and I will try setting up my interface and XLR microphone first before I go out and buy more 'on-camera' mics. I'm just a beginner at all of it so the less I need to buy at the start the better! Great tips using different methods too - I'm sure I'll use some of those other methods along the way.

Okay, this is awesome. I've been recording audio separately into Ableton and syncing later. For what I do, I think this might just be magic for me to take away the syncing element of my workflow. Thank you!

This was extremely helpful! I am need to audio stuff and wasn't sure if I could get away with using my Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 with my Rode NTG4 and run that straight into my camera without purchasing an external recorder right now! Thank you so much for making this video!

I have lots of good quality audio recording gear, but I was considering going dynamic mic into the camera for simplicity and not having to sync in post. This video was the wakeup call I needed. God I'm lazy

Great summary. Others may have commented that some video editors including Cyberlink Power Director have an auto sync function. It's saved me many hours and allows me to record the sound separately from my camera with a good handheld recorder. My camcorder Panasonic 770 has a mic input too and I sometimes use the Tascam stereo pair external mic plugged straight in.

This saved me from a purchase I didn't need to make! Thank you!

Thank you my friend. I was just thinking if it would be better to record and sync. I have my answer now!

I was hoping to be able to just run the mixer to the camera and avoid the extra step of syncing in post, but just realized my camera can't take an external mic. Clapping trick will certainly help speed things along. Thanks for the great video, I have learned a lot from your channel.

With the USB mic you can use a split cable in the USB mic thin connect one end to the camera and the other to a headset.

Great video as usual. I use to sync video and audio in post too. Clap, clap!!! Haha But I would suggest another option that i actually used when i had to record pieces for TV and I didn’t have much time for audio syncing: using the first gen of the iRig Pre (the one that has a 3.5mm TRRS plug)... This option “only” requires a mic, a XLR to XLR cable, the iRig Pre and any 3.5mm TRRS female to 3.5 TRS male adapter. Being able to select the gain on the iRig (which is battery powered) means that we can use the minimum possible amount of gain from the internal camera mic preamp. And it works. Tested.

Thanks for breaking this down across different sources. I don't own them all but it was nice to see how they operate. Been searching for a way to record my guitar/keyboard setup with minimal computer usage. This method should work and I think I already have everything I need. Amp's cab sim out to mixer's mono line in via 1/4" > 1/4" RightLeft mono out from mixer to stereo 3.5 in to camera. Should be exciting to try out. Cheers. woah. i have a pedal that has cab sims and stereo outs. never recorded in stereo before. the plot thickens..

Bro your a real one for this

Much gratitude for making these videos. Your tutorials are extremely clear and concise and I thoroughly enjoy watching them. This topic in particular is something I've been meaning to investigate and this video was the perfect launching point for further investigation. 👏

What I usually do, is plugging the mic into my camera with the gain set to max, then send it through the audio interface with 3.5 (if your camera has headphone out ) with very low level to lower the overall gain, & theeen, into the PC through the 1/4 jack of the interface into the 3.5 jack of the PC, to end up with the cleanest noise ever. I mean, my goal was to record noise, so in case you took it seriously, I suggest you follow this whole process, except every step of it. :D

Absolute gold right here! Thank you

Wow! Really very helpful. I had just gotten a new XLR mic and an audio interface and was doing the sync method but direct to cam works for me as well through my AI. It was so simple idk why I hadn't already done it that way.

This was very helpful. Thanks for your time and expertise

For the Scarlett, have you tried using the stereo outputs on the back and use the same method as the mixer's? Because afaik the Scarlett can also output a low latency audio through the stereo output. That way, you can use the headphone jack to monitor the audio, an added bonus!

May the fucking god bless you. You frickingggggg Explained every details when other stupid youtubers saying blah balh blah. I don't know anymore i am soo happy

If you have final cut pro you can highlight the audio clip and video clip simultaneously, right click + synchronize clips. Game changer.

I should have watched this video first. Explains everything well

Thank you! This has finally helped solve my problem

Best video I’ve seen on this subject. Thanks

Awesome! Thanks so much! Was just trying to figure out the best method to get sound from the 2i2 into the a7S III. This was exactly what I needed.

El truco con el Blue Yeti está genial, Andrew es un genio de los micrófonos!!!!!

Or on the blue yeti to dslr camera set up, you use a headphone splitter and some forme of audio limiter or external dac if you want to listen to the yeti connected to the camera, this will also work with the audio interface. You can connect a mic directly to the camera and have clean audio but to do so you'll need to utilize some forme of cloudlifter and a separate 48v phantom power box or a series of such devices for clean audio depending on the camera but this maybe completely impractical since the mixer would be the best option at that point.

Thanks a lot for this informative video. You just saved my project.

This is the best video I’ve found in YT for this subject. Thanks!

Thankyou Bandrew! I can now use my XLR mic with my camera!!!

Hi, thanks for showing your Method by using the gears available in your sound studio by connecting the camera direct from the mic output through the 3.5 phono jack. I strongly recommend using Beachtek (Canada) and best of all the discontinued Juicedlink (USA) for easy and best result Regards!

I figured it out myself. And my mind was very very happy with itself 😊

Glad i found this damn video been wanting to avoid syncing in post as im not the best and haven’t messed with it enough to throw up some quick typing sound tests so having an audio interface i now know i can connect it straight to my camera with that cable so this should help me whip up some quick decent sounding videos. Thanks mate for the great & simple explanations

Managed to use an old M box mini to get a decent input into a GH5. Thanks for the tip!

the video that I've been looking for. thanks for creating this topic.

you have cleared all my doubts! thanx.

Thanks! You're so helpful

What about my headphone connection on part 3. Where do I connect my headphones ?

Very helpful, thanks!

Thanks a lot that was exactly what I was looking for !

And again a great video. Thanks man, you 🤘🏻!

Great explanation, except that i had to replay the bit on blue yeti at the begining a couple of times as when you were speaking the video wasnt doing what you were saying e.g. at the point of powering up the yeti you were plugging in the cable input. So just got confused there but then i got it.

Very useful info! but i always thought people with this kind of cameras record audio and video individually

The clap trick is so simple yet so useful! I can't believe I never thought of that. Haha genius

1:14 a ghost has moved the TRS cable (watch the 3.5mm end) 👻 just kidding 🤣👊🏼

Hello, great video! What is better? - connect audiointerface to professional camera (Canon 1200D) and record or connect good webcam with 4k resolution (for example: logitech brio ultra HD pro webcam) and audiointerface to your pc and record. Point: record the guitar and vocal in one step with good resolution.

Thank you so much. Very Thorough. I was looking for a shortcut or possibly a gadget I could buy to make filming videos with quality audio easy. But based on what you've shown, it appears that syncing in post sounds the best by far, even though it is an extra step.

!Best method! Use a cheap preamp like the iRig Pre or the Saramonic Smartrig, they provide Phantom Power, Preamplification and an easy way to connect to your Camera via either hacking the thing or using a TRRS to TRS adapter, the whole thing costs like 30$$. I`ve been doing that since Caleb Pike showed that on DSLR Video Shooter.

The Clap tip is awesome, you're a boss. Thanks man.

My man just got a subscription and a like for the clap idea alone lololol (the rest of the vid is dope too)

Thanks! I figured a XLR-3.5mm adapter wouldn't work well, but was curious to hear how it would sound.

not 1M subs? It'll happen. Great content.

Thanks!!!!! This was VERY helpful! Clear, concise and easy to understand even for me. 😜

This is the most helpful video ever. Thank you!

Very informative! Thank you very much!

This video was on point

Great video! However, I'm doing these exact steps and sound isn't coming to my camera. I have a Shure SM7B, Focusrite interface and canon EoS. But when I plug the mic is the camera, the -db on the camera doesn't move at all :( Any suggestions?

Great video I learned quite a bit but one thing that I had trouble in the past for recording audio and video directly into the computer was to make sure they are recorded in the same bitrate and frequency otherwise the audio will be in sync at the beginning but then get really messed up at the end. But in terms of recording video directly from the camera and recording audio on a separate device I am not sure if you will run into the same issue but I just thought I'd mention it

amazing, so simple, i enjoyed your last method the most, super obvious lmao

I don't have an interface... is it possible to connect mic directly to my phone and record it ?

Bandrew thank you for educating us

thanks ! .. I've just given you virtual Nobel prize !

Thank you for making this. I enjoyed this video.

Even Leroy sanchez has used the same..its a long black microphone with a little red around.and the shock mount also seems to compliment the microphone like it's of the same brand

Very interesting! Any thoughts on connecting up your camera and microphone into OBS and use that to record the video?

Thank you! Gonna try a couple of these!

Great video! Bu the way, you Shure SB7 doesn’t need phantom power. Don’t engage it if you don’t need it.

Bro you're a GENIUS!

Can't wait for you to update this video when you review Mixpre-3 II!

You make great videos! They way you explain things is really awesome and super easy to understand! What kind of camera are you using to record your videos?

THIS IS THE EXACT VIDEO I NEEDED

Thanks a lot... you made my life easy ❤