Is it worth the upgrade to purchase the Ultra?
What is your goal in purchasing it? Old thing not having enough gain, or something else?
If I lower the GH4 to -12 with limiter on, will I still get good audio quality with my original DXA-SLR?
You can check it, as you have it.
I have the original Beachtek DXA-SLR that I bought with my GH2. I just saw this article about the beachtek ultra and the GH4 http://beachtek.com/panasonic-gh4-audio-performance/
Is it worth the upgrade to purchase the Ultra? If I lower the GH4 to -12 with limiter on, will I still get good audio quality with my original DXA-SLR? I'm using a Audio-Technica AT875R shotgun mic. Mostly used for live event production. I have a Tascam DR-40 as well and use it sometimes for live events however I liked being able to adjust my knobs with the beachtek. Thanks
Here's a comparison of the Beachtek versus the Juicedlink PreAmp.
Did I miss something? The Beachtek DXA-SLR output delivers 0dBu maximum gain, correct? This is is way too hot for the GH2´s inputs. In the audio hacks discussion, we found out that -27dBu is the sweet spot for the 203-AGC setting, which provides the least of amplification. You will need a voltage divider/damping pad for using the Beachtek with the GH2
@Sangye there are a few things that I can think of that make a preamp like the DXA-SLR better compared to recorder such as the Tascam DR-100
However, the DR-100 has some benefits of it's own:
Is there any real benefit to using a Beachtek type audio adapter, over using something like the Tascam DR-100 feeding audio into the GH2 via the line-out jack? Since the DR-100 has dedicated line-out and headphone jacks, one wouldn't need to use a splitter or anything. And the added recording feature / built-in microphones of the DR-100 seem to put it well ahead of Beachtek audio adapters, while costing less.
The only possible drawback I can think of is that it eats through batteries a bit faster, but I'd just be powering it off of a high-mAh battery pack on my rig, anyway.
It seems like it's an easy decision, but am I missing something here?
Pro version of same thing
Not very cheap stuff
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/842095-REG/Beachtek_DXA_SLR_PRO_DXA_SLR_ACTIVE_DSLR_ADAPTER.html
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