TooDeep
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You say you pressed record on the receiver (you said transmitter but I know what you meant) but are you expecting the receiver to store the audio file, because that never happens? When you pressed REC on the receiver, it would also have shown which transmitter you intend to record (assuming you have the two transmitter set). To start or stop recording TX1, you swipe up on the TX1 side of the display and touch REC and/or do likewise on the TX2 side to start or stop recording TX2. I don't have the single transmitter DJI mic but I assume you just swipe up anywhere on the display.
However, all you are actually doing here is telling the receiver which mic or transmitter's signal you want directed to your camera, audio recorder, PA amplifier or whatever else. It is that device which saves the recording unless you have set the DJI Mic's recording format to M(s) (the choices are M for Mono, S for stereo if you have the two mic set, and M(s) for record in Mono with a -6dB safety track). Only when you choose M(s) will a recording specifically enabled from the receiver be stored on a transmitter. As you have already observed, onboard recording can also be enabled from individual transmitters, which I suspect will be at -6dB although I've never tried it. This makes each transmitter effectively an independent recorder regardless of whether you even have the receiver. Only when you record in M(s) format or when you press record on a mic/transmitter will you locate a file on a transmitter . . . and only the transmitters have sufficient storage to save audio (I think about 8GB). In any other scenario you are sending the audio to whichever device your receiver's OUT port is plugged into. The receiver only has space for its Operating System, firmware, stuff like that.
I always use M(s) and will do so unless I have a compelling reason to record separate Left and Right audio. I do this because the radio signal from transmitter to receiver is easily blocked by any structure or person, even the wearer's own body, or disturbed by nearby radio interference. Enabling M(s) ensures there is always a way to recover lost parts of the interview/dialogue/speech etc. even if this involves extra work in post production. If you have the two transmitter set and want to record in stereo, you may choose at the receiver which transmitter should be left or right (I believe TX1 is left and TX2 is right from the factory) but you can swap them by pressing L/R (or R/L) on the same screen as the REC 'button'. However, you won't be recording internally since you would have had to switch from M(s) to S. A way around this limitation would be to press the physical REC button both transmitters and then manually download the resulting file from each onto the left and right channels of your editing software.
Hopefully this helps but let me know if you need anything clarified or if there is something I haven't thought of. |
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