On Thu, 10 Feb 2000 12:46:54 -0500, "James Kiricov" wrote:

>I just bought the Azden WMS-PRO kit which includes 1 clip on mike, 1 hand
>held, 1 reciever, 1 transmitter.
>I've tested it out and it seems to work pretty good. However the mikes and
>mini plugs are mono. I realize a easy work around for this would be to get
>a mono to stereo mini plug adapter from Radio Shack however I question if
>this is a good thing.

This is a useful, compact "widget" RS offers, as is the
two-mono-plugs-to-stereo adapter.

>Am I missing something here? I've noticed that most pro mikes are mono.
>Since this will only record on one channel, how do you work around this.
>Should I be using another mike to simulate stereo? Should I leave the other
>channel blank and add naration, music or other sounds at time of editing?
>How does professional videographers record sound?

Since wireless mics are not always reliable, since you have
a spare channel available, and since the Azden has two
switchable frequencies, it makes sense to use a second
Azden WMS-PRO kit to supply the other channel - and this
can give a reasonable stereo effect, a chance to close-mic
two different people, or whatever... During editing, you can
remix the two channels to blend them to reduce "ping-pong"
stereo and/or to alter the volume balance between the
channels. Alternatively, you can use the other channel
for a hard-wired mic (including the second one included in
the kit) - shielded extension cables are available at,
well, RS...! ;-).