The built-in microphone of a Tentacle SYNC E or ORIGINAL needs plugin power in order to operate. If you like to record its audio as a reference in addition to the audio timecode, do the following:
- Set the menu of your camera:
- menu > stereo microphone input > enable Plugin-Power
Most of the DSLR and Mirrorless cameras offer this feature but not all of them. If your camera does not support plugin power, but you still would like an audio reference signal to be recorded, you would have to use an external microphone that is powered by batteries and connect it with the help of a y-splitter cable such as this one TENTACLE MICROPHONE Y-ADAPTER CABLE