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  1. Hello, I am making a video with two cameras, one of which will be equipped with a TEAC digital recorder. How can I disable the audio on the other camera? I only want audio captured from one direction.

    If this inquiry belongs elsewhere, please move it or let me know and I will re-post.

    Thank you,
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  2. What model is the camera?

    But more importantly --why? Sound from the second camera can be a useful sync reference, and even an emergency backup in case something goes wrong with your "A" recorder.
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  3. And if you really don't want the secondary audio, just disable it in the editor.
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  4. Agree, second audio can be used for syncing two videos - simple rule is always record as much as possible, always use highest resolution , highest frame rate, highest sampling rate etc - you can later edit, cut, discard, loose, convert as much as you wish but you can record particular time event only once...
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  6. Wow, you guys know some stuff. Thanks so much. To answer, the second camera is a little Canon IXUS, about the size of a pack of cigarettes. I paid about $150 for it in England a few years ago. You can't set audio on it, nor connect an external mike.

    As for why, I guess I just assumed there'd be a problem playing back two video tracks with two audio tracks, one with reverb and eq (through my nicer Olympus OM-D paired with a TEAC digital recorder), and the other with nothing. If the second audio can be disabled in the editor, I didn't know that and it solves the problem if there was one.

    I have to say that the little Canon has wonderful audio anyway, or at least it does to my ears, so maybe it's also a non-issue for that reason as well. See here:

    https://vimeo.com/189563996


    I don't know what "sync references" are or how audio can be used for syncing. I also don't understand clappers, LOL.
    Seriously, I don't.

    I obviously need a basic editing course to be able to understand what you all are saying. I'm the meantime, thanks very much for your advice and the information.
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