<p>There are multiple answers.</p>

<p>The easiest and cheaper solution is to get a shoe extender.</p>

<p>The more professional way is to get an external recorder specifically designed for DSLR mounting. Look at the products of BeachTek and JuiceLink for examples.</p>

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2015-06-15T08:39:45.597Z
2015-06-15T08:39:45.597Z
kazanaki
<p>I keep reading that for proper sound you should use an external recorder like the Zoom H1 or H4N with your DSLR. Until now, I was only using an external microphone, namely the Takstar SGC-598, without an extra recorder.</p>

<p><strong>My question is, how do you mount both the mic and the recorder on the DSLR which has only one hot shoe.</strong></p>

<p>Recently, I've been shooting my first documentary video, holding the camera just like that with no steadycam, shoulder rig etc. Also, I was on my own so there was nobody to hold the microphone (and potentially a recorder) separately. Therefore I had to attach it directly to the camera.
Having only the camera with little extra gear made the shooting very dynamic which I liked.</p>

<p>I looked at a few Hot Shoe Y-Adapters but none really convinced me.</p>

<p>Do you have any experience with a setup like this? How do you mount mic and recorder on the camera?</p>

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How to mount microphone and recorder on the DSLR?
Felix Gehring
# How to mount microphone and recorder on the DSLR?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-08)

I keep reading that for proper sound you should use an external recorder like the Zoom H1 or H4N with your DSLR. Until now, I was only using an external microphone, namely the Takstar SGC-598, without an extra recorder.

**My question is, how do you mount both the mic and the recorder on the DSLR which has only one hot shoe.**

Recently, I've been shooting my first documentary video, holding the camera just like that with no steadycam, shoulder rig etc. Also, I was on my own so there was nobody to hold the microphone (and potentially a recorder) separately. Therefore I had to attach it directly to the camera.
Having only the camera with little extra gear made the shooting very dynamic which I liked.

I looked at a few Hot Shoe Y-Adapters but none really convinced me.

Do you have any experience with a setup like this? How do you mount mic and recorder on the camera?

**Tags:** dslr, microphone


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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-06-15. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

There are multiple answers.

The easiest and cheaper solution is to get a shoe extender.

The more professional way is to get an external recorder specifically designed for DSLR mounting. Look at the products of BeachTek and JuiceLink for examples.


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