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Bryan Beasleigh · July 4th, 2004, 10:12 PM

Graham Jones
An Irishman with a Welsh name ;-)
Take some time and listen to a few examples. For dialog you really should stay with mono. I'd stay away from the MKE300, its not in the same class as the others.

I'd look at a battery operated mic with an XLR connection.
the right mike may suffice for the interview and voiceover.

For interior interview a hypercardoid nay be a better choice. Some of the more reasonable mics include the K6 with ME64 capsule or the Rode NT3. At $155 US the NT3 is an amazing microphone, very suitable for interview and voiceover.

To use a battery operated mic with XLR inputs all that is needed is a 3.5mm stereo to female XLR adapter cable ($10US)

To go to the next level you must be able to supply phantom power. this would mean a Beach Tek DXA6 or for limiters and preamplification the DXA-8. The next level opens up a fair number of excellent dialog mics such as the Oktava MCO12 ($200), The AT3031, the AT4031 and the AT4053a. There are many more.

Most of the 1/8th (3.5mm) are junk. The 822 that you mentioned is a good ambience tool but no stereo mic is good for dialog.

July 4th, 2004, 10:12 PM	#7
Bryan Beasleigh Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,923	Graham Jones An Irishman with a Welsh name ;-) Take some time and listen to a few examples. For dialog you really should stay with mono. I'd stay away from the MKE300, its not in the same class as the others. I'd look at a battery operated mic with an XLR connection. the right mike may suffice for the interview and voiceover. For interior interview a hypercardoid nay be a better choice. Some of the more reasonable mics include the K6 with ME64 capsule or the Rode NT3. At $155 US the NT3 is an amazing microphone, very suitable for interview and voiceover. To use a battery operated mic with XLR inputs all that is needed is a 3.5mm stereo to female XLR adapter cable ($10US) To go to the next level you must be able to supply phantom power. this would mean a Beach Tek DXA6 or for limiters and preamplification the DXA-8. The next level opens up a fair number of excellent dialog mics such as the Oktava MCO12 ($200), The AT3031, the AT4031 and the AT4053a. There are many more. Most of the 1/8th (3.5mm) are junk. The 822 that you mentioned is a good ambience tool but no stereo mic is good for dialog. __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ".......holy smokin rubber lips...what a ride!"