Sennheiser MD 441-U good for video production dialogue?
Would it be?
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I worked on a documentary film in 1979 in which a 441 was the primary boom mic for interviews. It worked and it sounded good (I wasn't the recordist).
Since that time I've occassionally used a 441 as an instrument mic - it is an excellent dynamic mic, no question about that. A contender for "best dynamic ever built". As a type, modern supercardoid condensor mics are capable of finer detail and greater transparency, due to their lighter diaphram. So, neither a yes or no to your question - if you have a 441 available and can mount it on a boom then it is definitely worth trying, and will probably sound better than some inexpensive condensors. If other choices were possible I'd test the 441 against the best condensor I could afford. |
So the 441 against the rhode ntg-2 would be no match? The 441 would win?
But the ntg-2 might be better for outside-work, and the 441 for inside? The ntg-2 had a longer pick up range. |
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As a type, supercardoids such as the MD-441U and, more conventionally, a supercard condensor, are suited to booming interior work. As a type, interference tube mics (short shotguns, shotguns) such as the NTG-2 are suited to booming exterior work. These types both crossover, however. A supercard can be quite handy outdoors when a wider pattern is desired. A shotgun can be used indoors in some environments, especially when walls and ceiling are far away or non-reflective of low frequencies. An NTG-2 does not have a "longer pickup range" in any meaningful way. The boom operator would work it as close as they would a supercard for the best speech reproduction. A shotgun does do a better job at rejecting sound from off-axis than a less directional mic. |
Ok...thank you! :-)
One more question: would many people notice if I used the two mics in one filmproduction? Like the 441 for interior, the ntg-2 for exterior. Or would you hear too much difference in sound? |
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And that's another point. In post production many things happen. The idea of on-location sound is to get the cleanest lines/sound. The post production people will end up trying to match it. On low budget/Indie pictures you may be responsible for both on-location sound and post sound, but I usually hand off post production duties to somebody else. Wayne |
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