Hakob Hakobyan
August 7th, 2017, 09:06 AM
Hi Guys,
So, the title says it all, what mic is recommended for wedding video purposes.
I want a safety mic to use during getting ready and also a mic that gives me better audio quality backup to LAV's attached to groom during ceremony and also just better audio quality during reception if I can't plug directly to DJ audio board.
Now most people would say Videmic Pro isntead of Stereo but hear me out.
I have a C100 markii that comes with Stereo Mic built in on top handle and I also have a Rode NTG shogun mic I can put on it as well when needed for recording pristine dialog.
I also have LAV mic's that I put on groom during ceremony.
The issue is 5D mk iv and sound recording to it. I want an external mic for it as it's sound quality is pretty bad due to bad amps on it and hiss. Basically I want a marginally better audio quality for 5D MK iv.
My logic is yes, videomic pro is better at recording directional dialog, but theoretically to me it seems that Stereo Mic would be more suitable for almost all other instances.
Yes, I could record a few sentences during getting ready with Videomic pro, but wouldn't the stereo mic do a better job at recording pretty much everything else? After all, there is not much dialog I record directly to camera during the wedding if any at all. (I have LAV mics for ceremony).
I mean during reception ambient sound recording is more important. As for speeches during ceremony/reception most of the time their speech comes out of the speakers anyways, so the sound is evenly distributed throughout the room, meaning I could just use the Stereo Mic instead of shotgun no?
I remember during last wedding I couldn't record reception speeches directly off DJ sound board so I just put LAV mic close to speech area and the LAV was recording to Tascam recorder. Although the LAV has a circular pickup pattern of sound the sound coming of it was way better than 5D on board mic, which made me consider getting a Rode Stereo Mic for better audio capture directly to 5D.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks!
So, the title says it all, what mic is recommended for wedding video purposes.
I want a safety mic to use during getting ready and also a mic that gives me better audio quality backup to LAV's attached to groom during ceremony and also just better audio quality during reception if I can't plug directly to DJ audio board.
Now most people would say Videmic Pro isntead of Stereo but hear me out.
I have a C100 markii that comes with Stereo Mic built in on top handle and I also have a Rode NTG shogun mic I can put on it as well when needed for recording pristine dialog.
I also have LAV mic's that I put on groom during ceremony.
The issue is 5D mk iv and sound recording to it. I want an external mic for it as it's sound quality is pretty bad due to bad amps on it and hiss. Basically I want a marginally better audio quality for 5D MK iv.
My logic is yes, videomic pro is better at recording directional dialog, but theoretically to me it seems that Stereo Mic would be more suitable for almost all other instances.
Yes, I could record a few sentences during getting ready with Videomic pro, but wouldn't the stereo mic do a better job at recording pretty much everything else? After all, there is not much dialog I record directly to camera during the wedding if any at all. (I have LAV mics for ceremony).
I mean during reception ambient sound recording is more important. As for speeches during ceremony/reception most of the time their speech comes out of the speakers anyways, so the sound is evenly distributed throughout the room, meaning I could just use the Stereo Mic instead of shotgun no?
I remember during last wedding I couldn't record reception speeches directly off DJ sound board so I just put LAV mic close to speech area and the LAV was recording to Tascam recorder. Although the LAV has a circular pickup pattern of sound the sound coming of it was way better than 5D on board mic, which made me consider getting a Rode Stereo Mic for better audio capture directly to 5D.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks!