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January 20th, 2007, 11:37 PM | #1 |
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Microphones For XH-A1
Hey guys, what mics are you using with your cams? I'm worried about shotguns not fitting so well mounted to the camera. Correct me if I'm wrong, but my sentiments were always that the short shotguns were not nearly as good as the 12ish inch shotguns. Seems like they are the only option for on camera mounting. Does anyone know about the XL-H1 mics? Are those even available? I really don't want to spend more than 300 dollars. Thanks in advance for the help guys!
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January 21st, 2007, 12:22 AM | #2 |
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I'm curious about this as well. I have heard the AT-897 was pretty good for it's rpice and size, but I have no personal experience. Any thoughts guys?
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January 21st, 2007, 08:00 AM | #4 |
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Well, for OFF-camera use, I bought the AT897 a few years ago because I was going to spend a year in Mozambique and expected to destroy my main mic. I was very surprised by how well the mic did. There are better mics, but I still use this one when I don't have control of the environment. It's not a hot mic, but I like that because it's more forgiving. It sounds very natural for the price. And (don't tell anyone) I even use it indoors frequently.
I now treat my AT897 as if it were something between a hyper and a shotgun. From time-to-time I put the 897 on camera and it does fine. However if I were forced to choose what kind of mic to leave on a camera full-time, I would get a hyper. But for $300? The AT897 is hard to beat. Last edited by Tom Vandas; January 21st, 2007 at 08:17 PM. |
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I have the Sennheiser ME66/K6P on my Canon XH-A1 with a Rycote windscreen.
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Hi,
I have several mics I use, depending on the situation. - a wireless EW system by Sennheiser with a lapel mic. great for interviews in loud environments like convention halls etc. - the venerable K6/ME series by Sennheiser, with different modules (ME64 and ME66) - last week, I got myself a Rode NTG-2. Man this thing is great. It is less costly than the Senns and sounds nicely round and warm. A real tip! Don't forget that the build-in mic is no slouch either. So depending on the situation I go with the following scenarios: - internal stereo only - Rode NTG-2 in XLR1 and Sennheiser wireless in XLR2 in interview situations The possible combos are endless... Have fun. that is the main part! Hope this helps a bit Cheers Arthur |
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When you connect a shotgun mic such as the AT897 or the ME66 to the XH-A1 through XLR would this be stereo or mono? If mono, would you need two XLR mics to achieve stereo sound? (ps. not meaning to hi-jack this thread ) Also Interested in what mics are good for the XH-A1.
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I have the Sennheiser 416 on the A1. Works well.
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Thanks, Steve.
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