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What mic are you using Akira? Is it one I should stay away from? Have you tried anything else?
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Piotr, what shotgun mics have you tried with the EX1, and which worked best? I'm thinking I might get a new one to replace my ME66 as I've been meaning to anyways, I was thinking the AT 4073 as thats at the top of my price budget.
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Akira,
I must admit the microphones that are the least prone to these distortions are not necessarily the best ones (in terms of general opinion, and price). The on-board EX1 mic is the one I'm hardly ever getting the "chirping" distortion with (though it happened with a strong wind rumble). Then comes the basic mono shotgun from Sony - the ECM 673; at some -38 dB at the input, distortions are avoidable at most circumstances. The most difficult to handle (out of the microphones I am using, of course) is the Edirol CS-50 stereo shotgun. This one is by far the "hottest" of the three, and also the most distortion-prone. Interestingly, nothing like this ever happened when I was using it with the V1E. |
AT-BP 4029 work on the PMW-EX1
Does anyone think that this mic would work on the PMW-EX1 : http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/wi...30f/index.html
It is the successor to the AT835ST which works very well on my V1. I would hate to get a mic that runs into distortion problems that I am reading about on this forum. |
Hi Barry,
I would conduct a very thorough test of the mic you're considering on your EX first before laying down any cash. I'm using the Audio Technica AT4073a on my EX and have crackling/grounding issues that aren't resolved yet. This mic works fine on my other cameras but not on my EX. - Don |
Barry, I am using the AT835ST without problems. I also have the Rode NGT1, Sennheiser 416, Senn ME64 and several Sony shotguns, along with a Sound designs 302 mixer, a Sony UWP diversity wireless system and several lav microphones. Have not had any audio problems as yet, but can't say that I have given the audio side an extensive workout. I use the AT835ST a lot - and have had no problems on the EX1 with it - but I always use a mini-blimp, and mount using very high quality XLR connectors and cables which I had custom made (I am very fussy about my audio). I also use a lightwave mini-mic mount - which I prefer to the Rode SM5 (that I also have) as it is much lighter and easier to use - puts less strain on the mic holder.
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Rode M3 ...
anyone use this mic? I've been mulling over something for general use and have been thinking about the Rode.
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You're in a perfect position to tell us which of your shotgun mic aresenal you think works best (least crackle, cleanest sound, etc.). I thought I'd settled on the Sanken CS1 (partly because it's had good reviews on this forum, and partly because it's short, and I want something that won't get in the way when I put the camera into the case and take it out, fifty times a day), until a guy at Trews said the Rode NTG1 was half the cost (or less) and just as good. Can you weigh in on this? Thanks, Malcolm |
RE: AT 4073a
Hey Graeme -
I also have the AT 4073a. Try switching the low-freq roll off. That should take care of the problem. At least it did for me. Alex |
RE: AT 4073a
My previous post was meant for Don, not Graeme.
Sorry Graeme... |
This is just a followup to add some specifics to mics used on the EX1. I got a little studio time today to do some lighting and audio testing and got some very clean audio using the following two mics both on 48v phantom power:
Sennheiser MKH60 - short shotgun Schoeps MK4 - cardioid mic These mics were boomed overhead while a buddy of mine talked to me on-camera. Mics were set just out of frame pointed at his mouth. I was mostly using them to see what kind of input levels I had to use to get good audio for interview situations. I ran the Senn MKH60 all the way up and down the dBu scale from -20dBu (too low) to -41dBu (almost too loud) and settled on -29dBu as being a good compromise. If I had a quiet speaker, I might have to bump it up to -35dBu. One other thing I noticed (off-topic, sorry) was the infrared(?) problem. He was wearing a black baseball cap and it photographed as a very dark brown color. It was noticeable in the viewfinder and on the captured footage. |
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