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Shotgun Microphone
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“I’m always amazed at newscasters that do reports in hurricanes and by busy street corners where hardly any ambient noise can be heard.”
They use remarkably un-sensitive microphones. Get more than a couple of inches from their mouth and you can’t hear them. I have some “Singer” mics that are 1) cheap, and 2) unsensitive, but if you have seen singers screaming with the mic half inside their mouth you will understand where they are beneficial.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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un-sensitive microphones. Huh! That’s interesting…
The mikes singers use are totally different from the lavalier mikes.
That’s a pet peeve of mine to see singers that are always sucking on their mikes. I can’t even watch them.
Well, are there unsensitive mikes in the lavalier family and what would they be called. Do they go by some sort of classification?
RogerRoger Bansemer
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Just to add this to your considerations. Most shotgun mics I’ve used require Phantom power, not likely available from your mini phone connector. Sorry if this was already covered in the discussion, just thought I might mention that.
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And that folks, is how Grazie survived the wilds of deepest darkest Africa… he heard the lion coming!!
Windows 7 Pro64, i7 CPU, 16GB RAM, SSD boot drive, GTX 570 Graphics, Vegas Pro 12
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Lol!
Video Content Creator and Potter
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Mike,
I’m still waiting to hear the story behind the titanium plate in your head.
Barry W. Hull
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^^^ LOL, Barry, It is actually in my jaw to support the bone and dental implants. I use the reference to the plate as a joke every time I need to go through a metal detector and they ask if I have any metal on me.
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Actually, I have one, source long forgotten, that sounds like crap with phantom power. OK on battery, but crappy with phantom.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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Mike, sounds like that makes a good joke, and an interesting story.
This is a good thread, I’ve been wondering about a setup to record “outdoor” sounds. I live on a property with pasture and woods, and have wanted to record all the sounds, from critters to horses, to birds.
Anyone able to recommend a system that records 360 degrees? Taking it to a (maybe) ridiculous level, one day I would like to have a system that I can control remotely, turning it on in the early morning, with no one around to disturb, to let it pick up the wake up call nature offers every morning.
Barry W. Hull
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I’m not the same Mike but I’ll take a stab at answering your questions.
There are two inexpensive recorders to consider, the Zoom H2n and the Zoom H4n.
Prices are $180 and $270 respectively at B&H.
The H4n is a stereo recorder while the H2n is a surround sound recorder.
Windscreens and remote control units are highly recommended options as is a large SD card.
You want to record to WAV, not MP3 so the bigger the card, the longer you can record.
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