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What microphone for street recording / protest coverage?
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You highlight “Finding/making a Y-adapter to allow plugging BOTH mics into the TRS stereo mic input on the DSLR.” as a potential challenge. But I thought you would just need a very simple splitter?
This website talks about something similar:
https://www.thepodcasthost.com/equipment/hosatech-ymm-261-stereo-splitter/and suggests this product:
I suppose there is still the issue of how to monitor the microphones audio when recording? But then instead of something like the Rhode video mic pro, I could get a microphone with a headphone e.g. Shure Lenshopper .
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Yes, you need specifically a “stereo-breakout” style of Y-adapter cable. The traditional kinds of Y cables will not properly break out the left and right channels separately. If it doesn’t say specifically “stereo-breakout” don’t buy it.
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Recording audio without metering and monitoring is exactly like framing and focusing without looking at the viewfinder. -
If you’re really thinking about 2 mics maybe think about an independent digital recorder with two inputs so you’re not feeding mikes into the camera’s probably limited pre-amps and messing with splitters. There are some that screw on to the bottom of the camera.
Robert Withers
Independent/personal/avant-garde cinema, New York City
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Thanks Ty. I’ll have to inspect this Rode more closely and see if it really has any ports. It looks like a capsule at the bottom of an “interference tube” if that’s what they’re called.
CheersRobert Withers
Independent/personal/avant-garde cinema, New York City
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Yes. But some slots in the tube are probably behind the capsule. That counts as back ports.
Regards,
Ty Ford
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