[Beethoven Jaeger]

Thanks a lot for the fast reply,

I appreciate it a lot.

…actually, I quite discarded the videomic pro, since here the videomic cost around 100€, and the Pro around 190€, and in the Rode web page they have exactly the same specifications, excluding the size and weight. The NTG-2 is around 209€, which is meant to be much better than the videomic, so for the 190€ of the Pro, I suppose I would go for the NTG-2.

The thing is that now is not the moment, and even though 200€ in a mic is nothing (I own AKG mics for studio recording) in this moment I should go for the lowest I could. I hope in the near future I will get proper mics, but for the moment, this is what I’m looking for.

Having said that, it’s not worth to make unusable shooting if the sound is going to be rubbish, so I would be open to pay the extra cash for the Pro version if it offers some little extra quality with is worth it. Always knowing we are talking about the cheapest gear in the market.

What a long reply! Sorry about that,
Your oppinions are very welcome. As I said, I never recordered live, so I appreciate a lot any input.

Thanks,
BJ.
Thanks again,

[Beethoven Jaeger]

Hi,

I find myself in the same situation as the original post, choosing between the videomic and the stereo one.

As you people seem to know your stuff, I would really appreciate your thoughts.

Obviously, choosing between those two mics means I’ve never done any recording using live sound before.

The reason I want to get a mic is for recording children telling stories, in open spaces, with no control over the enviroment. I’ll go around in different places.

Obviously the budget is as limited as it can get. But there is no point on doing this proyect if I cannot get usable audio. The end proyect would have mainly only music, recorded in a studio, with shorts stories in between, where I need live audio with decent quality.

Shall I go for the stereo for the better quality and put it as close as I can, or with the more directional cheaper videomic I could actually get better sound.

Thanks a lot to all those that share their knowledge.
(sorry for my poor english)

Regards,
BJ.