Chris Pike
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I ordered the Tascam and the Rode HS2. I got detailed specifications for the Rode, and it says that the plug-in power requirement is 2-5V. So it will be close, but it might work with the Tascam’s 2V. I will let you know how it performs in about a month.
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Hello Ty,
I am going to make a purchase. It is between these two mics: the RODE HS2 and the Audio-Technica PRO 8/HEMW.
In the specifications for the RODE HS, Rode says it is a Permanently Polarised Condenser. I inquired with Rode about the power issue, and they replied
“The HS2 requires plug-in power, which is similar to phantom but it is only around 5V.
This is the same for all Lavs, so it can be assumed that the Tascam DR-10L is able to supply plug-in power. ”I guess that someone at Rode just was being sloppy when they wrote the specifications, because it can’t be a Condenser mic if it only needs plug-in power. I’m wary of the word “assume”. You said the plug-in power is around 2V. I’m googling around, and it appears that plug in power is anywhere from 1 to 5 and does not need to be standard.
In your opinion, can I assume that since the Audio Technica gets the mic closer to the mouth, then it has better quality?
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> Audio technica called me back this morning. Rick said this dynamic hypercardioid should work.
Thanks for pursuing this. I’ll think about it overnight, and then tomorrow, perhaps, I’ll press the button (what is the phrase?) and buy the two items (Tascam recorder and audio technica headset). Somebody else has suggested that I record the room background audio during the workout video, and add a voiceover. I tried this a while back, and the voiceover seemed disconnected from the video and background audio; they just didn’t seem compatible, but I can’t really explain why. Maybe I was doing something wrong.
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Hey Ty, I looked into the Tascam DR 10L portable recorder, but it doesn’t have phantom power, I have been told. So it won’t work with the kind of fitness headset you recommend. It appears that I am stuck, and I will need to strap one of those alpha ray radiators onto my body.
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> Any boom mic more than 2 feet away will sound unappealing and your clients will shriek and run away.
Wow, thanks for the specific distance.
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Ty, thanks. I had not thought of a recorder that straps on. Then you don’t have to worry about reception between transmitter and receiver, which is ruinous if it goes out. I’ll think seriously of forking out the money for this. $200 for the recorder and $150 or so for headset. Would work great – unless I lie on my back. While you have been so kind to engage me, I’d like to ask whether a well placed boom mic might be better in the sense that it gives you “the feel of a room”?
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Hi Ty, Thanks for tip. I should confess that I’m a paranoid about rf radiation. I can’t believe people hold their cell phones against their heads. I’m reluctant to have that headset transmitter strapped to my torso. I would really like to make a multi-mic approach work. I would have mics positioned front, right, and left, and somebody at a sound board would switch to the mic that is working the best. The only place this plan really falls apart is if I lie down on the floor. I’ll let you know how the plan works. A lot depends on how many mics this facility can provide me.
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I’m dealing with a similar situation. Except I’m doing an exercise video, I’m in a production studio, I’m walking around the set, and I’m occasionally doing the exercises as I speak. Since I’m exercising, a lav won’t work ( I don’t think). The set in this case is an area about 10×12″. Our first shoot we used one boom mic because nobody was behind the mixing board, and it was pretty much a disaster. In any case, I have come to the conclusion that the only way to do this is to use three or four boom mics AND to put them in the frame. A fundamental rule in most video is to hide the boom mics, but it isn’t possible to get decent sound this way. So my next shoot, I’m just going to blatantly break the rule and there will be three or four mics totally in the frame, but not blocking any models. I think the viewer will understand what is happening and why, and if they understand then they won’t mind.
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RE: Roll of diffusion. I have been told that the model will look better if the top light (seven feet high) is aimed slightly downward on the models face. If a roll of diffusion paper is vertical, then won’t the downward tilt of the top light be removed when it meets the models face? To keep the downward angle of the top light, I think I need to tilt the diffusion scrim as well, which would be difficult with a roll of paper. No?
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Hi Mark, here is a part of the video, with the curtains:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl8vtv8DeqOjt0XsDYxOAaQ/videos
The curtain on the left is a denser fabric, it was a bed sheet actually, but I think it still wasn’t quite dense enough. What do you think of my lighting?
I had a friend of mine do the voice over, but I’m not sure her voice is right.
Thanks for any feedback, Chris