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Provided that someone hasn’t gotten “creative” with how the plugs are wired of the cables you should be fine.
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Ty Ford
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Yes I do. It’s a curious choice for a VO mic.
My review of the VP-88 is in the Online Archive in the Mic Reviews folder.
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Ty Ford
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I spent 12 hours in preparation with a Dorland’s Medical dictionary.
The session was three days, about 4 hours a day. I cut a deal through AFTRA so they wouldn’t have to pay the first hour rate on the second and third day.
Two medical dictionaries; my Dorland’s and the one brought by the RN. Some terms were in neither dictionary so I gave it to ’em 2-3 ways so they wouldn’t need to call me back.
I was very happy when it was all over. I have contacted the people frome the production house to see if any of the masters are available.
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Ty Ford
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Hello,
A number of years ago (over ten), I narrated 6,000 medical terms to be used as a pronunication guide for the medical industry.
I did not record them here. They may still be around somewhere.
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Ty Ford
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What JC said, in spades.
Ty Ford
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All good points here. When buying the Sennheiser, did you check to see if the operating frequency was fairly clear in your geographical area? If you have TV stations in town operating on the same frequency, you’ll greatly reduce your range and run the risk of interference problems. Finding clear spectrum will allow you to maximize your range.
If two different wireless mics are too close in operating frequency, they can interfere with each other.
I did audio on a shoot several years back and my wireless were acting really wacky. Turns out the venue had a locked up wireless mic system they left turned on (weird). When I asked if by chance they had anything on, a custodian unlocked a door and hit a power switch on a rack (turning it off) and my wireless worked fine.
When I run into things like this, I try moving the receiver as close to the edge of the frame as I can (usually in a bag hanging off of a light stand) and cable back to my mixer.
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Ty Ford
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Having read the previous posts, yes, preamps make a difference with both models of the 414. They are sort of sensitive to which preamp they are plugged into. In gthe wrong preamp they can sound tizzy and boomy; the smileyface EQ.
The BXLS is a good choice. It will definitely sound better than the Rode.
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Ty Ford
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Well there’s a nightmare waiting to happen!
The only way you’ll be able to differentiate one voice from another in listening back is to use an automixer.
Forget invisible. You can’t afford invisible.
If the two groups are approximately equal in number, 9+9, you can get by with two four channel auto mixers, one for each group, IF each group is sitting around one table. If they are spread out, it’s pretty hopeless. Shure and Audio Technica both sell four channel automixers. The also sell eight channnel auto mixers.
If you’re really interested in what the people are saying, I’d put an eight channel automixer on each group of nine and set mics on table stands out.
Record to DAT, HD recorder, a computer, etc. That’s the least of your worries.It will be cheaper to hire someone to do this than to buy the gear yourself. You may get lucky with a ocal renatl house.
Regards,Ty Ford
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Here are some thoughts.
Price is not always an indicator of quality when you look closely at the application. The SM 57 and SM 58 are proof of that on the low end.
There are way too many microphones on the market. It’s very easy to get confused.
Many of them come from our friends in China where labor is amazingly cheap. AKG and Audio Technica both have contracts with chinese manufacturers. The AKG Perception and Audio Technica AT2020 lines are made in China under the very watchful eyes of AKG and AT. AT does a QC in China, in Japan (at the main AT factory) and again in the US before those mics enter the market here.
(SIDEBAR)The Chinese also made the Western Style belt I bought from Cow Town Boots which used to be across the street from the Las Vegas Convention center. The first one began to unravel before I got out of town and I exchanged it. The one I took home failed a bout a year later. Crap is crap, but I digress.
You can find almost any configuation mic at almost any price point. Sennheiser, AKG and Audio Technica have been making down market microphones for years for people who can’t hear the difference or don’t have the money (or both).
I use a Neumann U 89, Schoeps cmc641, Sennheiser 416, Countryman, Sony, Beyer and Audio Technica mics. I use them because I can hear the difference. None of them cost $5000. Not even a Neumann U 87 costs $5000. A U 87 set Z (pop filter, suspension mount, mic, cable and box) is only $2999.
Just because the Behringer looks sort of like a U 87 doesn’t mean it sounds as good. The makers of these knock-off mics are hoping you’ll fall for that. In europe there are mics that can not be sold because their design is to close to the original item. We’re a bit lax in this country. We allow it.
Be aware, BTW, that the preamp one uses makes a very big difference. My studio preamps are GML Millennia Media. My preamps cost about $1k per channel.
Unlike camcorders, good professional mics last years. My U 89 was made over 30 years ago. If you buy “good” once, you don’t have to buy again later. I can’t afford to buy cheap. My reputation for getting great audio now preceeds me. That doesn’t mean I waste a lot of money on over-priced mics. It means I’m in a position to know what a good mic should sound like and I’ve heard a LOT of mics, good and bad. The reviews I written for trade magazines (many of which are on my site) tell that story pretty well.
Buying those Behringer mics is a decision you’ll have to make for yourself. If you can’t hear the difference between them and better mics by any manufacturer, knock yourself out, get ’em. However, know that you’ll be competing with others with better sounding audio packages.
If you’re just messing around with gear in your basement, no problem. If you are running a business and have clients that are depending on you. You better bring the good stuff or you won’t last long.
About 10% of my business is reshoots from projects where someone screwed up the audio. The client decided to go cheap and paid for it. I’ve never lost one of those clients once they hear what my audio sounds like. I’ve even had shooter/editors call me from the edit bay to say they can hear the difference and are amazed at how much better my audio sounds. I remind them that my choice of gear makes a big difference.
Hope this helps. BTW, I don’t own Behringer.
Regards,
Ty Ford
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A Rode Podacster:
Ty Ford
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