Battery powered Shotgun Mic for use with PCM d-50 - Social Sound Design

Battery powered Shotgun Mic for use with PCM d-50

2010-10-08T13:32:43Z

I'm looking for a decent shotugn mic for field recording but I'm not sure I want to go down the broadcast mixer route just yet. Does anyone have any experience of using shotgun mic's with one of these sony pcm-d50 portables?

Essentially, it would be really handy to be able to plug a shotgun mic in to the 3.5mm jack and make some useable recordings, that's a pretty light rig..

Nick

Answer by Daan Hendriks for Battery powered Shotgun Mic for use with PCM d-50

2010-10-08T13:43:26Z

You could have a look into the Sennheiser ME66+K6 module (make sure you don't get K6P as that's phantom powered only). I haven't tried it myself but at least that's a decent spec shotgun that can run on batteries.

Answer by fabio_iaci for Battery powered Shotgun Mic for use with PCM d-50

2010-10-08T14:36:09Z

I have a Rode NTG-2. It works fine (20hz-20khz), can be powered with an AA battery, can be connected to the 3.5mm jack and doesn't cost too much.

Answer by kampana for Battery powered Shotgun Mic for use with PCM d-50

2010-10-08T18:17:33Z

+1 for the RODE NTG-2, i also use it together with my PCM-D50. it works great for sfx recording and voiceovers.

Answer by Nicklaus for Battery powered Shotgun Mic for use with PCM d-50

2011-01-16T17:25:05Z

I'll give the NTG 2 a go next month, get some field recording down and let you know how I get on :) Cheers all.

Answer by David Mann for Battery powered Shotgun Mic for use with PCM d-50

2011-04-19T16:53:37Z

The D50 is a great recorder but how are you syncing to picture ? if you don't sync to video you probably don't need a shot gun I use the D50 with NY4 and NT 3 and it is fantastic. David http://www.freshcutsoundeffects.com