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Opinions re: modular mics and Neumann KM modular series

I am a professional photographer adding DSLR video capture to my productions. Moving into this transition, I almost made the mistake of buying too low of quality in both a mobile r …
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Using a Rode NTG-2 Shotgun with a Marantz PMD 661

Hi there, this is my first attempt at making audio recordings for an Oral History project. I've been using the Marantz PMD internal mic up to this point, but just bought an extern …
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Pencil mic windjammer recommendations

I recently bought a pair of Line Audio's CM3 for stereo ambiance recording. I'm now looking for windjammers. Anyone tested the Rode WS8? they're pretty cheap. My other options are …
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iPhone and Contact Mic Recording Q:)

Hello, I’d like to use contact mics with my (soon to be delivered) iPhone. Do you know which preamp/devices I should invest in? Many thanks, Ames
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So why its not possible to eq cheap mics to sound like expensive ones?

This is maybe stupid question, but what other things, other than frequency response, make mic sound good? i mean if we take cheap and expensive mic with same frequency response/sel …
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How to connect Sound Devices MM1 Mic Pre with Zoom H4n

Hello Audio Pros, I have a Zoom H4n & a NTG2 & the levels are low - i have previously asked for help regarding this & someone suggested to go with Dan McComb way with …
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Does an AT825 fit inside the Rode Blimp?

Has anybody tried it? I emailed Rode but got no response. Thanks!
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iPhone and Contact Mic Recording Q:)

Hello, I’d like to use contact mics with my (soon to be delivered) iPhone. Do you know which preamp/devices I should invest in? Many thanks, Ames
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Lav mic mounting tips

Hello, In the film I am working on there is quite a bit of cloth scratch I am getting on the lav mics used by the boom op. After watching The King's Speech and the interview from …
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TV Vocal Reverb Reduction

Live broadcast show the scenario, 3 presenters, all lapel mic'd up. The studio itself isnt the best and dryest room to begin with. There appears to be a bit of an echo issue with o …
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Mic Preamp for ADR

Hi! I am looking for a decent preamp that would be used mainly for ADR recording and also for some voiceovers. The films that need some ADR are usually shot by MKH 416. It is impor …
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XLR cables not a tight fit with SM57s

I have a few SM57's that I use at church. Sometimes the cables "wobble" in the end of the mic and it shorts out. The cables that seem to do this came with a package deal through B …
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Pls Suggest Which Boom mike ??? MKH 60 or MKH 70 .. N E other suggestions ???

Hello my fellow social sound designers. Though this is my first post on this forum ,i have been an avid reader of this forum. I will be shooting a feature film in a couple of day …
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Cigarette smoke and mics

Hi. The other day I was doing location sound in a short film. In one indoor scene one of the actors was smoking. It was a close shot so was booming quite near. I was just wonderi …
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Recording decent sound

Hi all i will be doing a shoot soon that will involve me recording dialogue of actors riding on a very speedy motor bike in the middle of a very busy street in my town and am wonde …

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