Posted by Ty Ford on 05/29/06 16:22

On Sun, 28 May 2006 22:09:50 -0400, peter wrote
(in article <OJseg.1400$ho6.128@trnddc07>):

> I'm shooting wedding for a relative.
>
> I want to have interviews on tape, so friends/family can comment on the
> wedding or offer their blessings.
>
> In the past I relied on on-camera mic. The result is always too much
> background noise. I want better result.
>
> TV news crew use a hand held omni mic to do this. One interview mic that
> gets mentioned often is electrovoice 635.
>
> Question is, does it have high enough output so that after a beachtek
> XLR-to-mini conversion, there is enough to be recorded by a camcorder like
> trv900? Or would I need a preamp?
>
> Is it also possible to use a camera mounted short shotgun mic (e.g. AT897)
> to achive similar result? It would be more convenient to not have to lug a
> mic+cable around. What is the pros and cons of the two approaches?
>
>

Try a wireless plug on rig for a hand held. Give it to em and let em talk.

Ty Ford

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