Posted by TheFlaggman on 11/29/07 06:07

On Nov 28, 6:11 pm, "Pre-Meltdown"
<entropic3.14de...@optonline2.718.net> wrote:
> Awl--
>
> It looks like I'll be going with the canon hv20, and the question is whether
> to use a Rodes shotgun mike (camera-mounted ROVM/VM) or the Canon DM-50 mic
> listed as an accessory to the HV20.
> In a makeshift studio, about 500 sq ft or so.
>
> A guy at B&H said that both mics are good, and that he would choose the
> Canon mic ($149)only because it's less bulky than the Rodes ($119).
> Any opinions? Other alternatives?
>
> Eventually I'll experiment for multiply-placed mics running through a mixer,
> but right now I just want to avoid the "built-in mic sound".
> tia.
> --
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> Mr. P.V.'d (formerly Droll Troll), Yonkers, NY
>
> entropic3.14decay at optonline2.718 dot net; remove pi and e to reply--ie,
> all d'numbuhs

Depends on what u r shooting. If studio isn't sound lined might be
echoes and reflections. Any studio stuff I have worked with lav mics
worked most predictably when mounted on air talent correctly. If it
is music or individual guitarist type thing then broader room ambience
might be obtained better with shotgun types. If mic pattern is too
narrow, moving camera might give you unexpected fades.

overhead fans, blowers and air conditioners as well as noisy ballasts
from lighting temp studios might be something to look out for as well
as sound through windows. Glass almost like an open window for sound.

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