After doing even more reseach on mics I found out that for indoor situations I wouldn't want a shotgun mic. I hear about hyper cardioid. I look it up, and on some forums people talk about mainly 2 mics, the rode nt3 and the oktavia mko12 or something close to that. Then on one post someone said that the nt3 is better for larger rooms. Ill probable be in house rooms, so I looked for the oktavia one. I cant find where I would buy it (in America, anyway), nor if it comes with any capsules. Also, it seems it can only run on phantom power, (which im not sure exactly what that is, but it seems to be some power box, and something I should avoid if possible.) Now I'm stuck, almost going with the nt3 and this. Could someone give me a decent sugg. or mic. for indoor shooting (like a house). Thats preferably less than 600 for the mic by itself. Thanks again!
As I see it, a mic is a mic... It also depends on what you are recording. If you are recording room tone, I would use some sort of condenser. Mics that don't use phantom power are usually not hot enough to get good vocals unless they are REALLY close. As far as I know, shotgun mics for dialogue is the norm. Useually they are attached to a boom and the boom operator can manipulate the position of the mic to get the best sound for dialogue.
http://www.pssl.com/!JVv!wFoaqARi3ccq0NFcHw!/Oktava-MK-012-01-Pencil-Condenser-Mic-W-Wood-Box-s
IS that the mic you were looking for?
Phantom power is nothing to be afraid of. Condensers (again as far as I know) always use phantom power, or batteries. How the phantom power works is not really worth fretting over. Either put batteries in the mic, or plug the phantom power box in... that's about it. Professional mics ALWAYS use XLR inputs, and will work with any professional sound recorder. Hope that helps.
It's call grain, its suppose to be there.
A mic isn?t a mic. There are many different types for different
uses. The Rode NT-3 is a vocal mic. Meaning it?s used for singers
on stage or in the studio. This is not a mic for making movies.
There isn?t really such a thing as an indoor mic or an outdoor
mic. You might be confused over the pick up patterns. A good mic
for use while making a movie should have a lobar pick up pattern
- meaning the mic focuses its audio pick up to a narrow area.
The Rode NT-3 has a cardoid pick up pattern - which means it?s a
unidirectional microphone that picks up in a roughly heart shaped
pattern.
Great for studio recording or on a stage, terrible for on set
audio recording.
The shotgun mics made by Rode are the NTG series - that?s what you
want for indoor work. And the good news is, it can be used for
outdoor work, too.
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yes JohnRichard, that's the one. for certified instigator, I've looked up the ntg mics, and it seems they have 3 of them (ntg1, etc.). Which one of these would be best? One you reccomend? I got the same advice on another forum to buy the ntg instead of the ones I mentioned, so I hope im on the right path. Help appreciated!
My assumption is you aren't a professional audio recordist. That you are buying an inexpensive mic
to use in your movie making and not building a kit of top of the line mics. If I'm correct, the cheapest
of the Rode mics will be just fine.
In the future you will either hire an audio person with a full kit or bump up to a better mic. But for
now the Rode NTG-1 is fine.
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