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Post by Dazza on Feb 22, 2008 20:38:47 GMT
Ryd read the debate in one of the links I posted above it pretty much tells you the difference in mono and stereo and what works best for what. I think the kind of mic we want from reading it is the mono option.
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Post by RydCook on Feb 22, 2008 21:47:06 GMT
Hmmm i do want it for voice now... but the stereo mic seems much more versatile! May use it for other things as well as voice you see. Might the stereo be the best option as an all-rounder? Its just the stereo is much cheaper on ebay, comes with a windsock too! Which i'd have to buy separately with the mono. Not that i need one now, but i may well do in the future. :S confused, dunno what to do!! Anyone? It ends in 40 mins! (its 21.53 now)
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Post by Dazza on Feb 22, 2008 21:59:51 GMT
Hi Ryd, I THINK this is the main difference between stereo and mono
Stereo mic-pics up the whole environment around you so say you were recording a band play live, or a wedding or like a nature program where you wanted to hear all the surrounding noises as well as the the person speaking.
Mono mic- pics up the source its next to so say you had the mic on a boompole above the actors just out of shot it picks up just there voices and not anything else around the room.
I think that mic your bidding on is the one now at £65 plus £10 p&P. If you wanna go mono I found the Rode Videomic (mono) for best price £63
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Post by RydCook on Feb 22, 2008 22:14:02 GMT
Right, i'm gonna habe to go for mono then. the stereo one has just gone upto 76 quid, still a good price for it.
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Post by RydCook on Feb 22, 2008 22:14:30 GMT
Cheers for all the help, gareth, shane, dazza, dave
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Post by Gareth on Feb 22, 2008 23:42:29 GMT
looking at the stereo mono debate you always aim to capture sound as clear as possible so its definatly all about using mono mikes
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Post by wiggy on Feb 23, 2008 0:52:55 GMT
for speech always go for mono, don't worry about any enviroment noise as you can use foley sound for this by either recording wild tracks or using sound effects, don't even try to get sound as good as movies or even tv as the dialogue is usually ADR'd in post (automated dialogue replacement)
i use a rode ntg 2 at the mo as its all i could afford but it is serving me well but it uses xlr inputs.
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Post by Dave on Feb 23, 2008 1:54:57 GMT
I don't know much about sound, but I would presume that mono was best for dialogue, and as Wiggy says, you can record the environment in stereo seperately and add it later.
Back to dialogue... think about scenes in films where you have a discussion between two or more people and the camera view changes back and forth. With a stereo mic, the voice would leap from left to right (or vice versa) when you cut to the reverse angle of the conversation. You simply don't ever have that in film or TV because it would be very distracting. With mono, the voice is always central no matter what angle the cam is shooting.
Does that make sense? It does in my head!
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Post by Gareth on Feb 23, 2008 3:18:59 GMT
yeah exactly dave, then add ontop of that folly and atmos tracks and your head would explode!
the more I think about it I'd be seriously surprised if stereo mikes were ever used in film because everything a stereo mic can achieve can be done under control in post
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Post by Dazza on Feb 23, 2008 13:20:15 GMT
Ryd I'm buying from www.dv247.com the Rode Mono Video shotgun mic, 1.8m extension line cable, Wind cover and Rode 2metre mini boom pole including delivery £126.08. |
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Post by RydCook on Feb 26, 2008 23:04:40 GMT
I've just ordered the Mic for now, its all i currently need. I'll buy the accessories as and when i need them  Cheers though mate. |
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Post by Dave on Feb 27, 2008 0:02:23 GMT
You swines!
All this talk of a cheap microphone that gets ace results has got me itching to buy it too... even though I can't see any definite time I get to use it!
Hmmmm I bet it's good for doing Weston-Super-Mare tourist video voice overs though! ;D
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Post by Dazza on Feb 27, 2008 13:52:22 GMT
Pah the Mic is in stock but I've just had an email saying I will have to wait for the other bits including the boom pole. I'm sure you could come up with a great character driven film Dave. The only drawback in this area I find is where are all the bloody actors?  ?? |
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Post by Dave on Feb 27, 2008 14:18:15 GMT
Pah the Mic is in stock but I've just had an email saying I will have to wait for the other bits including the boom pole. I'm sure you could come up with a great character driven film Dave. The only drawback in this area I find is where are all the bloody actors? ?? Exactly.... I'm not one of them! |
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Post by RydCook on Feb 27, 2008 22:44:35 GMT
Pah the Mic is in stock but I've just had an email saying I will have to wait for the other bits including the boom pole. I'm sure you could come up with a great character driven film Dave. The only drawback in this area I find is where are all the bloody actors? ?? Ahh bugger. Good job i just ordered the Mic then! I'm hoping to use it this saturday! I can act! and am also happy to help out any fellow meadows maniac filmmaker! |
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Cheers though mate.
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