Little Audio Update
We've spent the past few weeks tweaking the audio for our new setup. The new camera and lens are night and day better and we're absolutely in love with the new small form factor. However it's come at the cost of audio quality that we just can't accept. (AUDIO NERD ALERT INCOMING)
We're currently using the Sony ECM-M1 which is a $350 directional shotgun mic that plugs directly into the camera. It seems as though this mic is better for outdoor and vlog style recording out in the wild and has great noise reduction when it's outside. Being indoors and in an echo-y room, it's creating a very hollow sound with our voices.
We just ordered the Rode NTC mounted shotgun mic so we'll see how that does after some testing. It's supposed to be a bit better for this type of environment.
TLDR: We're still working on our audio and appreciate yall's patience!
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Nice to hear. I was not to bothered by it, yet wanted to let you know how it was on our side
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Hopefully, the Rode mic works out. Audio can be an expensive rabbit hole to jump into. I don't know what camera you're using, but I have my own home recording studio and several different microphones. The best mic I have for vocal capture is the Shure SM7B paired with a Cloudlifter. There's also the SM7dB, which is an active microphone with a built-in preamp. If your camera has a 1/8-inch mic input jack, you can use a 1/8-inch to 1/4-inch audio cable to connect it to an audio interface through the headphone port. I currently use the Volt 4, which I absolutely love, but I also have a Focusrite 4i4. I use the Shure SM57 and SM58 for guitar cabs. I don't know your full setup, so these are just some options based on equipment I've personally tested and used.
I use the SM7B at my personal setup but it doesn't work for a 2 person especially when we're trying to keep our mic out of frame. Gotta be a shotgun unfortunately. SM7B still my favorite mic overall tho. Currently on the Sony A7V We really want to keep it to a mounted shotgun camera for mobile use.
As an audio visual nerd [yay for having a Bachelor's Degree in Film and Video Production] I feel this. But I know yall got it and if we have to deal with some tinniness for a week or so thats fine. Can't wait to see what the Rode does, have the NT1 for stuff and its glorious
We used to have a shotgun xlr on a big ass boom arm which worked well. However with more traveling in the future due to Karlii's agent and more roles, we will need the small form factor so we wanted to keep it camera mounted. We'll keep iterating until it gets perfect :D Appreciate you!
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