Microphones
Tips & Tricks
Whether you are a seasoned video professional, a passionate video hobbyist, or merely a proud parent looking to record Junior's very first words on tape, these microphone reviews and buyer's guides will help you learn about the many different varieties and uses of microphones. If the words omnidirectional, unidirectional, cardioid, balanced, unbalanced, VHF and UHF seem foreign, don't worry—you're not alone. These are not words you encounter everyday unless you're a professional videographer. These articles will help you select the right microphones to capture the sounds needed for your next video production.
Microphone Product Reviews
- Microphone Review
RODE NTG-3 Shotgun Mic Excellent performance and value in a shotgun microphone.... RODE is a well-known Australian manufacturer of microphones, whose products tend to deliver more sound than their prices might suggest. - Microphone Review:
Azden SMX-10 Microphone Small and Powerful - Shotgun Microphone Review:
Audio-Technica AT897 Riding Shotgun - Podcast Microphone Review: AKG Perception 100 The AKG Perception 100 is a sturdy and professional microphone for the budget-minded producer. If you're looking to add a strong voice-over to your next production consider the Perception 100 as the starting point.
- Wireless Microphone System Review:
Sennheiser Evolution ew 112-p Great wireless microphone system at a super price. - Microphone Review: Rode VideoMic Rode VideoMic Camera-Mounted Microphone
- Test Bench:
Studio 1 XLR-MIX Pro, Guy Graphics GG-14 and Audio Technica AT8410a Studio 1 XLR-MIX Pro, Guy Graphics GG-14 and Audio Technica AT8410a - Product Probe
- Samsung SCX 904 8mm camcorder
- Shure VP wireless microphone system
- TM-900SU 9-inch Color Monitor
- Product Probe
- Nady 551 VR Wireless Microphone System
- Panasonic AG-DS850 VCR
- Fujix Fotovision FV7
- Benchmarks
- Hitachi VM-E625LA 8mm Camcorder
- Truevision Targa 1000 PCI A/V Capture Board
- Shure SM89A Condenser Shotgun Microphone
- Samsung SV-2040U VHS/8mm Dual-deck VCR
- MetaTools Kai's Power Goo
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Audio Techniques
- Audio
Dual-System Sound When you need to sync many mic sources into your video or want to boost the audio you're already collecting, you might want to look at dual-system sound. - Basic Training
Basic Sound for Video People seem to forget that capturing events requires capturing video and audio. You need to balance the best way to capture video versus the best way to collect sound. - Audio: It's a Noisy World Unless you're sitting in the middle of a soundproof room, the sounds of distant traffic noise, construction and aircraft are everywhere.
- Audio: Sound Control Compression makes vocals easier to hear and volumes more consistent and brings out sounds that might get lost in a complicated mix.
- Audio: 10 Voiceover Tips Voiceovers are the mainstays of advertising, instruction and promotional videos, television programs and feature films.
- Sound Advice: Room Without a View Anyone who has ever struggled to record a clean voice over appreciates the importance of a dedicated recording space.
- Sound Advice Learning to Listen
- Sound Advice: Digital Audio Secrets Revealed! When it comes to audio in our videos, most of us just plug in a microphone and hit the record button.
- Sound Advice: Announcing... You? Commercials, movie trailers, product and training videos all have one thing in common -- they often need a voiceover.
- Directing: Dual-Role Directing Multitasking when you are directing is not easy but sometimes necessary. Here are a few suggestions.
Instructional Videos
New from Videomaker! Field Audio (DVD) The Editors of Videomaker provide essential techniques on capturing audio for video. Learn how to place microphones for interviews and events. Tips on using wireless lavaliere microphones, hidden microphones, boom microphones and digital video recorders.
Sound Success (DVD) Learn about the many types of microphones and how to use them wisely. Key insights for recording indoor and outdoor audio. Editing techniques to sweeten your audio by adding sound effects at the edit bay.
