tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18058147.post580689062180005389..comments2024-03-15T02:50:17.397-04:00Comments on Pleasure for the Empire: Me of Little FaithAndrew Bellwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05718623679244389126noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18058147.post-23380444033747655112011-04-30T09:00:47.783-04:002011-04-30T09:00:47.783-04:00Audio Technicas sound better than the equivalent a...Audio Technicas sound better than the equivalent amount of money spent on pretty well any other brand. But you're still talking about shotguns. ;-)Andrew Bellwarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718623679244389126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18058147.post-88518953380784932222011-04-30T06:00:48.837-04:002011-04-30T06:00:48.837-04:00Honestly, and you may scoff--For 1/10th of that pr...Honestly, and you may scoff--For 1/10th of that price(apiece), I own 3 Audio Technicas--and they're great. I record all my stuff, foley and looping included.<br><br>Have you heard any of my movies? Well, skip Hunting Humans 'cause wtf did we know?<br><br>Check out Fear of Clowns. Wait, don't. It sucks.<br><br>Uh...hey, take my word for it, they sound good! Well, acceptable. If we had a dedicated sound guy they'd sound super!Kangashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306092145547452231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18058147.post-21649019526054468762011-04-29T21:16:39.381-04:002011-04-29T21:16:39.381-04:00Which Sennheiser were you using? The best are the ...Which Sennheiser were you using? The best are the Schoeps shotguns, but they're fairly pricey http://www.pro-sound.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PSS&Product_Code=SSCHCMIT5U&Category_Code=S2<br><br>Well, $2100. The Sankens are OK (for shotguns). http://www.pro-sound.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PSS&Product_Code=SSANCS1&Category_Code=SankenMicsAndrew Bellwarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718623679244389126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18058147.post-48150808979421845242011-04-29T21:01:34.334-04:002011-04-29T21:01:34.334-04:00Never tried them, no. An audio guy convinced me to...Never tried them, no. An audio guy convinced me to use Sennheiser's on my new flick, and I can tell you, worst decision I ever made. Not all the mic's fault, but the bottom line is that change is BAD. I fear it.<br><br>I will not change again. Underwear included.Kangashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306092145547452231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18058147.post-1676397301666037452011-04-29T19:48:12.503-04:002011-04-29T19:48:12.503-04:00Hey man, have you ever tried a Schoeps? Everybody&...Hey man, have you ever <i>tried</i> a Schoeps? Everybody's doing it. C'mon, you'll be cool if you use a Schoeps.<br>Or, under %500, an Oktavia. ;-)Andrew Bellwarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718623679244389126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18058147.post-74236302525718629952011-04-29T16:13:11.647-04:002011-04-29T16:13:11.647-04:00I gotta tell ya, I've used nothing but shotgun...I gotta tell ya, I've used nothing but shotgun mics on my flicks, and I've loved them.<br><br>Especially if you can't get that mic right into their face, you NEED the sensitivity of a shotgun.<br><br>It was one of the best pieces of advice I got before I shot my first flick--if you can only afford 1 mic, and you're talking under $500, get a shotgun mic.<br><br>So since then I've just bought MORE shotgun mics and used multiples. <br><br>I REJECT your post!! Get thee away, Satan!Kangashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306092145547452231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18058147.post-49950827601733172742011-04-28T13:41:46.684-04:002011-04-28T13:41:46.684-04:00Yes, you'll often see boom ops whispering into...Yes, you'll often see boom ops whispering into the back of their mics in order to speak to the mixer.<br>That being said, the Sanken I have does NOT have such a huge lobe behind it, indeed it does a pretty good job of just picking up what's in front of it.Andrew Bellwarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718623679244389126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18058147.post-60030989634458994212011-04-28T13:38:03.243-04:002011-04-28T13:38:03.243-04:00Interesting. The shotgun picks up a lot more behin...Interesting. The shotgun picks up a lot more behind it then I expectedDAVID FREYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08280446971934844159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18058147.post-88621136539338530362011-04-28T13:29:11.015-04:002011-04-28T13:29:11.015-04:00Ha! Yes, it is a familiar conversation. ;-)A "...Ha! Yes, it is a familiar conversation. ;-)<br><br>A "shotgun" is actually a polar pattern -- more extreme than cardioid or hypercardioid. <br><br>For our amusement I have now included an image of the differences in polar responses between different microphones in this blog post.Andrew Bellwarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718623679244389126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18058147.post-42463212683020004532011-04-28T13:16:28.035-04:002011-04-28T13:16:28.035-04:00This conversation looks familiar. I'm still ru...This conversation looks familiar. I'm still running into some confusion on the mic subject. The Oktava you use on set has a pretty narrow, hypercardioid pick up pattern, so is it safe to say that a "shotgun" mic with a hypercardioid pick up will do a similarly good job rejecting off axis noise, relative to a shotgun mic with a cardioid or supercardiod pick up pattern?DAVID FREYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08280446971934844159noreply@blogger.com