I've been looking at shotgun mics and I knew they were more "focused" than others, but this was by far the best explanation that I've heard yet. Thank you for simplifying this!

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

No problem, it was really fun to learn, myself.

I finally learned how a shotgun Mic works. Now I can make an informed purchase.

This is the only "before you" video I've seen that turned out to be extremely informative. Thank you so much!

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! I'm always reluctant to make "clickbait" titles, but I'm glad this one lived up to the name (for you, anyway). Cheers!

"I don't like seeing the lav mic most of the time" has a microphone covering half the screen

@ShaunHautly

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha I was referring to interview setups for my video clients, but I didn’t pause to consider how funny it is that I keep my massive mic in frame as I say that.

@OneKiloCat

3 жыл бұрын

​@@ShaunHautly But it is different! Small lav mic = annoying, Massive studio mic = awesome! Ofc is should be in frame :D BTW Great video, I just bought a NX80 Camcorder and came across this video in my search for a mic for it. I thought a shotgun-mic was what I should have but maybe thats not the best. I will do filming both inside and outside. Any suggestions?

@youp6585

3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHA

@runnermand

20 күн бұрын

And after clicking "read more" to see the other half of your comment, I get an option for "Show less." touche

I've never had an issue using a shotgun mic indoors. The solution for me is to be closer / more on axis to the source and use the low cut filter to limit the proximity effect. Indoors, there will always be some level of phase cancellation-which is likely to cause "thinning" of certain frequencies-at wavelengths coincident with the room dimension and mic placement. But this shouldn't be so pronounced as to ruin your takes... Mic placement (finding the sweet spot) and having a good signal-to-noise ratio matters more.

@DidacticEditions

Ай бұрын

Do you reckon it can reduce the empty room feel, by canceling some reverberations? I can't seem to tream my room enough. As long as diction is understandable I don't care about the exact sound. I am recording language lessons.

Thanks mate. I never knew exactly how shotgun mics worked!

@ShaunHautly

7 ай бұрын

Crazy, right?! How did someone even think of that. Maybe that's the next video...

Your explanation is fantastic! So cool seeing you spread your knowledge on here. Keep it up!

Bloody fantastic video, mate. Thanks for making it. Merry Christmas.

@ShaunHautly

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the love! Cheers!

Sound waves do not actually move up down, the graphic on it is often confusing people. Rather you can understand sound "waves" when you imagine a straight line, and on this straight line, you will have repeatedly zones where there is low air pressure, and zones where there is high air pressure. The distance where each of these sound repeat is what makes the frequency. Now the reason why the graph is a wave because the height of the line is showing the pressure or amplitude which is going from high to low to negative and back. As a visual representation on a 2d plane, a sound wave would look more like this, the closer lines are high pressure, the more distant lines are lower air pressure, the arrows show the direction. -> |||||| | | | | | | | | | ||||| | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||| | | | | | | | | | ||||| | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||| | | | | | | | | ||||| | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||| -> Another thing is, the bass increase is not mainly caused by the phase cancellation you described, yes the phase cancellation that happens from the reflections will cause sound issues, but only partly an increase in bass. Mostly you will rather get thinning of certain frequencies. This is also very dependant on the room size. The reason why shotgun mics cause a boomy voice is due to the "Proximity Effect", which basically means, the closer you get to a microphone that has any pickup pattern other than omnidirectional, the more bass you will hear. Oversimplified, this happens because lower frequency have longer wavelengths, and therefore dont have as much difference in phase. So the ups and downs will be closer to eachother and not cancel eachother out as effectively. Now this is as said rather simplified, but I just thought I'd add these things on to rid possible wrong understandings. Shure has a good readup on this: service.shure.com/s/article/why-does-proximity-effect-occur?language=en_US

@ShaunHautly

4 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite comment ever. Yeah, as I dove into my research for this video I learned a ton and was struggling with how deep to go. As a nerd, I'm infatuated with those details, I just thought I'd end up losing people by going too deeply into the woods. Thanks for taking the time!

@TheGreyfoo

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShaunHautly Oh I'm so glad I scrolled down! Just found your channel and was about to take issue regarding this, but see it's been addressed. The wave form is just a measure of the compression/rarefaction over time (as PhenizDj points out), and the movement of soundwaves through air is better depicted by 'Newton's Cradle'. Regardless, loved your comparo, thankyou! (I'm currently shopping for an NTG3 or NTG5, so I'm getting lots of recommendeds)

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, after making this video (and expecting it to get the 20 views most of my videos get), I learned a lot more about sound waves and pressure. If I could remake it, I would!

@PhenixDj

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShaunHautly That's the cool part about the comment section, where everyone can learn from eachother :P

@oneword3491

2 жыл бұрын

LOL. Why do "sound engineers" always assume that everyone else wants to be a sound engineer? This was the right video for the audience.

"All i want is the perfect camera..." Subscribed!!!

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks for the love. Glad to have you on board!

@otter-pro

2 жыл бұрын

I found this video from Camera Conspiracy. This saved me money from spending $$$ on shotgun mic. Thanks.

Hey Shaun... I love this...its great...well done, very informative, so after watching this I went to your KZread channel... and your intro video was so different but so good that I had to subscribed...lol that intro with the idea of share what you know is so important for the future I think..thank you, keep doing what you do..

@ShaunHautly

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It’s fun to get to follow any interest to make a video and not be stuck in any particular subject. It’s also always great to see a positive comment. Thanks!

This was great! Thanks for teaching and sharing.

@ShaunHautly

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the happy comment!

Man this is such a valuable information which I had to learn the hard way, got NTG4 Plus, it completely sucked in my room, then had it replaced with a Lav mic which worked much better until I just decided to get a large diaphragm condenser mic (which my audience voted for for better sound quality even with its visibility in frame).

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Visible mics always make good sound easier. Glad you found something you like!

@a3iuuu

6 ай бұрын

Which one did you choose finally?

Incredibly informative my man. Loved it. Subscribed!

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Bravo man, you did an excellent job explaining everything and dispelling some of the myths and misunderstandings with shotgun microphones. Phase issues become even more complicated, super complicated, with music or live event stuff. Especially when using more than 2 mics!

@ShaunHautly

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! I enjoyed researching this video to make it, and it changed how I approach sound for video production. The beast that is live event capturing is several levels of complication beyond this, and it's fascinating. Maybe next year I'll try to learn enough about it to make a video about it, too. But for now, I'm just in awe. Thank you for such a nice comment!

This video was awesome. SUPER helpful and clear, and I loved the drawings to go with it. Thanks for laying this all out for us!

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

This video was so fascinating to research and write. I’m excited for a few more I have planned in this same field of sound science.

You just saved me a lot of time! Thank you so much!

@ShaunHautly

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Don’t use a shotgun inside. I saved you 13 minutes

@daffero5555

5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot

@neilanderson9151

4 ай бұрын

Yeah seriously, I was like, wait a second, the title is incomplete!

@arowefilms

3 ай бұрын

Something I learned long ago... Shotgun inside is a killer but doesn't need 13 minutes to say why

@RyanKemperinOhio

Ай бұрын

There’s a human being who spent a lot of time making this video in hopes of helping someone out. A comment like this adds no value but hurts creators who are spending long hours making content just for folks to tear it down. It would do you no harm in just starting the video, realizing it’s not for you, and moving on.

@sounddispenser1395

Ай бұрын

​@@RyanKemperinOhioNow you are hurting people who made an effort to sum it up. Just joking of course. STOP & Shotgun mic would have worked better with INDOOR & video sound in title. Otherwise one could think of it as a click bait praxis.Other than that, shotgun mic electroacoustic principle demystification might be considered a true value of this video.

Thanks for this bro this is really helpful. Really good to know!!

@ShaunHautly

10 ай бұрын

I'm glad to hear it was helpful! Thanks for the happy comment!

Thank you for such lengthy yet very detail explanation that is easy to understand. I am on the stage where comparing different mics for different situation.

@ShaunHautly

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the happy comment!

You make some good points. One problem with most pencil mics is that they are designed for instruments and made very bright to cut through the music mix. They are too shrill for most people's voices. So whether shotgun or pencil mic you are probably going to have to do some Eq-ing. I use a Sennheiser mk600 in a treated room and there is little need to eq.

@ShaunHautly

Жыл бұрын

I always end up having to brighten up my shotguns, haha. While my pencil seems "brighter" than my shotguns mics, I've used it for an orchestra musician demonstration for kids, and the it was great for the piccolo, Tuba, and Timpani. So there's a ton of range for pitch, probably more than the frequencies of human voice. So I've found the NT5 to be pretty true to life for me. But you're right, everything needs a little EQ. Thanks for the happy comment!

@chuckschillingvideos

9 ай бұрын

In what universe are most microphones perfect out of the box with no potential for improving their performance by equalization (or whatever)? If you're serious about the results, chances are quite high you're going to apply some processing to pretty much every microphone you have. My opinion? A bias toward high frequencies is far easier to correct than a bias toward bass frequencies.

@Unethical.Dodgson

7 ай бұрын

The only disadvantages of pencil condensers are: Fast transients. You can account for that with a good shield, mic placement, and mixing. Self noise. It's harder to make smaller diaphragm mics with low self noise... but they are genuinely good now. Everything else is down to taste, EQ, and mic ethics. If you know how to use it. You'll be happy with it. Otherwise. They can do anything a large diaphragm mic can do. They're just as good with low frequency sources without having too much omni-directional character in the low end. They excel at close mic'ing (be careful with fast transients) and far. But yeah. Like Chuck said. You are probably going to run EQ on your sound source anyway and not having to worry about too much low frequency ER is going to be a life saver for some folks.

So that's the purpose of those grills. Nice!

Excellently illustrated and demonstrated video! Well done! Really informative!

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! My illustrations typically don't get many compliments. Ha!

Clear and lucid explanation with tons of context mixed in. Thank you, learnt a lot here!

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the happy comment!

Sound waves don’t actually move up and down, they move in and out, compressing the air like a the wind. But we represent them as up and down on graphs to visualize the compression wave. Great vid!

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’ve learned a ton more about all this since making the video and I’m excited to revisit it with all the extra things I’ve learned about pressure and stuff. Thanks for the love!

@ramksb

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShaunHautly looking for that content sir...

@BrewReview

Жыл бұрын

Truthfully, compressed air (sound) moves outward from the source in ALL directions forward from the source as well as behind to an extent. This is why when you move speakers closer to a boundary, the bass increases and imaging starts to suffer. Microphones differ in how they receive this compressed air and convert it to a digital signal that’s then fed to a digital audio converter and converted back into compressed air so our inner ear parts can vibrate and help our brain interpret it as “sound”. Pretty wild stuff. What really should be addressed in this video is polar patterns OF small diaphram condenser mics. If indoors, you really should be targeting a supercardioid or hypercardioid pickup pattern as they will negate much of the room noise and target the talent rather than the environment. Too many of the small diaphram condensers in the more budget oriented range are actually cardioid polar patterns, which will NOT have the same effect.

This video is amazing. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain this simply and clearly. I've often wondered why my NTG3 sounds SO BAD in doors. Now eying up the NT5. Thank you sir!

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! Good luck!

Nicely done and very helpful. Was looking for a shotgun and your headline caught my attention. Now seriously looking into the pencil. Thanks!

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! I hate playing the "Clickbait Game," but I'm glad I did for this one.

Very, very helpful. Thank you. Beautifully explained.

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful! Thanks for the love!

You got my vote for breakdown of the year award🥇.

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! When do the winners of that award get announced?

Was about to buy a shotgun mic, this helped me understand what I need! Thanks alot

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

What did you end up getting?

@AlainHM1

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShaunHautly nothing yet, I noticed that my main issue is with the echo I have in my room, it’s big and fairly empty. So working on that for now before buying one :)

@AlainHM1

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShaunHautly however I already have Rode VideoMicro

Great video and excellent info! Thanks!

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This is so helpful! Thanks for sharing your expertise!

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

To be clear, I think I shared more "experience" than I shared any "expertise." ha!

@jamesorvis_mixhackers

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShaunHautly either way it helped me in making a decision. Would you say the NT5 is the best for indoor dialogue? Or have you since updated to something else?

awesome. I didnt know that was how shotgun's worked. awesome

this was a suuuper informative video man, top notch information

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This was one of those videos that was fun to learn as I did my research to write it. Glad you enjoyed it!

@rajanya7408

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShaunHautly hi Shaun nice video, did you require to cancel noise in post after using the NT5 ??

very nice and clear video ! thanks a lot.

Useful information. Thanks.

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thumbs up camera conspirators!

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

I feel famous! Thanks for coming by.

Great presentation and description of what happens. i totally get your excitement ! thanks for the really really super video

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! It was one of my favorite videos I've been able to make.

Great video and well put together, thanks !

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I like how you mentioned the ambient sound of the environment when talking about bass sound. It makes a lot sense but I never thought about it. Nice view and nice video.

@ShaunHautly

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the happy comment!

Great explanation! Thanks!

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Such a good video. I just got a Sennheiser MKE600 Shotgun Mic for a variety of scenarios and seeing this helps me understand why a Pencil mic is the best way to go indoors. Some sound absorbs and diffusers will help too 👌

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Totally! The 600 is a great mic, just not in every situation. :-)

Really instructive and interesting, thanks for that man

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it and left a happy comment. Cheers!

This is great, Shaun! Thanks for such an informative video.

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! It was fun to make.

Wooowww. I just learned so much:) Subscribed! And this is great because I’m looking into dealing with music. Thank you!!

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! Cheers!

Thanks you so much, Shaun! I've been into sound for a long time, and this is one of the clearest explanations of sound recording technic & mics. Great, man :)

@ShaunHautly

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the happy comment! I appreciate that!

Excelent info, delivery and examples by changing mics on the fly. Very informative!

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video! I definitely learned some new things. I've worked audio for a while now, in various settings. I use a Sennheiser MKH 416 shotgun mic and it does very well in all types of situations. I can understand where you are coming from with the annoying sound you get indoors. I usually get it fixed in post but it's a lot of work. Thanks for the video, I am going to do a shotgun video soon as well, i'll make sure you reference your video.

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Share the link when you do, I’d love to see it.

@RebelTech1990

3 жыл бұрын

Hey I just put out the video on shotgun mics. I gave your channel and video a shout out. Thanks for the info on phase delay, it helped put the video together! Here's the link if you wanna check it out: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oJN-ppKcecjPZJc.html

Really interesting this is crazy I never heard about that. Thanks for this video !

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

No problem! Thanks for the happy comment!

Very helpful, thanks for sharing 👍

@ShaunHautly

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

Thank you for the clear explanation! 👍

@ShaunHautly

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Thanks for the happy comment.

Such valuable info. Thank you for educating all of us. Using a pair of NT55s and 416s but ignorant me I didn’t know the difference.

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

I used to think that "muddy sound" of my shotguns indoors sounded good. Then I heard what it was supposed to be. It was neat learning about how and why. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you so much for clarifying this, stumbled across this video and best thing I've heard for audio recording.

@ShaunHautly

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Thanks for the happy comment. Good luck out there!

Fantastic video, really well explained- cheers

@ShaunHautly

8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the happy comment!

Thank you so much, great help.

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Exactly the right information at exactly the right time. Subscribed, thanks a lot!

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome! Thanks for the happy comment!

This was so helpful at explaining what’s going on!!!! Thank you!

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help! Who knew science could be so fun?!

Thank you! First video on mics I saw, where I could hear so good explanation on technical aspects of why specific mics work in their way. Phaze delay and noise cancelation are my new words of the day. Regards!

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Those are good words of the day! Thanks for the happy comment. Good luck on your mic selections!

Great video. Very informative, thanks.

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Informative and educational. Thanks.

@ShaunHautly

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the happy comment!

Fantastic, and I’ve been around audio all my life. Wonderful presentation, good guy, and great information.

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! This comment made my night! Cheers!

what a find! such a useful and well explained video, nice!

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad it was enjoyable!

That was very helpful to me. Thank you dearly 🙏🏼

@ShaunHautly

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks for the happy comment.

Awesome video, exactly what I was looking for.

@ShaunHautly

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Excellent explanation! Thank you!

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

First time here! You were so clear and I could follow you the whole way. I felt like I was back at music school :) Be well and stay groovy

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you very much for the love. Cheers!

@TeraGreene1

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShaunHautly My pleasure! Be well :-)

Thanks for explaining this so clearly. Makes a lot of sense!

@ShaunHautly

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

really good explanation. Thank you!

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! I’m glad it was helpful.

This video is so informative and helpful. You saved me a lot of time and money...thank you!!!

@ShaunHautly

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Awesome explanation, thanks so much!

@ShaunHautly

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, glad it was useful!

Thank you for the valuable lesson! 🙌

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

This is great! I've wondered how others came to this conclusion. Now I understand and will comply!

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Well, try it for yourself! Sometimes the echo of a room is better than the off axis noise from traffic or something. Just gotta find what works for you! Today I filmed in an airplane hanger with a shotgun to try and minimize SOME of the fan noise.

It's super helpful. Thanks!

Very interesting video. Never knew this amount of detail about shotgun mics.

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating, right? And to think they started making shotgun mics DECADES ago. Smart people do pretty awesome things.

Hi thank you for the very great video I think that a good way to select a mic is to listen to it with a great mic amp through great closed headphones that isolate from the ambient noise it could be helpful to listen blindfolded It is impressive how it will be easier to pick details concentrating the senses on sound Like to see with the ears The sight can deceive in some situations shotguns are needed like when you want to capture a dialogue in a noisy envinronment But anything can be quite evident by just listening

@ShaunHautly

3 ай бұрын

100% My go to advice is usually, buy a mic, try it. If you like how it sounds, keep it. If you don't, try a different one.

Great Video! Helped a lot!

@ShaunHautly

7 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it! Good luck!

Thank you for such a good job on the subject Sir!

@ShaunHautly

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for such a lovely comment!

Mate, you've blown my mind and totally taught me something new. This is great. Thanks so much for making this video.

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks for the happy comment!

super helpful thank you! love your passion too!!

@ShaunHautly

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It’s always fun to see a video resonate with people. I like knowing my nerd interests also interest other people. :-)

Great explanations, thanks!

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Awesome video Shaun!

@ShaunHautly

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Extremely useful info, thanks dude

@ShaunHautly

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Excellent vid! Simple explanation + clear recommendations + cool dude who helped me avoid buying the wrong mic.

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! And thank you for recognizing how cool I am... B-)

Very good. I learned a lot 🙏

@ShaunHautly

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Fantastic video! I am looking into shotguns and this was very helpful. Thank you!

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! I'd love to know what you end up choosing.

This is a very well-explained explanation dude! You explained this more succinctly than my college profs in audio school! I've always preferred small-diaphragm condensers in the studio as well!

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've definitely learned even more since making this, and there are a few mistakes sprinkled throughout the video, but I'm glad it made sense! Cheers!

THANK YOU SO SO MUCH FOR THIS INFORMATION!

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Thanks for the happy comment!

Shaun, first let me just say that I love how clearly you teach these concepts for those of us who know nothing! I have been watching videos trying to solve a problem I'm having with our church microphones, and I''m wondering if our problem might be what you describe here. We purchased an Audio-Tehnica AT875R shotgun mic (after watching a YT video that suggested it for ambient church mics during congregational signing). The problem that we noticed is that the mic did excellent when it was just people singing, but when the piano played, the mic completely dropped all sounds coming into it, even the voices! Is this the same issue you are describing here? Thanks for awesome content, especially for someone like me, who doesn't understand all the tech speak, but learns well visually. Liked, subscribed!

@ShaunHautly

10 ай бұрын

That sounds like a really fascinating problem! I'm not sure why the addition of the piano's frequencies in the room would have an impact on the vocal frequencies (and everything for that matter). I would try using an omnidirectional microphone, which will pickup the voices as well as the ambience of the room. It will be echoey if it's an echoey room, but it should sound true to life. The best way forward is to try a few mics and return the ones that make life harder for you! Good luck! Shaun

Very clear explanation. Never now this. 👍

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

Thank you for your perspective!

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! If you have any questions, let me know. I'm always eager to find out what I missed.

Thanks for the help!

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Very informative. Thank you.

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I loved the video and also loved how you responded to basically every comment here. A true commitment to knowledge there. I'm getting started professionally in filmmaking and am currently doing music videos (voiced over so no out-of-camera mics are necessary) and hopefully promotional content for local businesses in the future. For these scenarios, I am looking for a (maybe) shotgun microphone for recording b-roll (for music videos and promotional) and for interviews (indoor and outdoor). What would you say would be the most versatile solution for my dilemma? Not sure if you know Caleb from DSLR Video Shooter, but he says that something from the Deity series would be his (and is his) boom mic of choice. Contradicting this, Parker Walbeck made a video comparing the Deity S-Mic 2 to the RODE NTG-3, and both he and I thought the RODE sounded better. Do you have the Deity? What's your experience with it or would you recommend something completely different? Stay safe, and thanks again for the video.

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

I have the Deity Wireless Lav system and the Deity V-Mic D3 Pro (which is similar to the RODE VideoMic Pro in application). I have only tried the more serious Deity mics at NAB and haven't really gotten to try them in the field. That said, the Deity S-Mic 2S (the shorter one) has been given some great reviews by Curtis Judd and others for being a great, well-rounded mic. I already own a RODE NTG3, but the next mic I buy will likely be the S-Mic 2S.

@declicked

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShaunHautly Thanks for the reply. I just went with the S-Mic 2 and hopefully, it will last me well into the future. I've heard great things from all over the KZread-verse about Deity and after watching your video, I decided to go for it. Thanks again.

Super great info - thanks!

@ShaunHautly

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Awesome. Muchas gracias.

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the positive comment. Cheers!

This is great. I love your explanation. It is a lot "clearer" now! Tx. :-)

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful! Good luck choosing a mic!

Thank you for the very educational video. The world of audio is always so fascinating!

@ShaunHautly

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for the happy comment. Researching that video was one of the most fascinating things I've ever explored.

Amazing explanation 👏👏👏 really helpful

@ShaunHautly

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! It was fun to learn.

Crystal clear explanation. The visual illustrations are helpful. Like to know why your mic points up

@ShaunHautly

5 ай бұрын

I think you're talking about the AT2020. The AT2020 (at my face) is a "side address" microphone, meaning that you speak into the side of it, instead of the top. So, it's "pointing up" with its form factor, but if you were to speak into the top, it would sound weird. It's designed to be spoken into from the side. I hope that answered your question! Thanks for the happy comment!

@thespeakingpen

5 ай бұрын

@@ShaunHautly Thanks for the apt responses.

Great video. So informative.

@ShaunHautly

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!