VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

Kevgarlic · Joined: 13 Sep 2011 Posts: 12 Location: Southern Illinois

I do a LOT of field recording in which I interview people talking in a wide variety of OUTDOOR settings and just bought the highly-touted Beyerdynamic M58 and the first thing I realized is that Dynamic mics are LOW output...so....I am thinking of buying the Marantz PMD661 FET modified by Oade Brothers.....anybody have any other thoughts/suggestions so I can still use this great ENG mic but NOT have to crank up the gain to 90 !?

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Frank F · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 9:11 am Post subject:

This is one time where I would suggest an Sennheiser MKH 416. A shotgun microphone is designed for ENG/EFP field work and due to it's hypercardoid pattern it will reject extraneous noise rather than consume it.

Please remember the MKH416 is not designed for VO, but will do a great job for this type of scenario.

Another mic to consider are the Rode NT3 (another shotgun microphone)

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heyguido · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 9:44 am Post subject:

Alternately, you might also keep your eyes peeled for a 415t....

Being T-powered, it runs on 12v, rather than 48....and has a nifty button battery adapter for field work, making it easy to power in the field.

Also tends to be a good deal cheaper on the resale market than the 416. Ninja

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