RODE NTG2 SHORT SHOTGUN MICROPHONE

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For those on a budget, the Audio Technica AT897 gives you outstanding performance for the price. And for those that need the absolute best, it’s hard to beat the quality and features of the Schoeps CMIT5, making it our premium option for this list.

SPL stands for sound pressure level, and is used to measure the loudness of a sound. Mics have an upper limit called maximum SPL. Higher SPLs can capture louder sounds, or optionally, microphones can be placed further away with the same sound level results. This is helpful if you can’t get close access to a sound source, like a soloist in an orchestra. What does frequency response mean?

The Sennheiser MKE 600 is a versatile super-cardioid short shotgun mic that can be used with a boom or camera mount. Neumann makes some of the best microphones, and the KMR 81 i is no exception. It has a steep price tag, but you get a lot for that high price. It is a super-cardioid mic and uses a pressure gradient transducer and an interference tube depending on the wavelength of the frequency for versatile use. Fiber-optic microphones do not react to or influence any electrical, magnetic, electrostatic or radioactive fields (this is called EMI/RFI immunity). The fiber-optic microphone design is therefore ideal for use in areas where conventional microphones are ineffective or dangerous, such as inside industrial turbines or in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment environments.

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The Azden SMX-30V attaches to your camera with a standard cold shoe or via a 1/4-20 thread. In addition, the microphone will run for up to 100 hours on a pair of AA batteries and has an auto power on/off option to conserve battery life. The audio output cable is detachable, which means you can simply replace it if it breaks rather than needing to send it out for repairs. Measurement microphones are generally scalar sensors of pressure; they exhibit an omnidirectional response, limited only by the scattering profile of their physical dimensions. Sound intensity or sound power measurements require pressure-gradient measurements, which are typically made using arrays of at least two microphones, or with hot-wire anemometers.

The VideoMic NTG has a high pass filter, which can be set at 75 Hz or 150 Hz, and a pad with a -20 dB cut. There is also a safety channel feature that sends a signal -20 b lower into the right audio channel. This is great for ensuring that you don’t get clipped audio. In addition, the Video NTG has an infinitely variable gain control, so you can adjust your microphone’s output to suit your recording device.

The long rangers.

US 6462808,Alexander Paritsky and Alexander Kots,"Small Optical Microphone/Sensor",published October 8, 2002 At only 7.01 inches (178 mm) long, the MKH 8060 is very compact for a shotgun microphone. It has a sturdy metal construction, and Sennheiser has designed its RF circuit to be highly immune to moisture. This means you can be confident using the microphone even when the weather turns bad. The Sennheiser MKH 8060 is a bit expensive, but it will take your audio recordings to the next level. Due to their good performance and ease of manufacture, hence low cost, the vast majority of microphones made today are electret microphones; a semiconductor manufacturer estimates annual production at over one billion units. [22] They are used in many applications, from high-quality recording and lavalier (lapel mic) use to built-in microphones in small sound recording devices and telephones. Prior to the proliferation of MEMS microphones, [23] nearly all cell-phone, computer, PDA and headset microphones were electret types.