Wit Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I wanna complete my audio kit and wondering about the best bet to do it for the cheapest price and the lessest gear. Could you advise me? My thoughts are: - I think it's is a wise idea to sometimes do two audio tracks separately as a one man band - just to be on the safe site - so need an extra recorder - I wanna buy the H5 or H6 because I can add a shotgun mic to it which makes me also able to boom with it. http://www.bax-shop.nl/shotgun-/-richtmicrofoon/zoom-sgh-6-shotgun-microfoon-voor-zoom-h6-handheld-recorder/product-details.html My kit now is : - Rode shotgun microfoon - Rode lavalier- Beachteck DXA-SLR Pro fieldmixer - Zoom H1 recorder used as a wireless broadcaster with Rode dasspeld - Samson G-Track (cardioïde) met PS01 pop filter (voice over) Wise or Stupid? Thank you for helping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animan Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 keep in mind you need a shock mount to boom, otherwise you will hear every movement of your hands, so just putting a zoom on a boom probably wont work well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wit Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 Yup I already thought of this. But thank you annyway! animan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Ive just spent 2 months filming web videos for Zoom Corp , H5 , H6 and the new IQ6 for iphone which is superb. I do like the H5 , Ive been using it alot recently , the audio is superb and the IQ6 is very useful just clip it on your iphone and it turns it into ahard disc recorder! - amazing and small to keep in your pocket with your phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivar Kristjan Ivarsson Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I have the Zoom H6. It's good except for lousy preamps. Volume over 5 is very noisy. I bought this to be my preamps: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/615405-REG/ART_USBDUALPREPS_USB_Dual_Pre.html Very good for price. Crisp, detailed and clean audio. H6 on volume 4 and the art preamp pumps up the sound to good levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivar Kristjan Ivarsson Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 But ofcourse you have to power the Art pre, forgot to mention that. I have the lanparte v-mount and battery to power my gear. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lanparte-V-mount-baterry-pinch-HDMI-splitter-Power-Supply-Adapter-V-Lock-DSLR-/370696262997?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item564f381555 I think the art pre can also be powered with 5v battery, but I've never tried that since i have the lanparte v mount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inazuma Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Can anyone recommend me a budget solution to two or more lavs feeding into wireless senders in the speaker's pockets and being received and maybe recorded by one device? Or maybe the receiver feeds into the input of a recorder like the h1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wit Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 I'm using the Zoom H1 and a rode lav as a mobile lab. kit. Works good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovund Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 This is my setup as a one man band. Shotgun mic straight to the H4N, which goes to the GH4. So far I've had great results with the H4N as a safety track. Wit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekpanther Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 This is my setup as a one man band. Shotgun mic straight to the H4N, which goes to the GH4. So far I've had great results with the H4N as a safety track. What cable do you use to connect the H4n to the GH4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovund Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 What cable do you use to connect the H4n to the GH4? Just a regular Aux-cable coming from the headphone-port on the H4N to the microphone port on the GH4. GH4 Audio is set to -12 db and H4N headphone output is set to about 45. derekpanther 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Naylor Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I have an H4N that I attach to rods on my camera and feed to my A7s. If it's a simple interview, I usually just use the track straight from the A7s, but I have split levels recording on the H4N tracks in case someone pins or is too soft. Works great. Had a TEAC. Got rid of it because it was just too glitchy and the layout most user unfriendly. Also have a Sennheiser G5 for wireless Lav that I patch into the Zoom. I try to go with my boom mic for interviews whenever possible - just sounds a whole lot better. For that I use a Rode Video Pro attached to a C Stand and a Rode mini boom. The rode mic has it's own shock mount. I use a ball mount on the end of the boom to position the mic. The Rode Video Mic Pro never ceases to impress me. Great sound. Great price. Anything more complicated I get a sound man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntblowz Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Recently I got Shure VP83F shotgun mic with build-in recorder, this combo is much more convenient than shotgun + external audio recorder setup I used before. Though if you are using multiple source then an audio recorder is a must anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animan Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Wow, where did that come from? This seems to have had almost no coverage, must be to do with the fact Rode sponsor almost every video blog! Recently I got Shure VP83F shotgun mic with build-in recorder, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wit Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 MMM I red this article today and it gives me enough reason not to buy it. http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php... Ok is a H4N and a good mic for booming a better option. If so - which mic is good against low price to use for booming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Naylor Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 MMM I red this article today and it gives me enough reason not to buy it. http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php... Ok is a H4N and a good mic for booming a better option. If so - which mic is good against low price to use for booming? I use this option. Thumbs up. Great thing about H4N it's so play school simple. So if you have to show someone else how to use it, it takes minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wit Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Which option only the H4N? - what about the monitoring when booming? You need an extra mic don't you? Which one do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenstreets Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I use a Sennheiser MKE 600 - Shotgun Microphone as well as two Sennheiser ew 112-p G3 wireless mics. To record I have the Zoom H6. I like that this zoom has actual dials for level control. Phantom, etc. No problem with audio quality. The little screen on it is not fantastic, but okay. Great battery life when using expensive AA. I went with the H6 because it has 4 XLR inputs. When I am running two wireless mics (which I do for some documentary work) I like to still have the shotgun as another source. So I need more than 2 XLR in puts for that situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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