Trying to test my new Oktava

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Gorilla King

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I just received my Oktava in the mail today and I'd like to test it out, but I'm unsure if I can even make it work with what I currently have. I have an XL1 (the original, not the S) with a beachtek adapter. I'm assuming that the mic only runs on Phantom power, so does this mean for now I'm out of luck?

Also, I was planning on buying a Marantz 660 or 671 fairly soon. I was wondering if these units can power the mic or if I ned something else there as well? Thanks.
 
You need something that provides 48v phantom power. If it says this is provided it will work (exception of the early release of the Microtrack which did not provide 48v power, despite claiming it did).

Cheers
 
I'll be patient. I know it'd only be 50 bucks but hopefully I'll have a Marantz 660 or 671 sometime soon ( wish I could get a Sound Devices 702!). Maybe I should just sell my XL1 off on ebay with all of the accessories and expedite the process.
 
i would take a long look at the sd 702 or 702t

if you buy the right one the first time you only complain once...

if you buy something less than what you need/want then you complain then and then again when you buy the second one.

matthew
 
I'm seriously considering it. I'm almost more concerned about sound than I am about the picture this time around. I see so many independant films that seem so cheaply made simply because they don't have good sound. I'm even considering that Schoeps Shotgun mic (the blue one).
 
The Bad Sound I've heard, almost always, is not because of crappy equipment. It's not even because of sub-optimal equipment.

Mostly, it sounds like the filmmaker doesn't realize that you have to point the end of the microphone (that doesn't have the wire) toward the toothy opening in the actor's face. At the same time sound is coming out of it.

Seriously.
 
GenJerDan said:
Mostly, it sounds like the filmmaker doesn't realize that you have to point the end of the microphone (that doesn't have the wire) toward the toothy opening in the actor's face. At the same time sound is coming out of it.
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Damn it, Dan. Where were you when I was shooting my zombie flick?:)
 
Hmmm...let's see....that was this past Summer, right? Well, I just got married last April, so chances are I was still...um...er...busy... ;-)
 
GenJerDan said:
The Bad Sound I've heard, almost always, is not because of crappy equipment. It's not even because of sub-optimal equipment.

Mostly, it sounds like the filmmaker doesn't realize that you have to point the end of the microphone (that doesn't have the wire) toward the toothy opening in the actor's face. At the same time sound is coming out of it.

Seriously.
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LMAO

Well said. The crappy audio you hear on amatuer films is not the ME66 being used instead of a 416. It's the PA on the boom...or no boom at all. :D

Cheers
 
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