A New Mic Shoot-out

Thanks for doing the shootout. When you get rid of your countryman mics, consider the Oscar Soundtech Tram TR-50 clone. I think they call it the 801. Works really well under a layer of clothing which is typically where I place mics for narrative films.
 
It's an interesting video, though it's kind of comparing apples and oranges and bananas and cauliflower. These are all very different mics with very different purposes, so the comparison eliminates the environment-based need that each one can satisfy.

Lavs will never sound as natural (or, as "good" depending on your taste) as boom mics. The RE50 is a handheld interview mic for news gathering and is designed to accentuate the vocal range above noisy backgrounds, and is also a dynamic that is put up against condensers.

It's a good reference for how different mics sound within the same environment, however.
 
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Hey Alex,
I am well aware of the different mics for different purposes. I've just never directly compared them before. The Sanken CS3 is a few weeks old. I shot at a conference in Houston for the Dallas Museum of Art and was blown away by how good and easy it was to get great audio from it. Btw, I boomed it.

I've always struggled getting good natural sound from a lav mic, and now I know why.

The next shoot-out I will be doing is with my high $ studio mics. Neumann U87, Soundeluxe E47, Manley Ref Cardiod and the Sanken CS3.
 
Nice video! It's obvious that the DR-100 is far cleaner than the T2i. All the T2i clips had a lot of hiss. I think you need a good hyper to round out your collection. Even with the Sanken CS3e I can hear phasing issues caused by the reflections coming off the wall behind you. That's due to the slits on the shotgun not dealing with reflections well, hence the need for a hypercardioid for indoor dialogue. Shotguns are for outdoors. You probably already knew that though.
 
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