sound 1 or sound 2

GaryNattrass said:
Sound 2 is better!

The Oktava is a far more suitable mic for voice over!
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This.

HOWEVER... once again, deleuze3, you have posted a mic comparison that features two different kinds of "reads" in what sounds like two entirely different rooms. The first mic is applied with an on-cam dialog styled recording, with high energy, in a very reflective room. The second mic is applied with a VO read, lower-energy delivery, in a much less reflective room. If you truly want to assess the differences between two microphones, you MUST use them in the exact sme place, reading the exact same script in the exact same way.
 
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Here we go again. I'm with Alex..
FWIW, the Oktava sounds better. But we could have recommended or predicted that before hand.
I hope deleuze3 is having fun experimenting in any case.
 
The difference between the two rooms, by itself, is greater than the difference between the equipment setups. The second one is certainly "better" in a traditional recording sense, but it's impossible to ascribe this to the mic/preamp alone because of all the other variables Alex has listed.

- Greg
 
thanks for the feedback.

I did a test in the same room with the same setting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUzOHcOTKeQ&feature=youtu.be

sound 1 (0 to 45sec) : rode lavalier in sound devices in pcm-m10
Sound 2 (45sec to the end) : oktava mk12 in sound devices in pcm-m10

The oktava sounds that the person is nearer (better for voice over i guess)

The lavalier has more bass.

Well the 2 sounds are not at the same volume.

Thanks for your previous comments. I appreciate it
 
The question isn't which one we think sounds better.

Since you are the sound recordist, which one do YOU think sounds better? Use that one.
 
The lav. comes in at a distant second place for me.

I think you could get better sound from the Oktava by putting it on a mic stand, raise it up over your head, and point it down towards your mouth at about a 45 degree angle (which would of course require that the mic be about as far in front of your mouth as it is above your mouth, yes?). This will minimize any residual nasal qualities of your voice and may pick up some chest resonance which is often a good thing. If you do this, be careful not to move around too much (doesn't look like that will be a problem for you, but some people really move about) -- you don't want to take your mouth out of pattern.

Anyway, experiment with mic placement some. A hyper has proximity effect; you can control that by how close or far away you move it relative to your mouth.
 
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