Studio/interview mic

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pob

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Hi, I've been looking at buying a

Rode Nt1A mic

It will be mainly used for interior recording short films on a boom stand. I also want to use it for recording voice overs, and doing documentaries interviews/presenters.
Would it be suitable for this purpose, please excuse my lack of knowledge. Or if not, what would you choose?

Thanks.
 
pob said:
Hi, I've been looking at buying a

Rode Nt1A mic

It will be mainly used for interior recording short films on a boom stand. I also want to use it for recording voice overs, and doing documentaries interviews/presenters.
Would it be suitable for this purpose, please excuse my lack of knowledge. Or if not, what would you choose?

Thanks.
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The NT1a is a nice mic and I own one. Very good for recording narration and voice-over. But as a boom mic for recording dialog I think it would be a poor choice. The NT1a is a close-working mic for speech - about 8 inches from the mouth is optimum. Narration and voice-over work can use the mic in this range but dialog, interviews, etc you need much greater working distance, something on the order of 18 to 24 inches, and that calls for a directional mic, preferably a hypercardioid. For interviews you'll need to mic the interviewer and the subject separately - one mic can't cover two people facing each other in conversation properly. I'd put a wired lav on the interviewer and a boomed hyper on the subject, with a wired lav on the subject as an alternative.
 
hi Steve

Thank you for the reply and the information about hypers.

Just a quick question, would the nt1 be ok to use if the mic was in the 'frame'. ie radio presenter?

I'll also look into lav's, even if i have to hire. Does anyone have any recommendations on hyper microphones? 50-500 dollars. Thanks
 
pob said:
Just a quick question, would the nt1 be ok to use if the mic was in the 'frame'. ie radio presenter?
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This isn't the best idea, unless it fits the scene to have a mic in frame... such as Letterman's desk mic. Outside of that, for day-in/day-out interview work, you want something that isn't so limiting.

pob said:
I'll also look into lav's, even if i have to hire. Does anyone have any recommendations on hyper microphones? 50-500 dollars. Thanks
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Lavs aren't hard to find... easy to rent, easy to purchase. Hire a sound professional and s/he will most likely have their own wireless mic systems with them. As for hypercardioids, the Audio Technica 4053b or the AKG Blueline CK93.
 
And just as a side-note, often desk mics visible on the set aren't actually live. If the talent moves around a lot, the mic-subject distance will vary all over the map leading to very inconsistent sound if you actually attempt to use the desk mic.
 
Thank you for that information, it has put my mind at easy. I will definetly look into lav's. Lav microphones i mean.
 
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