That great interior sound- do you use hypercardoids?

better acoustic (less reverb from the selling , walls and flour ) - better sound ,the mike is in the second place
 
It's surprising how much acoustics has to do with recording a good sound...at least for the beginner... :thumbsup:
 
For me, I compromised and went with a cartioid instead of a hyper...I'm often working with novice boom ops and the wider pattern of the cartioid is a bit more forgiving. I'm using Rode, and have so far been very happy with them (though I think Oleg will disagree with me... ;-)

HTH,

Phil
 
Using a boom mic is like playing an instrument. It is about technique, finesse and constantly making minute adjustments. When it comes to audio, it's the same as an instrument as well. Talk to any instrumentalist (or go on a board for any given instrument) and you will see the majority of folks arguing gear all day. Most of them suck. Why? Because instead of practicing with what they have, they spend their time talking about what the should get next.

Give me a 416 and give Oleg an AT897 and Oleg's sound will be better. All the 416 gives me is the POTENTIAL for better sound, but it is the years of hard earned experience that actually gives one the REALIZATION of better sound.

Just something to think about. Get the best mic you can afford and stop thinking about mic (this is not necessarily directed at you eriks, it's more of a general comment to others) and start using it as much as you can. Someday you'll realize you've outgrown the mic. When that day happens, then start shopping again.

Oh and eriks, I went with an Oktava mic with three capsules for interior sound, very happy with it, but you need a really good shock mount.

Matt
 
Try acoustics first! Hang bedsheets on the ceiling, put moving blankets off frame, in front of corridors, glass windows, over the hard stone floor... try to smooth out any hard surface in the room. That will make a night and day difference. It's a good way to start...
 
ptalsky said:
For me, I compromised and went with a cartioid instead of a hyper...I'm often working with novice boom ops and the wider pattern of the cartioid is a bit more forgiving. I'm using Rode, and have so far been very happy with them (though I think Oleg will disagree with me... ;-)

HTH,

Phil
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i hope you are not Australian -:)
the cardioid or hyper can help , but it never can replace good acoustic or good booman
 
You can tweak the acoustics by stuffing blankets in the corners, but sometimes this isn't feasible.

A shotgun or hyper VERY CLOSE to the mouth works, but a lav mic works even better.

I prefer not using a booman, since it tends to make everyone jumpy and frankly gets annoying after a while.
 
How do you guys hang the sound blankets to the walls and especially to the ceiling without provoking major damage to the house?

Andrea
 
I think Id like to buy an Oktava- Can you give me the low down- I am a beginner- are they mono mics- and do you really need two? And I heard you need an better shock mount- do you have any recommendations? And where to buy? Thanks
Erik
I will really owe you one
 
Hi Erik,

If you scan the threads, you will find out lots about Oktava. Mostly pretty good for the price.

In my research, Sound Room is supposedly one of the only dealers that you can "trust" to sell the true Russian-made Oktavas (as opposed to the Chinese made copies).

As far as a shock mount goes, check out:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...s&Q=&sku=300643&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

If you go with this Audio Technica mount, I strongly recommend you get the K-Tek gaskets (the A-T rubber bands do not hold the mic well...lots of slippage.) I use this combo with my Rode NT5's and it works great.

HTH,

Phil
 
Baluardo said:
How do you guys hang the sound blankets to the walls and especially to the ceiling without provoking major damage to the house?

Andrea
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I use a staple gun - it's the only method I've found that works. A couple of well placed staples can hang a hefty blanket. Yes, they will leave small marks, but if they're 10ft up on a wall or where the wall and ceiling meet you can do a neat, discrete job.

By the way, genunie sound blankets are expensive. The thick, cheap blankets that moving companies use do a great job damping the sound. I picked a dozen up at $5 each and use them all the time. You can also use them to cover windows/cut out unwanted light.

Controlling room acoustics makes a huge difference, as does getting the mic as close as humanly possible to the sound source without it entering the shot.
 
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