graywolf
Well-known member
Throw money at the problem...
OR, realize echos are a ratio problem. If you have a mic 2 feet from you and the wall is 8 feet away the echo is 1/16th as loud as the primary sound. If you move the mic to 1 foot from you the echo is 1/32nd as loud. If you move it to 6" from you the echo is 1/64th as loud.
Except for shotguns, that works well. With shotgun mic's you are also dealing with phazing problems, which is why the experts suggest not using shotguns inside unless the room is really large.
The above kind of says the OP should not use the shotgun. The AT2020 is probably a good voice over mic, but not as an on camera mic. The cheap stage mic's should work perfectly, if you use them 2"-3" from the mouth, but then they are kind of intrusive when you do that.
If one is going to spend money, first get those moving blankets, they are dirt cheap at Harbor Freight. Next is get a small diaphragm cardioid condenser mic, or better yet hypercardioid (what the pro's recommend). You can get a usable one for $50-$100. Move it in as close as possible but still out of the frame. A decent lav would probably work too, but decent ones are more expensive then decent small diaphragm cardioids. These suggestion presuppose that money is tight.
If money is not a problem, rent a sound studio with all the equipment already there. I mean why spend $5000 on a mic when you can rent the whole kit and caboodle for that kind of money. Pro's may need to impress clients with their equipment list, most of us do not have to do that.
OR, realize echos are a ratio problem. If you have a mic 2 feet from you and the wall is 8 feet away the echo is 1/16th as loud as the primary sound. If you move the mic to 1 foot from you the echo is 1/32nd as loud. If you move it to 6" from you the echo is 1/64th as loud.
Except for shotguns, that works well. With shotgun mic's you are also dealing with phazing problems, which is why the experts suggest not using shotguns inside unless the room is really large.
The above kind of says the OP should not use the shotgun. The AT2020 is probably a good voice over mic, but not as an on camera mic. The cheap stage mic's should work perfectly, if you use them 2"-3" from the mouth, but then they are kind of intrusive when you do that.
If one is going to spend money, first get those moving blankets, they are dirt cheap at Harbor Freight. Next is get a small diaphragm cardioid condenser mic, or better yet hypercardioid (what the pro's recommend). You can get a usable one for $50-$100. Move it in as close as possible but still out of the frame. A decent lav would probably work too, but decent ones are more expensive then decent small diaphragm cardioids. These suggestion presuppose that money is tight.
If money is not a problem, rent a sound studio with all the equipment already there. I mean why spend $5000 on a mic when you can rent the whole kit and caboodle for that kind of money. Pro's may need to impress clients with their equipment list, most of us do not have to do that.