What kind of portable microphone will work best with this model? A lav mic system of some kind?
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You can hook up any type of mic. Usually a shotgun mic is used for on camera.
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Note that the microphone ports on the side are two XLR plugs. Any professional mic will work. I got exceptional results with RODE NTG-2 and NTG-3 on a boom. Sennheiser lavs sounded good but the noise floor had a bit of hiss that was not present using the boom microphones. I find my results with the recorder are getting better and better as I get to know it.
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I used a Rode Videomic Pro, Rode NTG-3 and Audio Technica ATR3350. There are no issues with any of them when used together
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That would depend on your situation. I would suggest a combination of a lav and a shotgun. If you have both and record to separate channels, you're covered. Sometimes lav mics pick up body noise/shirt rubbing etc...a shotgun mic will get the best results generally... This is a great little machine. Great options and quality for the price-point.
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Hey Keith, Sure. Plug it into your system using a USB cable and then make sure it's selected as your systems mic in webex and you'll be good. I actually use Adobe Connect but they are very similar. Works well for a group around a table or the like. The biggest mistake you can make is plugging it into your computer but then not selecting it as the active mic. Cheers.
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Well, what I can tell you for sure concerning this device it that you won't sound like a phone recording. But what also is a factor invole when it comes to any type of recording is the equipment itself. The mic system can be top of the line but your actual recording device or system is not, then you yet are not going to get the best qoulity sound. Not saying you have to go broke to get a perfect sound. Just know that the mic along can't give you perfect sound results alone, with that system there you will notice a different in your sound recording. I hope that help some without getting too technical. ""Let's Make It A Hit Studio"
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If you want to spend a little more money for higher quality audio - I have this setup and it works great: a small high quality Audio-Technica stereo mic: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0016ARZ9C/ with an excellent mounting bracket http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000065Q6B/
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I purchased the Sony condenser Mic which works as described..hope this helps
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I would suggest an audio interface. Presonus, Apogee, Focusrite, and others make great interfaces that will allow you to hook up the mic to the computer. I would suggest a pop filter with the mic and using phantom power for a condenser mic. Depending on what you want to do, having DAW software will take you one step further.
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I love the mic. If the hotshoe doesnt power it the kit comes with battery. I use it on my canon 60d for shooting sports video. Great sound. I just added the tascam for better recording
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Cardoid dynamic mics like the ATR2100 tend to have a very close tight pattern. In your instance I would suggest a condenser mic.
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It should work fine for you. If you should find that you sound too far away from the mic you can increase the gain (microphone sensitivity) or perhaps just increasing the volume level of the input device (the mic) in the settings of the recording software you are using. I have two ATR2100's and have used them connected by USB directly to my computer for my podcast. There is another way to get the sound you are looking for without having the mic in the shot, and a lot of vloggers do this, which is to record the audio separately from the video (record the audio in Audacity--a free audio recording software I use--or another such as Garage Band and record the video in what software program you usually would) and then sync the audio and video afterward. Just clap on camera to get your sync point and then cut that part out after you've sync'd them up. Let me know if you have questions! Ethan at LATBpodcast dot com
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I use the Tube MP by ART - it does a fine job wit the SM7B and was not expensive (single mic). Hope this helps.ART Tube MP Project Series Microphone Preamp
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Dear Kevin, I just received an e-mail regarding a question you have about a Sony Lav Mic that I own. Yes the Sony UWPV1/3032 Lav Mic will record your voice. I personally use this mic with the Sony NEX-VG10 Video camera. I use it when the subject is to far from the camera and sound cannot be picked up at the camera location. In this application the mic picks up the sound speech from the subject and transmits the sound to the camera, which records the voice onto a memory chip. When I play the recording back on the camera or a computer I can here the sound that was recorded. This mic will send sound to a video camera or a computer. However, if you want to record the sound for future playback you need a recording medium like a memory stick. Sony has created a very high quality mic that I am very pleased with. In my application it is superb and far ahead of all competition. I hope that this answered your question, if not please feel free to e-mail me at delmareddy@gmail.com Good luck, ED
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Here is a great blog post about microphones that are compatible with the HV20http://newsvideographer.com/2007/11/22/best-fit-mic/
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With that high end camera i would go with mic with xlr. I got the neewer 14.37 Works great.
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The camera records "48 kHz, 16-bit, 2-channel sound for AAC-LC (MPEG-4 Audio)" and that is a specification that should give you better than CD-quaility sound if you use a comparable external microphone setup. Your choice of mikes will depend on what you are trying to do--the variety is endless. The camera supports a mini-stereo plug so I used a good quality (>$100) Sony stereo mike. (Keep in mind that Pro's record audio and video separately and mix them in production.)Using the built-in mike will never be as good as even the cheapest external ones.
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Ya... I bought the Sony ECMCS3 Clip style Omnidirectional Stereo Microphone http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058MJX4O/ for $27.95, and got the 3.5mm StereoTRRS 4-Pole M to TRS Jack Microphone to iPhone Adapter http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DQH8NAS/ for another $20.00... I saved $10 dollars at the end of the day and the quality was much better on the Sony. You can just try any of the other cheap lavalier mics with that adapter above and probably save yourself even more. I'm returning this ASAP...
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It picks up sound fairly well for an on-board mic. Still not something I would want to use by itself as the quality always sounds spacey. Any mic that has a mini-jack(same size as headphone..can't remember the name right now) will work. I have a rode videomic that I use with mine. It does have a mini-shoe so you'll need to purchase an adapter for that if you're going to want to mount basically any good microphone on it.
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call Shure tech support. They are very qualified. If you have only the mic iteself, which is not the item you've asked about, I think you'll learn that the mic needs 5 VDC bias current, which the preamp provides, if you have the preamp model, which this item is. The preamp terminates in a male XLR, which itself requires phantom power. You can purchase the mic itself, without the preamp, which is designed to be used with Shure body packs. You may also find that Shure makes lav mics which work with other manufacturers, avaiable on the usual mail order supply companies, which I can't name here. You probably know which ones to which I refer.