Has anyone used this mic with Canon 5D Mk3? I'm looking to use this for home guitar recording. How's the sound quality?
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It works with Canon Mark3. Depends on how you like the quality of the sound. I always use multi track recorder to record musical sound tracks (Zoom R16) and software to polish the sound quality.
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Up front I'll say that I also have a zoom h4n and azden sgm-1 to compare this to. I'm also going to assume it's an acoustic guitar and not an electric, because if so then you will really get the best sound by recording directly. In terms of working with the camera it'll work no problem. In terms of sound quality it's not going to give you the best results. Here's why, the capsule in this is better than the rose videomic but it is still not a full shotgun mic, not that you'd necessaly need one, but if you intent to mount it on camera then it'll most likely be a bit away from the actual guitar. Also, this doesn't give you stereo sound, but mono sound. I'm not aware of any music that sounds good in mono (ok, I'm being a bit drastic there). Your best best is going to be to get a mic designed for guitars that records directly to a computer and to sync the sound in post, any other mic solution is really designed for capturing vocal dialogue for video. Hope that helps.
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I can't address any issues with this mic. as I bought it for my grandson's camera when filming deer hunts. I haven't heard anything negative from him, but am sure I would if it didn't perform well for him.
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Okay, first thing you must and I cant stress this enough but you must know how your camera mic jack is wired. All of my cameras that I use are canon and pentax. They are all stereo mic inputs. That means it uses 3 connectors. If you dont know what I am talking about... Take a look at a plug on a pair of headphones vs the plug that is on the mic. Chances are your camera is wire like this or real similar. I do not use the cable that comes with the mic. I use one made by Hosa that has XLR on the mic end and it has a 3 connectore(stereo)plug on the camera end. The mic is not stereo, it just simply sends the same mic signal to the tip and the ring on the stereo plug. The cable in known as a dual mono cable. If you do not use this cable the adapter that you get with the mic will ground the mic line and quite possibly do what you are experiencing. I use this mic in many situations and it works great. I get great results everytime but again it is very important that you use the right connector cable.
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Works great. We use a Rode VideoMic Pro on one input and a Sennhieser Wireless on the other and get both channels. The only quirk is the hiss that you get on auto settings with all external mics. The best solution we have found is to drop the gain in the camera manually and boost the gain on the mic input and Beachtek. Good luck, hope that helps. There are lots of user forums we search for optimal settings by Googling "Canon T3i and Beachtek settings".
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Hi this mic is extra sensible, very good. For example I use it in my room and rec the birds singings outside. I am Happy with quality. It gets sound from everywhere.
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Wendy,I am a guitar player, but a friend of mine that plays violin professionally at Disneyland tried the AKG 411 and said that it was too midrangy for his tastes. He prefers a lavalier mic he paid $25 for at Radio Shack. He places the mic behind the bridge. He plays live with it and has no feedback problems. I have heard it and it sounds great. He said he prefers this mic over the expensive mics he has tried.D
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I mostly use mine on a Nikon D5100 to record my kid who plays flute for a high school band.Outdoor football games and concerts, I get great sound. Much better than without the mic.There is an adjustment on the back of the mic. Make sure you play with that to find whichsound you like best.
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Never tried the mic in that specific situation. My experience is you can control the recorded sound level very well using the db-switches on the mic (-10db, 0 db and +20db) in combination with the mic recording level serting on the camcorder. So with a bit of thinking in advance of what sound level you can expect and setting the switches accordingly, you should be allright.
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can i use this mic on a canon t5i with any problem or i have to buy an standard base for it? thanks for answering it will be helpful to me
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I have a Canon T3i and I just used this microphone instead of the built-in. I was quite impressed with the results. I was using it with a steadycam rig to shoot a friends wedding. My shooting took me from inside a theatre to outside to the dance floor and in all that movement, and with all of the varying sound environments, the Rode performed awesome. Vocals up to six feet away were crisp and clear, background noise was limited, and the pulsing beat if the dance music did not overwhelm or overshadow the vocals I was trying to pick up. I would definitely recommend this microphone for general purpose shooting. I have a Canon T3i and I just used this microphone instead of the built-in. I was quite impressed with the results. I was using it with a steadycam rig to shoot a friends wedding. My shooting took me from inside a theatre to outside to the dance floor and in all that movement, and with all of the varying sound environments, the Rode performed awesome. Vocals up to six feet away were crisp and clear, background noise was limited, and the pulsing beat if the dance music did not overwhelm or overshadow the vocals I was trying to pick up. I would definitely recommend this microphone for general... » Read More I have a Canon T3i and I just used this microphone instead of the built-in. I was quite impressed with the results. I was using it with a steadycam rig to shoot a friends wedding. My shooting took me from inside a theatre to outside to the dance floor and in all that movement, and with all of the varying sound environments, the Rode performed awesome. Vocals up to six feet away were crisp and clear, background noise was limited, and the pulsing beat if the dance music did not overwhelm or overshadow the vocals I was trying to pick up. I would definitely recommend this microphone for general purpose shooting. « Show Less
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I have used this mike in a portable recorder however the plug is compatible with the Dell microphone input and other reviewers have stated they have used this with the computers although the one I read was a MAC. he sound quality is very good. I used it for live recordings and it is very clear. You do have to remember to turn it on to work and off to save its AA Battery. You also have a choice between two microphone patterns of 90 and 120 degrees.
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That's a subjective question, but I have been happy with it. I use it mostly to record chamber music from small groups at fairly close distances. String instruments are usually one of the most difficult things to record, and it does quite well. It is noticeably better than the built-in microphones on my Nikon D7100. I have not used the Nikon external microphone (ME-1), but I have heard that the Rode is much better than this also. I don't have any experience with broader sounds from greater distances.
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Yes! i bought this mic a few days ago and i love it! i currently have a youtube channel where i use this mic for when i record Let's Plays! you can check out the quality with any of my LP videos. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg17fGtrmkBBcJYua_ny1tw
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Its not as good as a studio mic but magnitudes better than the phone mic. I would not trust it to get a live gig without input gain controls. Use good software to record with that has eq and gain controls. I use the paid version of Hi-Q MP3 rec for Android and its decent. Then run it through Audacity.
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I've been using the m-audio fast track pro. Basically , this a good mic used primarily for overhead recording -- drums, pianos. But I've used it on vocals and guitar and it's good but only as good as ur pre amp. If ur interface doesn't have good preamps I would recommend buying an external one if ur serious about getting high fidelity recordings. Hope that helps
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I've used it for rock concerts and it was excellent. The mics can be positioned in any way you like to make it less omni. While audience noises are a drag, when the music is loud it pretty much covers it. What you get then is very clean sound and excellent stereo imaging. Sure, recording with a mic pre amp and better mics will make it that much better, but my guess is you want to know how it does by itself. It does very well. Also quite excellent for recording personal guitar, piano, organ drums, whatever. And singing. Sounds great on voice.
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I think this would be a great mic for live performance, as far as on-camera mics go. Better than a shotgun because with this mic you'll get sound from the whole room, not just whatever you're pointed at. However for a live performance I'd definitely try to record from the audio soundboard - then you can sync up your camera with the audio recording and have the best of both.