The shotgun mic I have can't pick up low throbs from car engine. Shop guy suggested something like this. Would it work? Battery operated? Tks.
1095515
The AZDEN CAM-3 is a mixer. Also, it is NOT battery operated, so it's passive. Whether or not you will be able to pick up low throbs from a car engine will depend on your mic, not the AZDEN CAM-3. It's a mixer, not an EQ. I hope this info helps.
1095516
The Azden Cam-3 ia a variable attenuator and not an active amplifier. It contains no battery. If you want to pick up low frequency sound and amplify them this is not your device. It is generally used to equalize inputs by attenuation, not amplification. You may want to pick up a microphone with good low frequency response and perhaps a matching preamplifie or amplifierr.
1095517
This is simply a mixer..Not an EQ. This means you can have 3 different mics plug into the 3-1 and adjust the blend to your input (Usually a camera) It requires no batteries. Simply a pass through. To get a Deep bass "rumble" that all is dependent on the mic you buy. You want a mic that pics up the low 400's Hertz. OR you can also try to pull it out via an EQ in editing, in your audio studio. Raise the lower Hertz's in the Eq to start.
1748089
No that's not enough....go here to download the the fix (a zip file) from Aiptek: http://www.aiptek.com/update/Be sure to open and read the instructions on the above page.It works, it adjusted the microphone sensitivity and the sound is great now!! No more high pitched squeal. And the update also fixes color levels and night shot brightness. YAY!
1071069
Never tried that, so I don't know. Only issue I found with this vs other wireless mic is that it requires 3 batteries vs 2, which makes it that much more difficult to ID dead batteries causing audio failure....
637231
Source doesn't matter,long as you have 12 volts,not more.keep mic directly out of water.(rain).
879947
Yes, I would. It's not a true shotgun mike, it's but it is somewhat directional. Excellent sound quality. The mike is suspended with elastic/rubber bands - they tend to break, but an inexpensive replacement is an elastic hair band (get at drugstore). Just remember, the closer you are to the performers - the better the sound quality. Sometimes I use it off camera on a boom pole attached to a tascom recorder.
716834
This mic needs amplified power, mainly powered from wireless head set transmitter to and receiver. Plugging direct into camera will not be a good choice for this mic.
129034
It depends on how close you can get or how loud the sound is. This is not a shotgun mic, so it won't pick up sounds at a distance, but it would be a good environmental mic, if you're in close or hearing sounds all around. Most shotgun mics aren't real stereo. If you were in the woods with birds chirping right and left, this might work out very nicely. If you're going to be using a telephoto lens to video birds 30 or 50 yards away, and you want to isolate that bird's song, then probably not.
1111602
I'd say it would not be my first choice due to the x-y configuration of the cardioid elements, you'll pick up the sound of the piano in the room instead of the piano. What you want to look for is a shotgun mike that is designed to pick up what it is aimed at - the piano. I suspect that you'll have the camera and mike on a tripod, so aiming at the piano will ensure success. Amazon has the Audio-Technica ATR6550 for a cool $55 that would give you what you need.
947727
If you're mic is using an unbalanced 1/4" cable. However most are XLR. I would suggest something from TC Helicon for vocals.
463302
Yes it will work and it will need a battery. I always suggest opting for a zoom recorder mounted with a hotshoe adapter as opposed to this mic, it is just really poor audio quality. Good luck!
2207039
Hmm... I am not any professional by any means but when dealing with condensor mic's you need to provide a lot more power than regular dynamic mics uses. I think like 48 volts. Maybe that the issue?
2052006
This item is designed for use with shotgun microphones. Your Radio Shack mic will probably fit but likely not do well in the role of a shotgun mic.
1056925
YES! It has a plug for a shotgun mic. I got a good one on here for $50 from the company Audio-Technica. I never used it without a shotgun mic before so I am not sure how far it can pick up sound with out. This is the mic I got and it picks up great sound:http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR-6550-Condenser-Shotgun-Microphone/dp/B002GYPS3M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid;=1393359342&sr;=8-1&keywords;=audio+technica+shotgun+mic
346775
This would work really well for that. The only problem I could think you might have. The mic picks up everything so is there is a lot of background noise you will hear it all
1960229
This isn't the best of quality mic. Phantom power may have something to do with it. Are you using it for video in camera recording? If so don't record in camera alway use external recorders. I have this mic, I don't totally hate it but I know a better quality mic would get me better sound but for the price I paid for this I'm not mad...
899030
This microphone produces an internal noise, sort of close to a high B above middle C. It's good for a shotgun technique for things like Youtube videos, but I wouldn't use it for production level videos. Here's a stupid video I did with this mic. Notice the hum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0EJul05cIo
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As said, it depends on the distance, but if you can hear it yourself, the mic will pick it up. You may want to increase the sensitivity to +20db, though. In any case set your camcorder's mic level as low as possible, or you will get a lot of noise. This is in general a good idea from my experience (I am using a Sony CX730)