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Which Microphones Do I Actually Use After All Those Reviews?
We’ve done a bunch of microphone reviews over the last few years. One question I get is, “So which microphones do you use these days?” That’s what we’ll look at in this episode!
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Gear mentioned in or used to record this episode:
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RODE VideoMic Pro (my favorite camera-top Shotgun Microphone)
Amazon: https://geni.us/xfsn
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RODE NTG4+ Shotgun Microphone
Amazon: https://geni.us/1dmrXBU
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RODE NTG2 (favorite sub $400 USD XLR shotgun microphone)
Amazon: https://geni.us/zNu1
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Audio Technica AT4053b Hyper-cardioid (My favorite microphone for indoor dialogue)
Amazon: https://geni.us/Y6SyL
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RODE NT5 (good, less expensive mic for indoor dialogue)
Amazon: https://geni.us/CSGp
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RODE smartLav+ (Most convenient lavalier for recording to phone)
Amazon: https://geni.us/2tfcCFB
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Aputure A.lav (Best sounding budget lavalier for phone or audio recorder)
Amazon: https://geni.us/RaazGg
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JK MicJ 044 (Very good budget lavalier for recording to camera or audio recorder)
Amazon: https://geni.us/l3uhf
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Sanken COS-11D (My favorite lavalier microphone)
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ElectroVoice RE20 Dynamic (My favorite voice-over microphone)
Amazon: https://geni.us/pE8N8iv
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Audio Technica AT2005 (Good budget dynamic mic for voice-over. XLR and USB output)
Amazon: https://geni.us/Me9iIqf
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Shure SM58 Dynamic (Legendary dynamic microphone which sounds rich and works well for voice over)
Amazon: https://geni.us/dwRL
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Copyright 2016 by Curtis Judd
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