Azden SMX 15 and 30 Shotgun Microphones Review
If you’re looking for a shotgun microphone for your camera, there has never been a time with so many great choices. Azden recently released two more microphones in the $200 to $250 USD range called the SMX-15 and SMX-30. These are short shotgun microphones designed to mount to the cold-shoe of your rig and have a cable with a 3.5mm plug to record directly to your camera.
Both of these microphones are good for recording dialogue sound when you need to travel light. I like to boom the mic even close to the talent for even better sound. The SMX-30 also has an additional set of stereo cardioid microphones for recording detailed ambient sound making this microphone particularly versatile. Both microphones are very light weight so you don’t add a lot of heft to your camera rig. An most importantly, the SMX-15 and 30 sound quite nice for their price!
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Gear used to create this episode:
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Azden SMX-15 Camera Shotgun Microphone
Amazon: Coming Soon
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Azden SMX-30 Camera Shotgun Microphone
Amazon: https://geni.us/BOKcSg
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Microphone Stand (On-Stage Stands Boom)
Amazon: https://geni.us/lKQXK
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5/8” to 1/4” Thread Adapter (so that you can mount the Azden Mics on a standard 5/8” microphone stand)
Amazon: https://geni.us/qXDBPOo
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Copyright 2016 by Curtis Judd
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