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Samson C02 Microphone for Indoor Dialogue Review: Affordable Super-Cardioid Microphone
Samson C02 Microphone Kit: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/294039-REG/Samson_SAC02_C02_Pencil_Condenser_Microphones.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/SAC02/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xSAC02
One of the best choices for recording indoor dialogue for film and video is a cardioid small diaphragm condenser microphone. I did some testing a couple of years ago comparing several and finally settled on the Audio Technica AT4053b, an approximately $600 USD hyper-cardioid microphone which has worked out very well for my projects.
Super-cardioid microphones tend to work very well when recording dialogue for video indoors, in reverberant rooms (echo), because they have a more natural response to sound that comes from off-axis. This is not the case with shotgun microphones.
However, many have asked whether there are any more affordable options. In this episode, we review the Samson C02 which comes as a kit of two super-cardioid small diaphragm condenser mics which you can use for recording indoor dialogue at a very affordable price.
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Gear mentioned in or used to record this episode:
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Tascam DR-60DmkII Audio Recorder
Amazon: https://geni.us/bG3oh
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Tascam DR-70D Audio Recorder
Amazon: https://geni.us/LHWS
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Zoom H5 Audio Recorder
Amazon: https://geni.us/WGBp
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Zoom H6 Audio Recorder
Amazon: https://geni.us/1d7zP2
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Panasonic GH4 Camera
Amazon: https://geni.us/PYWpY
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Olympus 45mm f/1.8 Lens
Amazon: https://geni.us/PHuG
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Copyright 2016 by Curtis Judd
Ethics statement: Some of the links above are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, or other affiliate links.
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