I need a basic microphone with an output to an 1/8 inch jack to go into a Camcorder.
This is for an interview situation where there are two people talking sitting about 6 feet apart. I don't want to go for lapel mics , but just a mic sitting in the middle of them picking up everything.
I looked on Amazon for a Condenser that might do this but it looks like theyh need phantom power. And the dynamic mics (that don't need the power) are directional and would pick up pretty much what its pointed at.
Any ideas? (not looking to spend a fortune ~$30)
Affordable Microphone that will pick up two people being interviewed, sitting 4 feet apart ?
-
- KVRAF
- 2110 posts since 19 Aug, 2008
-
- KVRAF
- 8237 posts since 22 Sep, 2008 from Windsor. UK
There's probably a voice recording app in your smartphone. Just sync it in post. I can't imagine there are many mics under $30 that would do a much better job anyway.
Soundcloud | Facebook |
-
- Beware the Quoth
- 35517 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
You're possibly looking for what gets called a conference microphone. There are definitely some listed on Amazon in your budget, though I have zero idea about the quality, and a mic at that cost is always gonna be, erm, budget.
Best bet for that scenario IMO is a second hand Realistic PZM.
Best bet for that scenario IMO is a second hand Realistic PZM.
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
-
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2110 posts since 19 Aug, 2008
thanksNAD wrote:Look for microphones with a figure eight pickup pattern or (less ideally) omnidirectional.
This one on Amazon is an omni, at a decent price.
https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Mic ... B01AG56HYQ
-
- KVRAF
- 4265 posts since 21 Oct, 2001 from my bolthole in the south pacific
Three feet from the speakers' mouths is far from the ideal location for voice recording. A highly directional mic is used in pro applications for one speaker at this range. Even an LDC mic in figure of 8 mode or a ribbon mic is going to be a long way from the subject and you will need decent mic pres to avoid intrusive noise.
You must have talked to two or more people on speaker phone at some stage - that's what you going to get - lots of room ambience and less clarity. Better to feed two correctly placed mics into a simple mixer or recorder (eg Zoom etc) and sync that afterwards.
People are very experienced consumers of good sound and pictures and they just find stuff that falls short due to technical incometence or the lack of the right gear annoying.
You must have talked to two or more people on speaker phone at some stage - that's what you going to get - lots of room ambience and less clarity. Better to feed two correctly placed mics into a simple mixer or recorder (eg Zoom etc) and sync that afterwards.
People are very experienced consumers of good sound and pictures and they just find stuff that falls short due to technical incometence or the lack of the right gear annoying.