RODE VideoMic Feedback

hi everyone, im planing on buying a RODE VideoMic for a short film i will be working on and for some interviews, but i want to know first if it is worth buying. i've seen some reviews from dealers and the say this is a great shotgun mic.

the reason that im buying this mic is because of my budget, i need a shotgun mic that i can afford.

so if you have any experience with the RODE VideoMic, i would love to hear it ...PLEASE!!

Thanks in advance.

Enrique B.

thanks, i had seen that link before, but i want to hear feedback from customers, not from the people who sell it. ;)

The Rode VideoMic is great for the price as a camera mounted mic. It is a mono mic that plugs into the mini TRS stereo jack on a camera. It feeds both inputs.

If your camera does not have XLR inputs, this is a possibility, BUT,
the best way to mic interviews is NOT with a camera mounted mic. You need to get closer, much closer.

You can get an extender cable for the VideoMic, but it is unbalanced and the longer the cable, the greaterthe possibility of interference.

This is a prosumer piece of gear that can work well but it has limitations. Rode also sells a mini TRS to XLR adapter and a dead cat for wind protection. BOth work well.

Regards,

Ty Ford

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Hello Henry.

Peter Freedman hasn't sent me a sample of the new one. There is a pad on the Rode stereo mic, though, so it's possible.

Regards,

Ty Ford

Want better productio audio? Ty Ford's "Audio Bootcamp Field Guide" was written for video people who want better audio. More at: http://home.comcast.net/~tyreeford/AudioBootcamp.html
or http://www.tyford.com