What audio device?

[Mag]

Currently I was thinking I'd eventually just get a rode VM, but I've read through quite a few audio threads, and I've heard a lot about audio recorders(not sure what the actual name is, but I mean the tascam dr40 etc)

Just curious which I would be better off with, I'm wanting something fairly cheap(200$ or so if that) but as always, could stretch if there was nothing worth it for that price.

The main problem I have with the built in mic on the 600d is wind noise, so I figured a rode videomic with deadcat would fix a lot of that. But if I would be better off with an audio recorder(+ presumably some kind of deadcat) I'm all ears.

Not gonna be getting anything for a few months so I'm in no rush.

Also I figured I might end up with better audio if I do what pandysloo does, just ski laps with just a recorder, building up a library, I'd be able to get really close in to the rails and jumps, get the takeoffs, landings, just skiing along, railslides etc.

Whereas with the rode videomic, I don't generally hear much of this(correct me if I'm wrong) presumably because people aren't getting as close?

I may end up just sticking with what I have, but I'll see anyway, and answers are much appreciated.

Try and keep it pretty basic, when it comes to audio I'm a bit of a retard.

 

[juicedrummer11]

for follow cams and on site recording of sound, you will want a shotgun mic with a dead cat for sure. an audio recorder is designed to pick up usually stereo sound with a pretty wide range or left to right. the Zoom H4n is an awesome recorder because you have the ability to plug in two separate xlr mics on two different channels all while recording a wide stereo sound simultaneously.

if you went with a recorder and dead cat, you would need to do laps to get just sound and you would need to be close to features to try and isolate them from any other possible noises.

with a good shotgun you can pretty much point in the direction of sound you want and record what you want to hear.with a good dead cat and an eq curve switch like the videomic pro has, you can cut out or reduce some of the low frequencies heard from ruffling wind on the microphone.

if you just want a shotgun for dslr look into a rode videomic pro, if you want a recorder look at the Zoom H4n cuz i love that thing, and if you want a good shotgun mic for the Zoom look at like an audio technica, sennheiser, or rode ntg-2. i have used them all and love my rode mics, and you can never go wrong with a sennheiser

 

[ssbsts]

I have the Rode VMP and I LOVE IT. It is seriously amazing. I shot a concert, made sure I wasnt clipping, and I used the files I recorded with the rode mic over the top of the live concert feed straight from the mixer. sounded beautiful. I have the deadcat on mine for riding. Since you have the 600d, go grab Magic Lantern, it is a firmware hack, and then you can set the gain on the internal mic to as low as it will go, and use the +20 db setting on the mic. This reduces the noise from the not so great mic connections on the DSLRs. The shotgun is the best for riding because you pick up only the sounds youre pointing at really. I love how crisp and clean every tap and change on the rails sound with this mic. It is a little smaller and higher quality than the VM, which is why I opted for this one. I would highly recommend it