Hey this is really good info and will read through every one these entries in the next couple of days. In fact, I only use the Octava with the Zoom H4N when I can plug the H4N into wall power. I’ve had much better battery life using the AT875, which requires only 12v phantom power. I use mine with a Zoom H4N and they work great, although the Octava requires 48 volts of phantom power, which the Zoom will provide, but it drains the batteries instantly. If you’re using it outside, you’ll need a full windscreen enclosure.īoth of these mics require phantom power, so you’ll need to use dual-system sound (or, if you want to mount the mic on your DSLR, you’d need something like a Beachtek or Juiced Link box). So you’ll need to get a baby ball gag even for indoor use. But you absolutely must use it with care – it is very sensitive to handling noise. It’s my favorite mic in terms of sound quality, which is rich and full. I have two boom mics that I’m very happy with for different reasons: The AT875, which is a relatively inexpensive option (around $200) that is easy to handle and resists handling noise well.Īnd I’m also very happy with Octava MK012. 3 Freakonomics defined: cut out middleman charge same price pocket the difference → Post navigation ← Freakonomics opens on a small screen near you Sept. This entry was posted in Product reviews on Septemby Dan McComb. With a little EQ matching in Soundtrack Pro, I was able to get the clips to match well enough that they’d cut virtually seamlessly.I found myself wondering if the next step in this evolution will be a micro card that is permanently embedded in your forearm, which wirelessly transmits the data whenever you need it. And if you’ve got big fingers, you’ll have a hard time fishing the thing in and out of the card slot. It would be very easy to lose one of these – it’s literally smaller than my little fingernail. In general, to get roughly the same recording level from the H1 as the H4N, I found I had to set the recording level on the H1 around 10 db higher than I did on the H4n.And, I haven’t been able to find a self-powered Tram TR50 lav that has a 3.5mm jack (but that’s nothing that a pair of wire strippers and a soldering gun can’t cure) UPDATE: I’m using this adapter to make it work. One drawback to this: no ability to monitor while recording, since the recorder is on the subject. For the latter combo, it’s small enough that I can hide the recorder on the subject along with a wired (instead of wireless) lav. I plan to use the H1 two ways: mounted on my dslr for recording dual sound, and as an inexpensive alternative to purchasing another expensive wireless lav. The H1 can record dialog that’s quite usable, from a tool that’s affordable, and ridiculously small. Until now, all we’ve had in this size and price range has been crappy mp3 recorders that cost the same or more and sound like shit. It’s not such a radical quality drop that it’s a dealbreaker, though. To my ear, the H1 delivers dialog that is flatter and less rich, especially in the higher frequencies, than the H4N. But if you were hoping for the same H4N quality in a smaller package, you will be slightly disappointed. Otherwise, it serves up an mp3 (no good for comparing audio.) So to be safe, I’ve posted direct links to the WAV files in the comments.Ĭonclusion: The Zoom H1 records solid dialog. NOTE: I just discovered that the wordpress plugin I installed yesterday to steam these only serves the WAV version of the file if you have an HTML 5 compliant browser. Here’s how it sounds (WAV files recorded at 48khz 24bit): I didn’t do any post processing on the files except to reduce gain slightly on a couple files so they roughly were the same level for the comparison. I did a simple side-by-side comparison of male dialog (my voice reading the first paragraph of Origin of Species) recorded in my office, in three configurations: a Tram TR50 lav (run through a Sennheiser G3 wireless transmitter), built-in stereo mics, and Rode VideoMic. The more immediate concern is: how does it sound? But nevermind – the tiny size and killer price makes it possible to overlook that. My $99 Zoom H1 arrived yesterday, and as expected based on early reports, it IS flimsy.
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