Waching daily Dec 2 2017

Can a $78 shotgun mic

really make your video sound better?

Or, just make you sound like crap?

That's why we're going to find out in today's video

blog.

Hi there internet fans,

Ryan Perry here helping

small business owners harness

the power of video.

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One of the best ways to improve the

sound quality of your videos

is to get an external microphone.

Most people when they step up

and buy a microphone they get

a... what's called a hot shoe mount

or a cold shoe mount microphone

that attaches to the flash

known as the hot shoe on top

your camera. It just plugs right into

the side of the camera

and it's a great step up.

The biggest problem

with that is going to be

the distance that the speaker,

myself in this case,

is from the microphone

which is about six feet right now.

The next step up is going to be

buying an actual dedicated

boom m,ic

or shotgun mic that actually

attached to a boom arm.

This is what I call a boom mic.

Typically these are really expensive

$250,

$500,

$1,000, even more.

When I found this Vidpro mic

on B&H for $78,

I had to give it a shot.

And, I have to tell you I'm impressed.

Although I'm not an audio file,

I actually am really impressed

with the sound quality that you get out

of a $78 microphone.

And, ultimately I'll let you be the guide

because I'm going to switch over

to the Rode Mic Pro,

the stereo mic pro that I have on top

of my DSLR in just a

minute so you can see what the sound difference

is.

First, let's talk about what is

in the kit. This is the Vidpro

model XM-55.

And, it says right here on

the box and yes it comes in this

beautiful plastic display case.

This is a professional video

and broadcasting microphone

kit. Therefore,

it must be great!

A couple of features that comes

with it. You do get the microphone.

You get the holder.

You get the XLR cable.

It's 26 feet of XLR

cable which is really nice.

The boom arm that it's attached to,

does not come

with the microphone.

The other thing it does come

with is, it comes

with an XLR to

3.5

headphone jack so you can plug it into

a smaller device if you

are not able to plug into the

XLR. In my case I'm running

the XLR cable straight into

Saramonic SR-PAX2

preamplifier before it goes

into the Canon

T5. And, I do that so I

can really drop the audio levels

really low on the Canon because Canon

is notorious for adding

a lot of noise

and that's why I use a preamp.

I did say I was going to let you judge

the sound quality.

Let's switch over to the Rode

stereo video mic

now. All right,

this is what it sounds like.

Now, this microphone,

the...the...the...

This is what the Rode stereo mic

sounds like. The biggest disadvantage

is that the Rode stereo mike has,

is the distance.

Again, I'm about six feet away from

the camera

and the microphones attached to the top

of the camera. So,

all of the echo.

All the reverb that I have in

this small office is just bouncing

off all these hard walls

and windows

and it's going right into that

microphone.

It's really not a discredit

to the microphone,

it's just simply

mechanics if you will.

You know, having a microphone this

close truly is going to make a difference.

Now, let's talk about cost.

The current cost for

a Rode Stereo Mic

Pro is $250

on B&H.

The model I'm using right now is a

couple of years old

and I found a use model

for $180.

essentially for $100

more than this unit here,

you can get this type

of sound quality.

Is that really what you want?

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You know what to do next.

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Is it worth it?

Let me know in the comments below.

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