Microphone

Here are 10 microphone tips to improve the audio quality in your videos

Nov 11, 2019 John Aldred

Audio is often the biggest challenge for filmmakers, especially newer ones. Most people just coming into the world of video don’t realise how much of…



How to choose your first microphone for filmmaking

Nov 4, 2019 John Aldred

There is such a vast array of microphones on the market these days of many different types. It can be difficult to know where to…



First look at the RODE NTG5 shotgun microphone

Oct 31, 2019 John Aldred

Announced last week, the Rode NTG5 is the newest shotgun microphone from Rode. It’s an ultra-light short shotgun broadcast microphone designed for use on location….



Deity’s S-Mic 2S short shotgun microphone is designed for small spaces and weighs only 85g

Oct 30, 2019 John Aldred

Deity’s S-Mic 2S short shotgun microphone is an evolution of their popular S-Mic 2 shotgun microphone. They had them on show at IBC 2019, but…



Rode has announced the new NTG-5 broadcast quality shotgun microphone

Oct 23, 2019 John Aldred

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a new high-end shotgun mic from Rode. It’s 11 years since they launched the flagship Rode NTG-3, one…



The Sennheiser Memory Mic lets you record wireless audio to your phone anywhere

Sep 26, 2019 John Aldred

The Sennheiser Memory Mic isn’t all that new. It was released last year, but this is the first chance we’ve had to see and talk…



Sennheiser XSW-D microphones make it easy to get wireless audio into your cameras

Sep 25, 2019 John Aldred

One of the biggest problems for many video shooters is getting decent audio in the camera. The in-camera mics in most cameras aren’t exactly great,…



Deity’s “Connect” 2.4Ghz wireless microphone system lets you remotely control your transmitters

Sep 24, 2019 John Aldred

The Deity Connect is Deity’s new wireless microphone system for lavaliers and XLR microphones. It runs on 2.4Ghz, lets you control your transmitters remotely, and…



Here is the gear we use to cover trade shows like IBC

Sep 15, 2019 Udi Tirosh

With the many tradeshows we cover, a constant question that comes up is what gear we are using to cover each show and why. Some…



Nikon confirms Z RAW video firmware will be a paid upgrade – but they did give us free N-Log LUTs

Aug 28, 2019 John Aldred

Nikon’s long-awaited firmware update for the Z6 and Z7 to add 4K ProRes raw video capability via an external recorder still isn’t here. We still…