{"id":221,"date":"2007-02-16T02:02:43","date_gmt":"2007-02-16T10:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ticoneva.com\/journal\/?p=221"},"modified":"2008-08-16T11:34:29","modified_gmt":"2008-08-16T19:34:29","slug":"so-my-video-equipment-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticoneva.com\/journal\/?p=221","title":{"rendered":"So My New Equipments Arrived"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remember I said I have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticoneva.com\/journal\/?p=217\">expensive equipments coming in<\/a>? This has finally materialized on yesterday. To be fair these equipments are expensive <em>for me<\/em>; they are no where near expensive side in the spectrum of video and audio equipments. So what did I received? 2 microphones, 1 mixer and 2 light bulbs in total. I shall ignore the 2 light bulbs for the time being since they contribute only a fraction towards the total cost I paid for the 5 items. <\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rodemic.com\/?pagename=Products&#038;product=VideoMic\">Rode Videomic<\/a><br \/>\nThe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=rode+videomic+review\">critically acclaimed<\/a> pro-sumer microphone. It looks like what you see on TV station camcorders, and there is some truth to this&#8211;Videomic is a mono shotgun microphone excel in isolating dialog in front of the camera.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rodemic.com\/images\/videomic_side_lrg.jpg?w=450\" alt=\"Rode Videomic\" justify=\"center\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nady.com\/cm_studiomics_pg.html\">Nady CM-2S<\/a><br \/>\nWhile nowhere as famous as the Videomic, Nady CM-2S is a reputed stereo microphone with a pretty flat response for a wide range. It&#8217;s primary purpose is for live music recording. I originally pondered if I need the CM-2S on top of the Videomic. After some quick testing it is clear that it is necessary&#8211;Videomic is not designed for recording music and indeed it does not do very well in that arena.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img3.musiciansfriend.com\/dbase\/pics\/products\/2\/9\/9\/369299.jpg?w=450\" alt=\"Nady CM-2S\" justify=\"center\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.signvideo.com\/xlr-pro_xlr_adapter-audio-mixer.htm\">SignVideo XLR-PRO<\/a><br \/>\nXLR-PRO is a mini-mixer that screws to the bottom of any camcorder. It adds two extremely useful features to the camcorder it is connected to: First it allows input and mixing of two independent mono channels and second it accepts <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/XLR\">XLR<\/a> plugs. XLR plugs are those 3-pin microphone plugs you see everywhere except your home; they are virtually unsupported in any pro-consumer-or-below  camcorders, probably due to space and cost concerns. Mini mixer like XLR-PRO allows the connection of widely used microphones like Shure&#8217;s SM series to the host camcorder.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.signvideo.com\/XLR-PRO_large1.jpg?w=450\" alt=\"SignVideo XLR-PRO\" justify=\"center\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is probably the worse picture I have taken in years but it demonstrates how my GS400 looks with the Videomic attached on top and XLR-PRO beneath.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/156\/389896371_df14892c8a.jpg?w=450\" alt=\"GS400 with Videomic and XLR-PRO\" justify=\"center\" \/><!--8337a4f775117ae31d1d527334f655ea--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember I said I have expensive equipments coming in? This has finally materialized on yesterday. To be fair these equipments are expensive for me; they are no where near expensive side in the spectrum of video and audio equipments. So what did I received? 2 microphones, 1 mixer and 2 light bulbs in total. 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