June 17, 2009 in camera products, location sound gear by grace
DVcreators 1/8″ – 1/8″ Line to Mic Cable Unbalanced 1/8″ to 1/8″ (mini) Stereo Cable w/ built-in -50dB Mic Pad. Perfect for taking the Line level output from a portable recorder to the Mic Input of the Canon 5D and Canon 7D. Also called 3.5mm or miniplug male to male cable. Works great with the [...]
June 1, 2009 in camera products, location sound gear by guy
The NTG-3 competes head to head with the Sennheiser MKH-416 shotgun. While the 416 has been an industry standard for years, the $1199 price has kept many aspiring filmmakers at bay. With it’s aggressively focused pickup pattern and buttery smooth sound, the NTG-3 is poised to become the go to microphone for high definition shooters. [...]
Tags: shotgun mic
April 6, 2009 in location sound gear by grace
The two channel, DXA-2T is very easy to set up and use. It allows you to connect professional microphones with balanced XLR connectors to any camcorder with a mic jack. You can also easily connect wireless microphones and mixing boards. The adapter gives you all the benefits of using professional audio gear and noise free [...]
January 29, 2009 in broadcast products, location sound gear by grace
The Sennheiser EW 172 G3-G wireless instrument system brings wireless freedom to your guitar rig! Using a combination of a compact bodypack transmitter and a very reliable rackmountable receiver, the EW 172 G3-G system makes it easy to “plug in” without the hassle of onstage cable tangles. Thiis system provides easy setup a wide AF [...]
January 28, 2009 in broadcast products, location sound gear, post audio gear by grace
TASCAM’s DR-680 brings multi-channel portable recording within reach of any musician for polished live, location and surround recordings. Up to eight tracks can be recorded to solid-state SD card media at 96kHz/24-bit Broadcast WAV quality. Six mic inputs provide phantom power and 60dB of gain for great-sounding recordings with your condenser microphones. Record the six [...]
January 22, 2009 in location sound gear by grace
The Sanken CS-3E shotgun microphone provides convenient camera mountable size with the directional signal reproduction and range expected of larger, professional shotgun microphones. The CS-3E is designed for directional dialog capturing in studios or on location. The microphone implements 3 directional capsules arranged in a front-to-back array resulting in phenomenal super-cardioid directivity at high, mid [...]
January 21, 2009 in location sound gear by grace
The Sanken CS1 Shotgun Microphone The Sanken CS-1 is a compact, professional shotgun microphone designed for film, video and broadcast applications. It’s slim, compact design conveniently allows on-camera mounting without obstructing the camera’s view. The CS-1′s cardioid polar pattern and off-axis rejection combine to deliver focused, targeted signal while eliminating noise and ambiance at the [...]
January 3, 2009 in location sound, location sound gear by guy
Sennheiser Evolution G3 Wireless Lavalier SystemFast, flexible and professional: these characteristics make the EW112P G3 the perfect fit for every ambitious reporting team seeking both portability and great sound quality. The nearly invisible clip-on omni-directional microphone transmits its signal via a bodypack transmitter with mute function and a portable, battery-powered adaptive-diversity receiver. The receiver [...]
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December 23, 2008 in broadcast products, location sound gear by grace
Here is a very simple device that makes life a little easier on those days when you’d rather not be doing two things at once. It’s called the Boom Boy. It will hold any standard size boompole for hours without complaining. Your boompole is protected from scratches with the soft plastic coating while also being [...]
November 10, 2008 in broadcast, broadcast products, location sound, location sound gear by grace
For the last few years we have been searching for an inexpensive wind protection system. While we have featured the professional Sennheiser set-up in the DVeStore, the price point was out of reach for many of us. We just couldn’t justify spending $800+ on a serious package. Alas, RODE has developed a solution for us [...]
October 26, 2008 in location sound gear by grace
The DR-100 from Tascam is a professional-quality portable digital field recorder designed for musicians, journalists, and more. The unit has 4 built-in microphones, 2 cardioid and 2 omnidirectional, with analog limiting and filtering features to provide excellent audio quality. Dual XLR inputs with +48V phantom power allow you to connect your favorite external condenser mics. [...]
October 15, 2008 in location sound gear by grace
The PCM-M10 from Sony is a compact digital audio recorder that packs a wealth of features into a rugged design. The PCM-M10 can record MP3 or WAV files at rates up to 24-bit/96kHz. The stereo audio files can be stored on the 4GB of internal flash memory, or to a removable Micro SD or Memory [...]
July 20, 2008 in location sound gear by guy
Sennheiser Evolution G2 Wireless Lavalier System When you need freedom of movement in a scene, high-quality wireless microphones are the right choice of gear for the job. Say for instance you have a workout video you are shooting and the talent is moving from machine to machine while talking up the latest features in the [...]
June 20, 2008 in location sound gear by guy
DVcreator Location Sound Package 1: RODE NTG-2 Shotgun RODE 10′ Boom Pole K-TEK Zeppelin Fuzzy Windscreen – Foam wrapped with fur RODE Shockmount – Mounts on camera hot-shoe or boom pole! Audio Technica Premium AT8314 XLR cables- Audio Technica 20′ and a short 1.5′ XLR cable (for on-camera use). All this for just $499! Save [...]
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April 24, 2008 in location sound gear by grace
The Rode M1 Dynamic Hand Held Microphone Rode’s M1 dynamic microphone is ruggedly built with a die-cast body and a sturdy dynamic capsule – designed to thrive through night after night of stage abuse. This handheld microphone also offers an excellent balance of weight and ergonomics, so it’s comfortable for vocalists to hold and perform [...]
March 10, 2008 in location sound, location sound gear, post visuals by grace
The ENG-44 mixer has more important features than any other ENG audio mixer in its price class, and offers superb sound mixing quality, backed by our guaranteed ENG mixer specs. The ENG44 portable audio mixer is also compact, rugged, light weight, reliable and easy to use– strap it over your shoulder or use it table [...]