Is this mic directional enough to record passing race cars from a tower and get the sound from the car rather than all the people around you?
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I have heard worse mics in regards to their directional pick-up pattern, but I have definitely heard much better. The audio quality also leaves something to be desired. It seems that this can fluctuate dramatically within this exact microphone system. These microphones are made by a couple different manufacturers and some the results are not very good. I would personally spend a bit more and get a microphone system that will consistently provide good audio. I really like the sennheiser ME64 with the K6 power module. It will cost a bit more, but I recently picked up a couple of these used on Ebay for $200 each (that was for one microphone capsule and the power supply capsule). These usually retail for over $400 for the mic and capsule. The pick-up pattern is great and the audio is crisp. I know that this is much more than the price for the Audio-Technica microphone system, but it will be worth the difference in cost. I bought Audio-Technica microphone, tried it for a day, and got very lousy results. There was a consistent buzz and the audio would cut out from time to time. Even when I was able to capture something "usable" the quality was cringe-worthy. I know that someone shouldn't expect pro quality audio at this price, but some of the reviews I read led me to believing that this was just a great bargain for a middle of the road microphone. Spend a little bit more and you will be much happier with you results.
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The microphone have to be connect to the back of the unit, the same have a plug (pink) where you can plugin the mic. is realy easy. Tehn you atach the mic to any surface in the car (could be in the whell or dash) wher have good reception of your voice.
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Most mics can crank out fairly loud sound and this mic too. I think you should check out your sound system and set it up correctly.
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I mounted the physical mic on my steering column. Works well. I have not had any complaints about not being able to hear me. Siri works well with it.
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Because this mic is unidirectional it only picks up sound from the top of the dome. Nothing should be picked up from the sides. For the price it is a great deal.
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Yes. The recording of both sides is not a matter of hardware but of software. This XLR jack simply allows you to us a much better microphone than the built in one.
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The mic is very sensitive so it will pick any and all background sounds. It will also record up to 192kbps which should suffice your needs.
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I absolutely love this devise and now have to for our Law Firm and I'm about to buy one more. To answer your question it'll work well if the microphone is centrally placed. Well worth the money...
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It would record properly thru the mic only. Any input via line-in was distorted. I first thought it may be the cable, but tried another cable with same results.
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Yes! Just set the speaker to the "Mic" Input setting. Providing it does not distort, That should be plenty for what you need it to do!
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It should work fine for you. If you should find that you sound too far away from the mic you can increase the gain (microphone sensitivity) or perhaps just increasing the volume level of the input device (the mic) in the settings of the recording software you are using. I have two ATR2100's and have used them connected by USB directly to my computer for my podcast. There is another way to get the sound you are looking for without having the mic in the shot, and a lot of vloggers do this, which is to record the audio separately from the video (record the audio in Audacity--a free audio recording software I use--or another such as Garage Band and record the video in what software program you usually would) and then sync the audio and video afterward. Just clap on camera to get your sync point and then cut that part out after you've sync'd them up. Let me know if you have questions! Ethan at LATBpodcast dot com
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Yes, it does record audio and the quality is good. Just remember not to turn your radio up to loud. It faintly picked up a conversation outside of the car (radio was off and windows were down).
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I think it would record live music very well. Keep in mind it is directional so the majority of sound comes from the "super cardioid" pattern or field, and it's what's ahead of it and not as much to the extreme sides or behind the field that this mic is designed to pick up. Here is a URL to show images of a super cardioid field. http://www.google.com/search?q=Super+Cardioid&tbm;=isch&tbo;=u&source;=univ&sa;=X&ei;=wocbUvafEuahiQLR1IHQDA&ved;=0CDQQsAQ&biw;=1443&bih;=844 I think it would do well if you recorded the band positioning the camera and mic 20-30 feet away.
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As long as it's a 4 pin connection you will be fine. I noticed the guys I drive with they all have galaxy radio and they use the ranger sea-198 mic and it sounds way better this mic is fine too. I use it because it works fine people can still hear me clear with no bactound noise
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It probably won't pick up more than 1/3 of the circle since its a cardioid meaning it records on one side. A mic with a polar pattern that records omni-directional would work more.
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Yes a good one .You will have a perfect stereo output depending of the mic you use. Good for interviews use a unidirectional mic or any live event choose an omnidirectional mic
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The microphone seems to be very good quality but I'm not sure if it will work well for your application.