In today’s episode, we have a look at and a listen to the very affordable Takstar SGC-600 camera-top shotgun microphone. This little microphone doesn’t have any of the fancier features you find on microphones like the RODE VideoMic NTG or the DEITY D3 Pro but its price is about 1/7th the cost. Have a listen to our audio samples to see if you can hear the difference.
Index:
00:00 Intro
00:23 Recorded with Takstar
00:41 On Camera vs Off Camera
01:35 Learn to boom your mic
01:57 Audio Samples vs RODE & DEITY
03:21 Outdoor sample
03:44 High Pass Filter On
03:56 High Pass Filter Off
04:11 Shockmount Test
04:42 No Fur Wind Cover
05:10 Size & Weight
05:25 Polar Pattern Sample
06:05 AA Battery
06:41 Gain Switch
06:51 Build Quality
07:07 Record to phone
07:19 High Pass filter
07:39 Price
07:47 No Fur Wind Cover
08:15 Compared to RODE and DEITY
10:08 Please Take My Courses
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders.
Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, Pictureline or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- TAKSTAR SGC-600 camera top shotgun microphone - Amazon
- DEITY D3 Pro camera top shotgun microphone - B&H, Amazon
- RODE VideoMic NTG camera top shotgun microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- RODE VC1 3.5mm 10’ extension cable if you use the SGC-600 off camera on boom stand - B&H, Amazon
- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS II Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H, Pictureline
- Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS ART Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
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