Which Boom Mics Do I Use?
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Here are our thoughts on the boom microphones I choose for indoor and outdoor dialogue recording for video and film. We cover several different price ranges and both shotgun and small diaphragm condenser microphones as well as camera-top shotgun mics.
Gear used or mentioned
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- Takstar SGM-598 — Amazon
- RODE VideoMic Pro+ — Amazon
- RODE VideoMic Pro+ — B&H
- DEITY V-Mic D3 Pro — Amazon
- DEITY V-Mic D3 Pro — B&H
- RODE VideoMic NTG — Amazon
- RODE VideoMic NTG — B&H
- RODE NTG2 — Amazon
- RODE NTG2 — B&H
- RODE NTG4+ — Amazon
- RODE NTG4+ — B&H
- Azden SGM-250 — Amazon
- Azden SGM-250 — B&H
- Sony ECM-674 — Amazon
- Sony ECM-674 — B&H
- DEITY S-Mic 2 — Amazon
- DEITY S-Mic 2 — B&H
- DEITY S-Mic 2S — Amazon
- DEITY S-Mic 2S — B&H
- Azden SGM-3500 — B&H
- Azden SGM-3500L — B&H
- RODE NTG5 — B&H
- RODE NTG3 — Amazon
- RODE NTG3 — B&H
- Sennheiser MKH 416 — B&H
- DPA 4017B — B&H
- Samson CO2 (pair) — Amazon
- Samson CO2 (pair) — B&H
- Oktava MK-012 — Amazon
- Rycote INV-6 Shockmount — B&H — for any boom, but also a good option for the Oktava
- Audix SCX1HC — Amazon
- Audix SCX1HC — B&H
- AKG Blueline & CK93 — B&H
- Audio Technica AT4053b — Amazon
- Audio Technica AT4053b — B&H
- RODE NT5 — Amazon
- RODE NT5 — B&H
- Sennheiser MKH 50 — Amazon
- Sennheiser MKH 50 — B&H
- Sennheiser MKH 8050 — Amazon
- Sennheiser MKH 8050 — B&H
- Schoeps CMC641 — B&H