Audio Editing Stereo VS Mono?

Consider the Shure VP83 if you don't like the rubber bands on the Rode. It's Shure's version of the videomic pro, but with a Rycote mount, all metal construction and a single AA battery goes around 120 hours before you have to replace it. Price is roughly the same. I use one as my standard on camera mic.[DOUBLEPOST=1429912472,1429912428][/DOUBLEPOST]
Michael said:
I will have to check that out, I havent touched the audio settings on the camera in a long time. What I was considering was getting a Zoom recorder and recording into that using the videmic for the time being until I upgrade the mic. Would I notice a difference recording into the Zoom from the videomic rather than have the camera process the audio?
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You'll see an improvement as the preamps in the Zoom are quieter than the ones on your camera.
 
Michael said:
I will have to check that out, I haven't touched the audio settings on the camera in a long time. What I was considering was getting a Zoom recorder and recording into that using the videmic for the time being until I upgrade the mic. Would I notice a difference recording into the Zoom from the videomic rather than have the camera process the audio?
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Yes, you would because the Zoom will have a better audio board inside it as its sole purpose is to record audio. But, like I said, it will make post-production a little longer and you'll have to do a clap or something every time you start recording otherwise I'll be very hard to sync audio.

Depending on how much the Zoom is, I would just look into the VideoMic Pro. I know the Zoom H1 is like £80 atm.. and the VideoMic Pro is £120, so for the extra £40 you're getting a better microphone, not just a fix for your current one, which you said was breaking anyway.
 
Wreckless Eating said:
Consider the Shure VP83 if you don't like the rubber bands on the Rode. It's Shure's version of the videomic pro, but with a Rycote mount, all metal construction and a single AA battery goes around 120 hours before you have to replace it. Price is roughly the same. I use one as my standard on camera mic.[DOUBLEPOST=1429912472,1429912428][/DOUBLEPOST]

You'll see an improvement as the preamps in the Zoom are quieter than the ones on your camera.
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I will check that out too, my brother used to use a Shure mic when he used to MC and I remember the build quality and sound quality, it was the popular SM one. I like the sound of that, the D batteries are more expensive and not everyone has a charger for those. I always get my old universal charger out to charge those batteries :D

Im tempted to get a Zoom and this Shure mic.
 
Michael said:
I will check that out too, my brother used to use a Shure mic when he used to MC and I remember the build quality and sound quality, it was the popular SM one. I like the sound of that, the D batteries are more expensive and not everyone has a charger for those. I always get my old universal charger out to charge those batteries :D

Im tempted to get a Zoom and this Shure mic.
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As nice as the Shure or the videomic pro may be, they pale in comparison to the shotgun attachment for the H5/H6. On the bad side, the attachment is an additional $130 (with a dead cat) in addition to your recorder purchase.
 
Wreckless Eating said:
If you can afford it, look into the Zoom H5. It's priced between the H4n and the H6, but can use all of the capsules of the H6 as well as having a suspended XY capsule of its own.
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Does anyone actually use the capsules? It's nice to have them as a backup, but every person I've seen who records on Zooms plug external mics into them.
 
My dynamic microphone only records in mono, but I have been recording my latest videos using an action camera in stereo. Most professionals advise recording vocals in mono.
 
Don't you only hear on one side of the headphones if it is in mono, but on both sides if it is in stereo?
 
TommyTLG said:
Don't you only hear on one side of the headphones if it is in mono, but on both sides if it is in stereo?
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very incorrect.

Mono is a centered sound. So the same sound comes out of both left and right audio outputs. (speakers/headphones)

If you remove the mono track from either left or right channel or record in stereo but stand to one side of the microphone this is when you get the epic fail of an effect which is audio only coming out of one side.
 
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