Microphone advice.

Tarmack said:
This is hardly ever true, AND completely off topic as the OP said they need a DSLR mic that is mobile outside. Please stop parroting the "Blue is best" mantra without proper microphone experience, and please actually read the thread for what the person is looking for.

JustSomeGermanDude has it entirely correct. It is plausible that a longer barrel, more expensive shotgun mic will minimize the issue but the Rode mics are really the best value/money proposition at the low end in unidirectional mics. It could be minimized further by putting the microphone between the target and the traffic noise source, facing away from the traffic, but if the roadway is loud enough, the echo is going to be everywhere.

To add to that, this kind of thing is one of the reasons outdoor recording is done with a boom pole. Put the mic up in the air, facing downwards at the target and out of range of the camera. Not a lot of area echo when your mic is pointing at the grass.
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Where did he say anything about saying anything about a DSLR mic in the OP?

As you can read below he said nothing about that in the first post... Just wondering...

deoboropk said:
Hey guys! How's it going?

I am looking for a microphone, a pretty decent one which will only record a certain distance. I have a fair few, but all of them records background noise (Like traffic!)

Any advice will be appreciated!
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JohnKenShow said:
Where did he say anything about saying anything about a DSLR mic in the OP?

As you can read below he said nothing about that in the first post... Just wondering...
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OP also refers to Original Poster, not just Original Post. He said it in post 3 of the thread. I suppose he could have meant a camera other than a DSLR, but that doesn't change much about how USB mics aren't of value here.
 
Tarmack said:
OP also refers to Original Poster, not just Original Post. He said it in post 3 of the thread. I suppose he could have meant a camera other than a DSLR, but that doesn't change much about how USB mics aren't of value here.
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Yes I know its the original poster.. but if you read the first post still no mention of DSLR or anywhere.. infact.. I have a camera that is not a DSLR and the mic still needs to be attached either by cable or wirelessly.

Just saying if you just read the first post and respond to it by what he says there you have no idea other than he might be in his room with a window near a highway and it records the traffic outside.. there isn't even mention of shooting outdoors or anything. So I think you were a bit harsh on @FireshockHD who was just giving his opinion.

From all I read.. it sounds like the OP has a good mic.. and needs to just experiment with it and get the setting that works best for him... Too many people think you can just plug in a camera or mic and it is going to work exactly like you want it too out of the box. You need to try different settings and positions and all kinds of stuff.
 
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