WELL,
I BOUGTH A MICROPHONE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. IT WAS THE -- RODE NTG-1--
RETURNED IT BECAUSE FOR IT TO WORK YOU HAVE TO BUY AN EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE AND IS MORE $$ TO YOUR POCKET, SO INSTEAD I GOT THE RODE NTG-2 WHICH IS THE SAME THING BUT IT WORKS WITH ONLY 1 AA BATTERY, NO EXTRA EXTERNAL POWER...
OVERALL THIS IS A GREAT MICROPHONE.
IN THIS REVIEW I TRIED 3 DIFFERENT METHODS TO GET GOOD SOUND
1) DSLR BUILT IN MICROPHONE TEST (NO NTG-2 MIC)
2)RODE NTG-2 PLUGGED IN DIRECTLY TO CAMERA (NO ADAPTERS)
3)RODE NTG-2 PLUGGED IN TO MY MACBOOK PRO, RECORD TO A SOFTWARE CALLED " AUDIO HIJACK PRO" THEN SYNC IT THROUGH FINAL CUT PRO OR THE VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE OF YOUR CHOICE,
YOU WILL HEAR THE DIFFERENCE AND HOPEFULLY GO WITH THE BEST OPTION!
HOWEVER WHEN YOU USE THIS ---> ZOOM H4N HANDY PORTABLE DIGITAL <---RECORDER IS MUCH BETTER, RECORDS THE AUDIO THEN YOU SYNC IT WITH YOUR VIDEO EDITOR. BESIDES YOU CAN NOT TAKE YOUR LAPTOP TO OUTSIDE LOCATIONS AND TRY TO RECORD ON IT BY HOLDING IT. JUST PUT IN YOUR POCKET AND GO (THE ADAPTER THAT IS!)
THE BEST OPTION IS TO HOOK YOUR NTG-2 TO THIS ---> BEACHTEK DXA-5DA PASSIVE DUAL XLR AUDIO ADAPTER. YOU SCREW IT TO YOUR DSLR THROUGH THE TRIPOD BOLT AND GOES NEXT TO YOUR CAMERA WITH THE MIC. (SEE PIC)
WELL HOPE THIS WAS HELPFUL FOR YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK. DONT FORGET TO LIKE MY YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND MY FACEBOOK PHOTOGRAPHY PAGE. SHOW SOME SUPPORT!!
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