Indoor Boom Microphones: Oktava MK-012, RODE NT5, Audio Technica AT4053b

In my efforts to help you choose a microphone for recording dialogue indoors, here is another comparison of three cardioid (to hyper-cardioid) options: The Oktava MK-012 (cardioid), RODE NT5 (cardioid) and the Audio Technica AT4053B (hyper-cardioid). We take a closer look and listen with female and male sample clips, demonstrations of off-axis sound rejection, off-axis phase issues or coloration, handling noise, self-noise, and my overall impressions. I hope you find it helpful!

To find out more about the courses we offer, please see http://school.learnlightandsound.com

Links to gear discussed and used to record this episode:
——————————————————————————————————

Oktava MK-012 (cardioid capsule - 199 EUR):

Amazon: https://geni.us/AhUFB

Oktava Shop: http://bit.ly/2hieSXt

——————————————————————————————————

Oktava MK-012 (hyper-cardioid capsule “Movie Set” 219 EUR):

Oktava Shop: http://bit.ly/2gRT4GT

——————————————————————————————————

RODE NT5:

Amazon: https://geni.us/QjA3Pva

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2uHESGp

——————————————————————————————————

Audio Technica AT4053b:

Amazon: https://geni.us/nYAUl

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2lIMLCz

——————————————————————————————————

Sound Devices 633 Audio Recorder/Mixer:

DVeStore: http://bit.ly/2tEHGRa

——————————————————————————————————

Blackmagic Design Ursa Mini Pro Camera (talking head shots were filmed with this:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2nRgYER

——————————————————————————————————

Panasonic GH5 Camera

Amazon: https://geni.us/eOwN4r9

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2oIdG7o

——————————————————————————————————

Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS Lens

Amazon: https://geni.us/DgYN2DA

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2qLWz1Q

——————————————————————————————————

Copyright 2017 by Curtis Judd

Ethics statement: Some of the links above are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, or other affiliate links.