Hi there,
Can anyone help me with a question about microphones?
I want to record ambient sounds to accompany DSLR video footage. I'll mainly be moving around with a gimbal. For example, this might be natural sounds in a landscape, the hum of a room full of people, or the sounds inside a car mechanic's workshop. I won't be recording any interviews or dialogue at all.
I can't easily use a dedicated sound person or sound designer. I also need to be mobile and able to respond fairly quickly to things happening in these locations.
I've been looking at stereo mics. One option might be to use something like the Rode Stereo VideoMic Pro, either attached to my DLSR shoe or to my gimbal. But it looks like a mic on the DSLR would impede gimbal movements quite a lot - I couldn't get into flashlight/horizontal mode for example. I'm also concerned that a stereo mic could pick up the sounds of handling, gimbal motors or controls if attached to either the DSLR or gimbal.
I'm also wondering about setting up a stereo mic in the corner of the room I'm working in, perhaps on a field recorder. But then I'll have no easy reference for syncing sound later. It may also feel too detached from the footage if it's too far from the scene I'm filming.
Does anyone have any ideas or experiences along these lines? I'm totally stuck and I'd be really grateful for any thoughts!
Thanks, Thom