I have some Budget, so i want to get a good Foley Mic. For now I tested the Rode ngt2 and sennheiser mkh 416.
Do you have any recomendations for an all around foley mic?
I have some Budget, so i want to get a good Foley Mic. For now I tested the Rode ngt2 and sennheiser mkh 416.
Do you have any recomendations for an all around foley mic?
You have a wide range to choose from, my first choice would be the AKG 414 XLS, which is well within your budget.
I use a united minorities greeny for foley work. Amazing sound and cheaper than an u87. If that's too expensive try the rode nt 55. they're not the best ones out there, but quite decent for footsteps, especially since they're often used on set, so the foley blends nicely with ot
Neumann KMR81 - great for matching into production audio & no freq bump like the 416 has
Get two!
Suggest TLM 103 - (super quiet) &
Small dia MKH416 (which has all sorts of other uses too (obviously!))
Buy 2nd hand and you might be on budget
rich
Do you have a good foley studio? If not buying a TLM103 or other LDC will only create issues (a lot of bad acoustics in recordings). (this is actually the reason for me to not buy a LDC at the moment).
Have you looked at getting a supercardiod like the sennheiser mkh(80)50 or other SDC's like schoeps mk40?
If you're looking at the NTG2, which i was, I was told by Watson Wu to just save up and get the ntg3. Searching around, it looks like he's right, it is a substantially better mic and not very expensive for the usability.
I would suggest Earthworks QTC 50. http://www.earthworksaudio.com/microphones/qtc-series-2/qtc50/ It is quiet, 3Hz-50KHz. Let you record at hi sampling rate to down speed for special effects.
I love my MKH416, excellent microphone, I about to finish a short which I had to create all the foley in it and it served me well. I like what rob suggested, you don't have to spend premium price to get a good mic, I bought mine 2nd hand and never looked back.
Due to its directivity it will also work well if you don't have good room acoustics, foley aims at recording the sound and not its surroundings.
I will echo Michael's comments about the Rode NTG-3. Its a durable and great sounding mic that has been my sole foley mic for 2 years now.